American Sand & Gravel Co. v. Rushing

Bay Creek, in Forrest county, is a small and extremely crooked stream of the character generally designated in that part of the country as a “slash branch.” It is about five or six miles in length, running in a general direction from north to south, and empties into Bowie River at or near Hattiesburg. In its natural state it had what may be called its valley of about thirty to one hundred feet in width, and this valley was thick with undergrowth of bushes and saplings, in addition to some larger trees. In dry weather there is little or no running water in the stream, but after heavy rains the…