The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-02-28

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sfg contains immoale forests u pine
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sllaabla timber and extensive plains
abd bottom lihds, unsurpassed IN
fertility. and admirably heated ~
tha culture of almost any of tho most
valuable productions Of the so0th,
owing to The political constitution
Of ibis region previous 10 md the de-
pressing circumstances attending the
lste war, its development hos not been
such as its favorable location md
natural advantages would suggests
but during the past few years the
lclharvy which has cnycloped this
section has been gradually disoppeur-
ing before The advance Of on awak-
cning spirit Of enterprise, AMI rapid
strides arc now being made in those
industries this section Of the country
is 90 admirably fitted to promote.
Naturally The immense forests
which bordered upon the Pascagoula
and is tributaries FIRST attracted the
attention Of capitalists, and at an
early date several mills for the trans.
formation Of the magnificent pines of
these into lumber were constructed.
The ready market this lumber found
soon established the value Of this in
dustry. Other mills we're soon es ,
tablishcd, and this business has now
grown to grand proportions and ships
lumber to Europe, South America, and
distant countries, besides supplying a
large portion Of that required for
home consumption.
The lumber trade brought Others in
its train, and with each succ eediug
year the prospects for the future of
this country grow brighter and
brighter.
The climate is salubriOus and very
pleasant, the heat of midsummer be-
ing far from excessive. the Cult
breczes tempering the air in such q
manner that persons even from more
northern latitudes can labor during
the hot months az comfortably as in
New York, and with as much surety
of good health; in fact, the town OF
Pascagoula, at the mouth of Pasca,
goula River, is famous southern wa
ter;ng- place, and during the summer
months is visited by numbers of peo
rle from Mobile, New Orleans, and
other cities; this locality is singularly
exempt from acute and iebrile dis.
eases, aud northcrners have no fears
of spending the summer here.
During the year 1872, 64.50O000
feet Of lumber was manufactured at
Pascagoula, and it is not improbable
this quantity may be exceeded this
year. Most of this is shipped in light
draught schooners, that can come d.
rect to the mills, the existence of
bar at the mouth Of the Pascagoula
preventing the passage of other yes
sells. Large vessels which come here
for lumber lie at anchor in Missis-
sippi Sound, about five miles from the
mouth Of the river, and the lumber is
out to them. This sound
affords a secure anchorage for vessels
drawing over % feet to water, but
this is the limit of depth a. the en-
trance to the sound between "Petite
Bois" aud Horn Island" and vessels
drawing more than this would be un
able to enter. As most of the ship
ments Of lumber from this place are
coastwise, the advantage of having q
good channel across the bar at the
mouth of the riyor was early appar-
ent, and private capital was enlisted
in procuring a channel to admit ves-
sells drawing 6 feet of water at low
tide. 4 charter for this purpose was
granted by the State of Mississippi to
Abram A. Green on the 31s of Jan.
uary, 1869. (See copy attached,
marked Al
By this charter the owDers Of the
canal were authorized to charge YES
sells passing out through the canal
toll OF 80 cents per ton measurement,
and this privilege of maintaining o
canal, and collecting tolls from pass
ing vessels of this place, was made
exclusive for the period of twenty-five
years, dating from the passage of the