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believing I could render the engineers very little service
in regar^d to the selection of a route the course they
were pursueing. I return^d home

From Knoxville the route we have examin^d pursues
the Western Stage road to Campbells Station 15 miles the
three first miles broken Hilly ground though the Hills can
be pass^d by an ascent of 4 degrees, without Lengthening
the road much the remaining distance rolling and
Gen^l direction W^t S^o W^t the soil red Clay and sandy
in places Timber oak and Hickory and no bridges
are deem^d necessary over the small streams that
is cross^d in that distance

From Campbells station to New Philadelphia 20 & ^1/2
miles the road crosses three small creeks neither require
=ing [sic] Bridges and the Tennessee river at Blairs Ferry
below the mouth of Holstein requireing [sic] a Bridge
of 400 yards the face of the country gently rolling
two Hills only requireing [sic] the ascent of 4 Deg^e the
soil sand and red Clay in a few places considerable
gravel mix^d with it firm and excellent for the
construction of a road. Timber oak pine and
Hickory some chesnut in places. rise of the Tennessee
river from 20 to 25 feet. The Genl direction So W^t
From New Philadelphia to Calhoun on the Highwassee
33 & 1/2 miles crossing sweet water and mouse creeks
the face of the country Level or very slightly rolling
the road direct and Gen^l direction So W^t soil [Molatts?]