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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