Route 4 — New Orleans to New York, Mail Line
| | Miles. |
| Point Pontchartrain, by rail-road, | 5 | |
| Fort Pike, by steamboat | 21 | 26 |
| Bay St. Louis, do | 33 | 59 |
| Biloxi, do | 31 | 90 |
| Pascagoula, Miss., do | 20 | 110 |
| Cedar Point, Al., do | 26 | 136 |
| Mobile, Al., do | 28 | 164 |
| Junction of Alabama and Tombigbee river, do | 65 | 229 |
| Claiborne, do | 72 | 301 |
| Black Bluff, do | 46 | 347 |
| Dale Town, do | 35 | 382 |
| Canton, do | 14 | 396 |
| Portland, do | 29 | 425 |
| Cahaba, do | 21 | 446 |
| Selma, do | 18 | 464 |
| Benton, do | 35 | 499 |
| Vernon, do | 39 | 538 |
| Loch Ranza, do | 6 | 544 |
| Washington, do | 16 | 560 |
| Montgomery, do | 12 | 572 |
| Chehaw, Al., by rail-road, | 40 | 612 |
| Covington, Ga., by stage, | 155 | 767 |
| Augusta, Ga., by rail-road, | 121 | 888 |
| Charleston, S. C., do | 136 | 1024 |
| Wilmington, N. C., by steamboat, | 220 | 1244 |
| Weldon, N. C., rail-road, | 170 | 1414 |
| Richmond, Va., do | 124 | 1538 |
| Washington City, do | 122 | 1660 |
| Baltimore, Md., do | 40 | 1700 |
| New York, (see route 3.) | 181 | 1881 |
Footnotes
1 Many of the preceding statements are the result of an extensive personal observation; for others, the work is indebted to McCulloch, a compilation of considerable value, but, unfortunately, not always to be relied on as authority. In some points, he is glaringly incorrect.
2 The new constitution of Louisiana prescribes that the legislature shall establish free schools throughout the state, appoint a superintendent of education, and provide means for defraying the expense by taxation. The proceeds from the sale of all public lands granted by the United States, the estates of deceased persons escheating to the state, as well as certain other named emoluments, are to remain a perpetual fund, sacredly to be applied to the support of such schools. A provision is also to be made for establishing a college in the city of New Orleans, to be called the University of Louisiana, to consist of four faculties, viz. law, medicine, the natural sciences and letters—of which the Medical College of Louisiana, as now organized, is to constitute the faculty of medicine. The legislature is to be under no obligations to contribute to the support of this institution by appropriations.
3 For many satisfactory particulars, see McCulloch’s Commercial Dictionary, under article Madder.
4 See New Orleans Medical Journal, vol. 1, part 2, July, 1844.
Route 5 — New Orleans to Fort Gibson by Steamboat
| | Miles. |
| Arkansas river, (see route 1.) | 620 | |
| Arkansas, | 62 | 682 |
| New Gascony, | 71 | 753 |
| Pine Bluff, | 25 | 778 |
| Little Rock, | 150 | 928 |
| Lewisburg, | 66 | 994 |
| Scotia, | 50 | 1044 |
| Morrison’s Bluff, | 33 | 1077 |
| Van Buren, | 72 | 1149 |
| Fort Smith, | 8 | 1157 |
| Fort Coffee, Mo., | 10 | 1167 |
| Fort Gibson, | 84 | 1251 |
Route 6 — New Orleans to Balize, and Gulf of Mexico, by Steamboat
| | Miles. |
| Battle Ground, | 5 | |
| English Turn, | 6 | 11 |
| Fort St. Leon, | 5 | 16 |
| Poverty Point, | 18 | 34 |
| Grand Prairie, | 27 | 61 |
| Fort St. Philip, | 9 | 70 |
| South West Pass, | 9 | 79 |
| South Pass, | 2 | 81 |
| Pass a’ l’Outre, | 2 | 83 |
| Balize, | 4 | 87 |
| Gulf, | 5 | 92 |
Route 7 — New Orleans to the Raft on Red River, by Steamboat
| | Miles. |
| Mouth of Red River, | 236 | |
| Black River, | 28 | 264 |
| Bayou Saline, | 20 | 284 |
| Alexandria, | 56 | 340 |
| Regolet de Bondieu, | 18 | 358 |
| Bayou Cane, | 36 | 394 |
| Natchitoches, | 24 | 418 |
| Bastian’s Landing, | 40 | 458 |
| The Raft, | 40 | 498 |
Route 8 — New Orleans to Pittsburg, Miss., by Steamboat
| | Miles. |
| Mouth of Yazoo River, Miss., | 420 | |
| Satartia, | 66 | 486 |
| Liverpool, | 5 | 491 |
| Manchester, | 25 | 516 |
| Tchula, | 88 | 604 |
| Marion, | 37 | 641 |
| Mouth of Yalo Busha river, | 33 | 674 |
| Cochuma, | 38 | 712 |
| Pittsburg, | 27 | 739 |
Route 9 — New Orleans to Nashville, Tenn., by Steamboat
| | Miles. |
| Cumberland river, | 1097 | |
| Eddyville, K., | 56 | 1153 |
| Canton, | 20 | 1173 |
| Dover, Tenn., | 30 | 1203 |
| Palmyra, | 31 | 1234 |
| Red River, | 6 | 1240 |
| Harpeth River, | 20 | 1260 |
| Nashville, | 40 | 1300 |
Route 10 — New Orleans to Florence, Al., by Steamboat
| | Miles. |
| Tennessee River, | 1085 | |
| Petersville, Tenn., | 71 | 1156 |
| Reynoldsburg, | 36 | 1192 |
| Perryville, | 42 | 1234 |
| Carrollville, | 27 | 1261 |
| Coffee, | 26 | 1287 |
| Savannah, | 9 | 1296 |
| Waterloo, | 25 | 1321 |
| Bear Creek, | 12 | 1333 |
| Colbert’s Ferry, Tenn., | 14 | 1347 |
| Florence, Al., | 24 | 1371 |
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