The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-01-16

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crease Of trade anI Of taxation aud lho
impetus which woaII ag given To-
building up at P~ascagouIa O conner
cial cmpJliu Tor The State.
TO show the importance Of Pasca-
gooln, ~ o port, 10 the State, w.
quote from q report Of the Collector
Of Customs "a resident Of Bay It.
L%ouis)-to the Secretary Of the
Treasury, made last July.
eat this present moment, as | am
crelibly advised, a number Of vessels
are bound 10 ih3 port Of Pns-
cagoula with different cargoes, after
entering which they intend to load
with llnber. Some OF these vessels
are Of heavy draught, and can ap
prolch the coast Of Mississippi only
at Shin Island harbor or l%'ascagOuIa.
1t will be out Of the question for
them to enter and unload at Shields
borough, as the coast survey chart
will show to the most casual ohsery-
er. At Pascagoula alone, Of the two
ports mentioned, can they find Gov
eminent officer TO board them, in
spect cargo and papers, and superin.
tend discharge Of merchandise and
there alone can they find steam tugs
for Tightening, pilots and a return
cargo.
As the books of the Department
will show, the net revenue of the
Government from this District is
constantly increasing, and | can at
tribute it, and the constant growth of
the lumber trade of Pascagoula, ohIy
to the facilities given to commerce
by the existence of tn" Deputy Col
lectorship OF that locality"
What the facilities given to COM
merce," would be, by The establish
ment Of the Custom House at Pasca.
we will not here discuss but
the facilities given by an increase OF
the depth of water over the bar at
the mouth of our river, are still more
desirable, and would yet more in
crease the growth Of our lumber
Without entering into particulars,
we have heretofore published,
we state in general terms that no
where along our coast can vessels OF
any size approach nearer than three
or four miles of our shore,-this is
the distance at Pascagoula-and so
gradual is the slope from the shore
that it heceSsitates very long and ex
p%ensive wharfs to he run out, to oh
tain a depth OF a few feet, TO which
the smallest craft can come, and this
precludes shipping or receiving
in any quantity, by such
But at Pascagoula we have
river with a depth of water, and
which carries a channel out to our
harbor, which would enable lighters
of large capacity, to ply between the
very banks of the river aud our ship
ping, which lies within a safe, eommo-
dious, land-locked harbor,-IF, the
bar at the mouth of the river had a
through it of sufficient Gepth.
On the capacity of these lighters de-
bends much the cost Of lighterage,
and two or three feet more in draught,
a vast increase in carving