442 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. [Tol.Y. 



Galveston, Harrisburg, and San Antonio Railroad, Texas — Continued. 



Stations. 



. ■ BRANCH FROM HOUSTON TO COLUMBUS. 



Houston, tide- water 



Houston, grade 



Pierce Junction , 



Eiclimoud .r... 



Brazos River, water 



Randon 



East Barnard 



East Barnard Creek, water 



West Barnard Creek, water 



West Barnard 



Eagle Lake 



Alleyton 



Columbus 



Colorado River, water 



Eleva- 

 tion. 



Feet. 







50 



60 



70 



30 



90 



120 



80 



130 



IGO 



200 



190 



210 



IGO 



Base is Houston tide-water = 0. The road requires no correction. 



Texas and Pacific Railroad (from the chief engineer J. 



Stations. 



Elevation. 



Texarkana, junction witli Saint Louis, Iron Mountain and 

 Southern Railroad 



Texarkana, junction with Transcontinental and Jefferson Di- 

 A^isions Texas and Pacific Railroad 



Jefferson, junction with East Line Railroad 



Marshall, junction with Jefferson and Southern Divisions 



Longvicw, crossing International and Great Northern Railroad, 

 at grade 



Gladewater ., 



Big Sandy, crossing Tyler and Tap Railroad, at grade 



Mineola, junction with International and Great Northern Rail- 

 road 



Grand Saline , , 



Wills Point 



Elmo 



Terrell 



Forney 



Mesquite 



Dallas, crossing Houston and Texas Central Railroad at grade. , 



Dallas, junction with Wichita Railroad 



Fort Worth 



Shreveport 



TRANSCONTINENTAL DIVISION. 



New Boston 



DeKalb 



Clarksville 



Paris 



Honey Grove 



Bonham 



Sherman, crossing Houston and Texas Central Railroad at 

 grade - 



Feat. 

 287 



364 



227 

 377 



342 

 330 

 342 



415 



406 

 533 

 507 

 520 

 475 

 500 

 472 

 438 

 629 

 204 



375 

 410 

 452 



580 

 670 

 570 



735 



Feet. 



281 



358 

 221 

 371 



336 

 324 

 337 



410 

 401 

 531 

 502 

 515 

 470 

 493 

 468 

 434 

 625 

 200 



387 

 4S3 

 464 

 592 



682 

 582 



747 



Sea-level is said to be the datum. 



The following points upon this road are checked: Longview, which is given by the 

 International and Great Northern Railroad at 386* feet, indicating a correction of — 6 

 feet. ' ^ ■_ ■ - ■ 



"Lists of Elevations, 4th ed., p. 7. 



