The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-05-23

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ffopfiaied $4,000 ~ dis work con
dHo6ed ON NE oliizans ~ lasoaaoula
sdii6e $4,000 and advertisements ~
contract iof dredging having already
bead mndo cic. suggesting thal Tie
z. y plsn N improvement Ne adopt
o. end ibai tho title 10 he private
canal rcveri 10 tho State Nov IN
RECORD 10 ibis Nofes Canal wo viii
add tbat Mr. Van Wogonon Tie Sept
Of II, IN q letter 10 Lieut. Quinn,
states bat The oabal was finished on
March T. 1870, and then bad cost
$4,000, and bad cost $1,000 per year
since TO maintain IT, In regard to
this cost Of Keeping il up, Lieutenant
Quinn reports-"Tbis canal was con.
structed Wy dredging q channel
through the bar, depositiug the nate
rial on n side Giustoad Of carrying
1t far Oft where it could not wash iuto
the canal Ed starr
No attempt TO prevent the subse-
quent filling in, by revetting tie sides
of the canal, was made, and to pre-.
serve the requisite depth Of water it
has been found necessary to resort
periodically to dredging" The plan
recommended by the q. s. Engineers
was to revet the sides Of the canal to
prevent its leflliDg and to render it
permanent, without the necessity Of
dredging, and it was proposed to make
the channel 900 feet wide and 7 feet
deep at low tide across the bar" And
to plainly exhibit how burdensome
was the canal tax upon our lumber
interest, and how oppressive is the
lighterage, necessary, from the want
Of sufficient water at the mouth of
the river. we republish an extract
an article Of ours of January
Traders were required to ay
80 cents per ton canal dues, out
Lighters only paid 10 cents.
The general tonnage OF our lighters is
tons with a carrying capacity of 3d.
900 feet.
These vessels that come for our lumber
Ioutsiders) carry from 10000 to 45O, 900
feet, the average vessels carries 200, 900
'eet.
The lighter has to make 6 trips TO load
his vessel at 1925 tonnage dues each
rip, or S31, sc which would be saved to
he lumber by throwing open the pres
mt canal.
The regular Texas trader of 100 tons
las to pay $4,000 as she passes through
he canal. But she is not able to go out
With a full load Zoo, O0Of #. and takes on
only 60. 900 feet at the mills, She has to
wait for a lighter to come and comolete
Ter cargo, or $35, 25 tonnage dues for her.
Again, the U. S. Engineer estimates
hat the appropriation he recommends
will give, with the State appropriation,
feet at lowest, or 10 to II feet at ordi-
lary, tide. The cost of Tightening aside
rom the canal dues) is SO per, thousand
eet, or to load the 900, 900 feet vessel
osts $500. With the canal improved
s above this vessel could come mp
0 the mills and this be saved, making
! total of S431, 80.
The Claater Party generally requires
cargo to be delivered at the rate of
5000 feet per day, Sundays excepted, or
ay a demurrage of $40 to $50 per day.
his last burden sometimes unavoidably
upon the mill. But if she load
d within her lay days. two weeks is con-
umed in loading her. If she could
ONE to the mills she could take on her
and leave in a week at farthest. :
Aside from the above considerations, is
ne of more weighty IMPORT than all else
ut together, The vessel coming from
ne North, Cuba. Mexico, or South
merlca for her load of lumber, comes
OF as now with her sand or rock ballast +.
/, dump into the bay, but freighted with
merchandise and entering our
yer on her way to the mills discharges
cargo at the railroad wharf, to be :
ansported by rail to its destination. /,
nd then comes in the all important reas-
q why Pascagoula should be declared a I.
ort of Entry. A.,
We have been thus particular be- I
,use we desire in all truth and earn ,
,tncss, clearly 10 set forth the i'm 6
ortance of our trade, the cas- with i
hich it might be built up to much
aster proportions, and the simple, :
effectual barrier which exists to :
Il uom. nnrnmth In which COR. !.