New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-20
East Pascageuia-1ts Trade. Resources
and HarbOr.

A glance at Hardee'5 official map OF the
State of Mississippi will show East Pascal
goula located on the line Of the Mobile and
Texas railroad, 100 miles from New Orleans
and forty and halt from Mobile.
Pascagoula bay is formed by Horn and
Petit Bois islands. The pass between these
two islands, known as Horn Island Pass,
admits vessels drawing eighteen feet.
Through this pass vessels can approach
within four miles of the town of Pascagoula
and occupy safe anchorage. Vessels OF
greater draft can approach from the south
west by way OF Ship Island Pass. finding
there secure anchorage in twenty-three to
thirty feet of water. and only distant from
the mouth of Pascagoula river sixteen
miles.
As there are no fOwage expenses, port
charges or other dues to be paid at Pasca.
..oula, it will at once be seen that carry.
ing trade TO and from that point would be
lucrative even at rates of freight compare.
lively lower than those paid at other
places. Should Pascagoula be made port
OF entry. the large quantities Of sugar.
mo1asses, railroad iron. salt, etc. that are
daily imported into this country for trans
portation in bond TO st. Louis, Louisville.
Memphis, Cincinnati and other points,
could then find more expeditions and
cheaper route. than by coming up the Mis-.
eissippi. discharging at New Orleans, ware
housing and reshippng. The trade of
PascagOula is principally in lumber. though
it has resources in The way of tar, pitch,
turpentine and rosin and up through the
back country quite trade could be opened
I'D in the line OF wool, hides and tallow.
Pascagoula at present exports about a
] 900, 900 feet of lumber per week. though
the capacity of the mills will admit of
almost double that Oar lumber mari et
here in New Orleans is largely dependent
on pascagoula. as the following receipts
reported in yesterdays paper will show:
Schooner Walter Denny. $4,000 feet;
schooner Sea Horse, 10000 feet; schooner
Mabel. 40, 600 feet; schooner Four Brothers.
$4,000 feet; schooner Mary Theresa, -, 900
feet; schooner Mary Louise, 10000 feet;
schooner Alcyon, $4,000 feet; schooner c.
Braisted, $1,000 feet: schooner Emma Anne
liza, 80, 600 feet. Total, 3l2.0O0 feet of ium.
Der in one day.
A very large trade is also carried on BE.
tween Texas and pascagOula. Coasting
RchOOners not drawing over nine ieet
loaded find it TO their interest to ply be.
tween Texas and this point, as they can
take on, right at the mills, almost their en-.
tire load at scarcely any expense. A single
lighter load, brought to them at maximum
cost of s. per thousand. finishes their lad
ing, amt they thus leave with quick dis
patch.
Concerning the fitness of pascageuia "a a
port of entry, we hardly think anything
need now be said. In view OF her immense
trade as above set forth, her ample facii.
ties for anchorage and harbOrage. her i'm.
mediate contact with al railroad that will
enable her to transfer goods i'll every direc
ton. we think it duo to the citizens of that
region. and imperatiE0ly necessary for the
eXigencies of commerce, that P.stcaSou!a
be at once made ii port of entry.