The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-06-06

iH.t iN1 tUiy HhJu BE- located q
sb.allsJof5. While more fb1a Two
thirds of d8 business it dJna at ras
c1g4al1. which bas only o DelGt
Collector. vino e5n only clear gcs
tIs. but cln6of disch1fgo n carqo
The cofrqrcnco is tlat vessels con
ug hero fJr lumber generally cont
ib ballast Those coming loaded
have probably ny stretch Of 90.
lhority been cutofcd aud discharg
cd 20 tlefo IL possibly n 30 mucl
C1usg for mplaiHt os @ hears.
Bcsidcs, tic Pearl river lumber In
tcrc7ts, (Which is growing Iast) Is
benefited by retaining the Custom.
houo at ShioIdsboro. The hurbor
or Pass Christian, only a few miles
from .5hialdsboro, is a very ino one
1t is small, yet the water is deep,
and the harbor safe, But,l neglect.
Cd to make
TUE COMPARISON
/ Of the clcaranc cs OF vessels last year
and this. haze shown that this
year there were 30 vessels cleared in
January, and an average OF It each
mouth during February, March, and
April. | could Gnd no record Of
clearanccs for the same months last
year, but | find that in June, 1873,
lkcre'wcre four yc5s Is cleared for for.
cigu ports, and the export Of lumber
10000 feet! 70 still further give
you an idea OF what it will be in tic
future, l will copy from my notes
some recent
SALES OF LANDS
in the lumber, region Mr.. c. II.
Shepherd, of Lansilg g, Michigan, has
uurcha sed 10000 acres in Hancock
and : earl counties, and located on
the P arl sand Jordan rivers, Mr..
j. d. Norton and Mr.. i. A. Flow
crs, Of Pontiac, Michigan, something
over 10000 acres, located on Black
creek, tributary to the PaScagouia.
Some OF these lands are. in Lawcr
cnco and Copiah counties, on the |
Pearl but mo. tly in Marion county,
on Black creek Mr.. 7. Hall, Of
Ann Arbor, Michigan, has purchased !
about 10000 acres Oh the Pearl, the
Jordan and the Pascagoula. Mr.. )
NJ. Wilcox. one Of the heaviest land
owners in Micigan, has bought l2,>
900 acres on Pearl river, in Marion
county. These lands have mostly
been sold by Mr. 5. NJ. Baldwin, OF
Chicago, who has spent the last two
years in Mississippi, purchasing and
selling lands. He tells me that he
has sold about 175,000 acres during
that time. Mr.. Baldwin purchased
$4,000 acres from the famous Pearl
River Navigation and Improvement
Company and the rest from private
parties. Me5srs. Shepherd and
Norton will Immediately put their
mills in operation. Mr.. Shepherd
has
ANOTHER PROJECT
on hand, of which you may have
heard. He wishes TO build mill on
Ship Island, where the largest vessels
can be loaded directly from the
mills, and thus save the expense of
light rage. His timber viii be float
ed to him in RATS, Ship Island, you
know, is property reserved to the
Government. and Mr. Shepherd is
now in Washington seeking the nee
essary authority to locate his Mills
on the Is and.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF WESTERN MEN
must not neglect to mention some
important facts in reference to this
lumber region. The most of The tim
Der is the large leat yellow pine, the
most valuable pi oduct of the forest
the world over, and winch is here
found in greatest perfection, and In
eyhaustlcss abundance These pine
trees reash aa altitude in many in
stances of more than 100 feet with
out a crook or limb.
Another thing of Importance the
forest fires never injure the timber
as they do in Michigan and Maine
there is no underground, and no
necessary. The soil Is
coarse sand, or gLavel, end no ruts
are made 10y the Wagons in haul
ing. The land is rolling, high and
dry. On Pearl river, cypress is also
plentiful and there are numerous
openings not only for sawmills, but
for shingle-macbines, factories Tor
making buckets, tubs, sash and