The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-18
A Glance at Mississippi's Gar
den Spot.
4 Description of Jackson County
BY REV. J. P. DANCER.

hskson county occupies the ex'
,.nmo soatheastern corner OF tue
s,ate Of Mississippi, and lies be-
tween the S0th and Slst parallels
of latitude, the same parallels In
rhich we find such countries as
Palestine, Morocco aud the Islands
Of Madaira, aud is washed apm
east to West by the waters I he
sult Of Mexico, aud .fanned BY its
health. bearing and saline breezes.
II contains about 1900 square miles
Of land aud between eight and ten
thousand inhabitants, a majority Of
vhom live in the towns along the
seashore, the interior being com.
paratiyely wilderness of pine for
est. The principal towns are Pasea'
soula, Scranton, Moss Point and
Ocean Springs. Scranton Is the
county site and is situated on the
Pascagoula river wherethe New Or
leans aud Mobile railroad crosses 1t
about one milo above its inlet into
the guilt, is one huudred miles east
of New Orleans and forty one
miles west OF Mobiles most beau.
titul, hourishing town. Moss Poiut
il four niles ffom Scranton ut the
intersection of Pascagoula aud
Escatawpa rivers. and is noted
principally for it's good society,
lumber mills, glass factory, shoe
factory, foundries, etc. Ocean
Springs Is sixteen miles west OF
Scranton, situated on the New Or
leans and Mobile railroad, bounded
ON the south by the gulf OF Mexico,
On the west BY Biloxi bay, and Oh
the nor.h BY Old Fort bayou and
in sight Of Ship island. 1t is
hyorlle summer resort, many OF
the citlzeus OF New Orleans have
summer residences here. Society
here is good, the citizens are quiei
aud cultivated. There are severa
springs of medicinal properties
aud the town is noted for its healtl
aud numerous fine residences oi
The beach.
The lumber interest Is one of th'
first and foremost branches of in
dustry. BY reference to the mai
Of the State 1t will be seeu that ;
large portion Of the State is drain
cd By the Pascagoula river aud 1t
tributaries. Escatawpa river emp
ties into the Pascagoula abou
eight miles above the guk, ant
reaches up iuto the State OF Ala
bama. The Pascagoula uranche
into the Chickasawha and Lea
rivers about 100 miles ABOVE 1t
mouth, both OF which extend ia
into the interior. 1t Is estimated
that the Psscagoula river aud it
tributaries furnish about 1900 mile
of navigable waters, and which, O
course, is everywhere available TO
laits and is lined with inexhaust
BILE forest of pine, cypress, OAK
etc. There are about fifteen SAY
and planning mills of large dinet
sions erected on the Escatawp
river near its conjunction with tn
Pascagoula, which are capable {
iurnlsling more than a millio
feet of lumber of week. Henc
the port OF Pascagoula has becom
OF some notoricty where vessels
Ave and six huudred tons burde
eau come within four miles of th
shore in a perfectly sheltered roa'
stead. About fifty millions fe'
Of lumber are carried out of Il
PascagMla river annually. Muc
lumber is shipped to foreign port
England, France, West Indie
Mexico aud South America. III
supply of timber along the Pasc
goula Is enough to supply all q
Mana for a century to come.
AGRICULTURE.
Along all the rivers in the conn
s~cdUroo waguh ~. pne purpot
hauling freight. Merchants dt
ing freight transported in a 6
and careful manner will give
liam a trial.
The Importers Tea Co., of
loo Canal street, New Orleans,
closed up, aud those engaged in
business have left for parts
known. Our people would do
not to send any more none.
that arm,
J AAmdhg our new astver
J es'HfDts thia rqnSa It'fthIzfng I'll,
10 the VA wllhvial deposits alo
the rivery composed entirely
vegetable matter washed do
from the mills, or also millions
cubic yards Of she'll banks alo
the guilt coast. There are also
me neighborhood of Waynesbt
anu 5hnbnta, on the banks
the fihiplsa ca u-ha y, 81, inavI,an,