The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-09-10
Mississippi Seacoast.

The following Is an extract from
letter of Hon. Ben Lane Posey,
published in the Clarion:
The Mississippi seashore extends
from about the east mouth OF Pearl
river nearly to Grand Bay, iu Ala
bama, u distance, along the wind.
ings of the shore, of about one
hundred miles. About midway
this distance, lies Ship island.
with channel of twenty.one feet.
This seashore contains three
counties: Hancock, Harrison,
aud Jackson, and nine towns
and villages, viz: Bay st. Louis,
Pass Christian, Mississippi City,
Handsboro, Biloxi, Ocean Springs,
Pascagoula, Scranton and Moss
Point. just inland from Pasca
goula is Scranton, and just north
OF it, Moss Point. These three last
are almost contiguous and continu-
GUS villages, though having differ.
ent names and postoilices. Pasca.
goula is the great lumber seaport,
and IN the ofling may be seen the
ships aud flags OF all commercial
countries. The saw.mills are about
five miles up Dog river, at Moss
Point, which is beautiful and de.
lightful place, full Of the incest OF
people. Ocean Springs, in Jack.
son county, is little gem of vii
lage, with the purest and most salu-
brious waters, some mineral. Biloxi,
in Harrison county, just across
the Biloxi bay, is very old bisto-
rical town, with about two thousand
population, mostly creoles. Missis'
sippi City is city only in name
and on paper. 1t is a struggling
village, consisting mainly of big
hotel aud brick courthouse and
jail. Itis just opposite Sbipisland,
aud expects to be city when the
Ship Island railroad reaches 1t.
Two miles back, on Bayou Bernard
is the young village Of Handsboro,
saw mill village, but very nice
one, aud as pleasant as kind, edu-
Gated and hospitable people can
make it. There 10 considerable
wealth in and around it. Pass
Christian is 1t handsome town OF
about two thousand population,
with miles of beautiful residences,
and a good sbell.road along the sea.
slfore. 1t does u very large and
growing interior trade with the
counties of Hancock, Harrison,
Jone sand Perry. 1t thasthe Military
school, an academy of respectable
grade. Six miles west OF Pass
Christian and separated only By
Bay st. Louis, lies the town OF Bay
st. Louis, which fronts along Bay
St. Louis aud Lake Borgue, tor
about eight miles. Along this front
! is a good shell.road, and it contains
an nnbrokep line Of residences,
nearly all of which trout one
arpent, or acre, on the seashore,
and run back forty arl'ents, about
one mile. The site of it was taken
up mainly by old Spanish claims
while it belonged to Spain. II bas
been settled more than one hun
dred years, and its permanent pop
ulation, and those along the coast
are chiefly French, who still speak
the French lana mage, and some o.
them cannot speak English at all
The railroad has brought in new
| people, aud to large sextent
, Amer:canized theplace. However
r we need and desire more new peo
pie here. We are making rapid
and substantial progress, aud pos
sessing advantages over alliothe
y seaceast towns. The future Of Ba,
: st. Louis.is assured. | am mysel
9 a. new -eomer here, and | came be
. cause l had an unvaveriug faith 10
. as | had clear provision Of tn
+ prosperous future Of this coast, sn'
especially Of Bay st. Louis.