The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-02-28
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one hundred tons afe sb'e r. ascend
direct n ne mills. shd after Ioadioe
proceed through fio canal 10 aea with
out diaioolty, This eaasI, kaowR A.
"Nogei Canal, wss constructed W
dredging q channel through lle bar,
dspositipg me- material on ono side.
No attempt 10 prevent the sbtBf qucnt
filling 10, by reveiiing The sides n lhe
canal, was made, and 70 preserve ihe
requisite depth of water u has been
found necessary 70 resort periodically
70 dredging.
The position Of ibis canal il shown
on tic accompanying chart.
Though this tax, imposed upon The
commerce using "Noycs' Canal" ~ in.
significant compared with the very
great advantages resulting from It's
use, the fierce rivalry existing between
the different Inmbering points on the
Gulf coast renders even this a matter
Of considerable importance when sue
cessful competition in the domestic
market is requisite, and is quite suiIi-
cient to throw the trade into the
hands Of those who have in such nay,
igation tax 10 pay. Some measure
having for its ol ject the relief Of the
milling interests from this cxaction is
now greatly desired, and Government
aid is solicited to assist in improving
the natural channel at the mouth OF
the river.
In the event Of this work being un-
dertaken by The Government, it must
result in the extinguishment of the
private interests involved iu the pres
ent canal, and subject the owners to
considerable loss. Before the Govern
ment could, therefore, consistently en-
gage in such an undertaking the mis-
take made 10y the State OF Mississippi'
in sanctioning the construction by
private parties OF a similar wo.k at
this place, should be rectified.
From the letter annexed, marked G.
it will be seen that an appropriation
Of $4,000, in State bond, was made
by the State Of Mississippi for the i'm
provement Of the mouth of the Pas
cagoula River; this grant was made
conditional upon the actual expendi-
ture of $4,000 by the citizens of Pas.
cagoula on tue Improvement. We are
not informed as to the availability of
these sums Of money, or what efforts
have been made to secure the State
funds, or the method Of improvement
adopted by the State commissioners,
further than that to be inferred from
the following advertiser ent
Proposals for dredging the mouth Of Pascagoula
Rirer
Whereas, at the meeting OF the
commissioners appointed by the State,
held at East Pascagoula, Miss, on
Monday, August Is, 1878, for the i'm
provement and deepening of the
mouth Of said river, the secretary was
authorized to advertise for sealed pro
posals for dredging the same at SO
much per yard. All bids must be sent
in by September 20, 1873. The COM
missioners reserve the right to reject
all bids. w. S. DopsoN,. Sec.
Pascagoula, Miss, Aug. 81, 1873"
If dredging TO improve the natur-
al channel is rcsorted to, an ihjunc-
ton will be obtained by the canal
company to restrain the commission
ers from constructing q second canal,
&c. Since no other system of i'm
provement will answer the require
ments Of the situation, we are at lib
er:y to infer that whenever the
Government shall undertake the i'm
pre- vement of the enlrance to the
Pascagoula River, the condition OF
affairs at present existing will be
practically the same, and under this |
hypothesis the following project of
Improvement is submitted.
The distraction at the mouth of
the river consists Of bar, formed
principally by the action Of the river
current, and httoraI cnrrent pro-
iuccd by the action of the prevalent