Early Governors' Papers

good 2^nd rate timber oak and Hickory and the Last 18 miles mix^d with pine of Large size the ground generally firm and compact and mix^d with gravel in places forming an excellent foundation for a road From Calhoun to Wm Robisons in the Cherokee nation on Cottiwak creek 26 miles crossing Highwassee river which rises 20 feet and requires a Bridge 130 yards long firm rock bottom crossing mouse town creek Candys Creek & Cottiwak passing John Walkers the fan of the country generally level. soil 2nd rate Timber oak pine and Hickory firm soil mix^d with flint gravel in the most rolling parts. Gen^l direction So W^t

From Robisons to the southern boundary of our state 6 miles level ground soil inferior 2nd rate Timber oak pine and Hickory Gen^l direction So W^t crossing two small forks of the chickammoggy

From ^there to Rich^d Taylors on the Georgia road six miles same direction and level, timber and soil nearly the same also

Pursueing [sic] the same course M^r Taylor inform^d us the way would ^be level and firm by a vally [sic] passing though the S^o Eastern point of the Lookout mountain leaving it on the right and strikeing [sic]the head waters of Canoe Creek they intend leaveing [sic] the Town of Cahawba on