| N. E. & S. W. Alabama Rail Road Company |
| Engineer Department |
| Eutaw April 22d 1861 |
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| R. E. Rodes Esq |
| Chief Engineer &c
{Northeast & Southwest Alabama RR} |
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| Dear Sir, |
| I have visited the Warrior &
Bigbee work as you requested and find that the only difference to be
made on the estimates previously rendered consists in adding the iron
which has been delivered for the Bridges; at the Warrior there are only
12 boxes and 2 Blbs & the remainder is at the Bigbee. Harding made his
last estimate at the Bigbee final and mine at the Warrior is as near
final as it can be until the river gets low in the Summer as some of the
brick is piled near low water the last estimate made by me on it was
very close as I took every precaution to get as near as possible in the
results anticipate an emergency of this kind. |
| Derby hauled 24 Bbls of cement
from the Warrior to the Bigbee which he states to have cost him $24 this
has not been embraced in any of the estimates to present time. |
| The trestlework at the Bigbee
is in the same condition as when last returned except that 14,000 ft B.
M. has been hauled from the woods to the framing yard; the timber which
is in the woods first as it was left when the leaving was done is in
better condition than that which was hauled out it is lying on the core
blocks and is protected from the sum except some few sticks which were
dragged out along side the public road and which Derby agrees to have
piled in good shape. |
| The proper number of acres has
been returned on 67 & 68 but price enough has not been put on it, it is
worth I think at least $30 to $35. It was a great portion of it heavy
clearing & the rolling was very difficult. |
| ***** |
| There is no cement at the
Bigbee except such as was delivered several years ago and which is unfit
for use. There is quiet a large amount at the Warrior and unless it is
coopered soon a great deal of it will be lost. The iron at both places I
directed to be carefully stored away out of the weather. ***** |
| Very respectfully |
| Peyton Randolph |
| Asst Engr |