| From the Clarksville, Tenn. Jeffersonian |
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| January 16, 1861 |
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| Through to Memphis |
| We are gratified to learn that President
Humphreys, of the M. C. & L. Railroad {Memphis,
Clarksville & Louisville RR}, has affected an arrangement
with W. F. Gray, of Dover, the Mail Contractor from this point to
Paris, to put a line of four Horse Stages in the gap between the
Tennessee River and the end of the track, towards Paris, to run until
the track-laying is finished to the Tennessee River. The gap is now
about 10 miles, but as a very heavy force is now employed in laying
track, it is believed that the road will be finished by the 1st or the
15th of March. This arrangement for running the stages in the gap will
be completed in a few days, and the stages will commence running on
Monday the 21st inst. The trip from Louisville to Memphis can then be
made in from four to six hours less time than by any other route, and
from this place in ten to twelve hours less time than by any other
route. It will also be the quickest route from Nashville to Memphis. |
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