Virginia & Tennessee Freight

Tons

Date West East Total
7/1/1860 - 6/30/1861 24,858 35,732 60,590
7/1/1861 - 6/30/1862 22,531 44,808 67,339
7/1/1862 - 6/30/1863 80,578 54,343 134,921
7/1/1863 - 6/30/1864 78,388 57,472 135,860
7/1/1864 - 6/30/1865 45,010 31,508 76,518

There was no Westbound freight in 1865. Only 353 tons of the Eastbound freight in 1864-1865 was in 1865.

The wood required by the Saltworks for 1863-1864 was 69,864 tons of the total of 135,860 tons for that period. Therefore, the Saltworks wood was 51% of the total freight carried during that period.

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