The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-05-05
4 Glance at MiSSiSSippi'S Garden Spot.
A DESCRIPTION OF JACKSON COUNTY
BIZ REV. J. P. DANCER.

31st parallels in which we find sue
counties as Palestine, Morocco and th
islands of Madeira, and is washed fror
East to West by the waters of the gu
of Mexico, and famed by its health
bearing and saline breezes. 1t contain
about 1900 square miles of land an
between eight and ten thousand inhat
itants, majority of whom live in th
towns along the seashore, the interio
being comparatively wilderness Of pin
forest. The principal towns are Pasca
goula, Scranton, Moss Point and OceaI
Springs. Scranton is the county sit
and is situated on the Pascagoula rive
where the New Orleans and Mobile rail
road crosses it about one mile above it
inlet into the gulf, is one hundred mile
east of New Orleans and forty-one mile:
west of Mobile-a most beautiful, -four
ishing town. Moss Point is four miles
from Scranton at the intersection o.
Pascagoula and Escatowpa rivers. anC
is noted principally for its good society,
lumber mills, glass factory, shoe factory
founderies, etc. Ocean Springs is six
teen miles west of Scranton, situated on
bounded on the south by the gulf of
Mexico, on the west by Biloxi bay, and
on the north by Old Fort bayou and in
sight of Ship Island. 1t is a favorite
summer resort, many of the citizens OF
New Orleans have summer residences
here. Society here is good, the citizens
are quiet and cultivated. There are
several springs of medicinal properties,
and the town is noted for its health and
fine residences on the beach.
The lumber interest is one of the first
and foremost branches of industry. By
to the map of the State it will
be seen that large portion of the
State is drained by the Pascagoula river
and It's tributaries. Escatawpa river
empties into the Pascagoula about eight
miles above the gulf, and reaches up
into the State of Alabama The Pas
cagoula branches into the Chickasaw
and Leaf rivers about 100 miles above
its mouth, both of which extend far into
the interior. 1t is estimated that the
Pascagoula river and its tributaries fur
nish about 1900 miles of navigable wa
ters, and which, of course, is every
where available for RATS and is lined
with inexhaustible forests of pine, cy-
press, oak, etc. There are about fifteen
saw and planning mills of large dimen-
siOns erected on the Escatawpa river
near its junction with the Pascagoula,
which are capable of furnishing more
than a million feet of lumber week
Hence the port of Pascagoula has be
come Of some notoriety where vessels
of five and six hundred tons burden
can come within four miles of the shore
in a perfectly sheltered roadstead.
About fifty million feet of lumber are
carried out of the Fascagoula river an
nually. Much lumber is shipped to
foreign ports-England, France, West
Indies, Mexico and South America.
The supply Of timber along the Pasca-
goula is enough to supply all demands
for century to come.
AGRICULTURE.
Along the rivers in the country there
are cane bottoms of such rich soil easily
protected from overflow and reclaima-
Die with little labor, and which would
produce large crops of rice, corn, sugar
bered bottom lands and alluvial tracts
that are very productive. But by far
the greatest portions of country are pi-
ley woods than which no part of the
country has been less understood, more
abused and underated, or in the end
will prove more valuable. These pine
lands are called poor, but an allwise
Creator has placed ready at hand the
means of reclaiming and fertilizing them
n-the alluvial deposits along the rivers
entirely of vegetable matter
washed down from the hills, are also
millions of cubic yards of shell banks
along the gulf coast. There are also
n the neighborhood of Waynesboro and
5hubuta, on the banks of the Chicka-
Tha river, inexhaustible supply of mari
said by the State geologist to be the
pest N the State, and by actual expert
ence the fact has been demonstrated.
This mari can be RATED down to the
mouth of the river at small cost.
These lands are easily cultivated, and
where good health can be enjoyed.
ORANGE CULTURE.
Recently many have turned their at
IGNITION to the orange culture with great
success. On one acre 100 orange trees
may be planted, which will in six or
seven years produce at least 500
to the tree, which at one cent
per orange will bring IS per tree, or
s500 per acre, equal to $4,000 at ten per
cent interest. Now this is not an over
estimate. DIR. c. NJ Dunlay, of this
place has tree which he planted ten
years ago, and which bore this year
800 oranges, and some trees produce
1000. Col. j. w. Starr, who was a
successful cotton broker at Selma, Ala,
md man of large experience and ex-
tended observation, came to this coun-
" and purchased near Orange Grove,
IN the NJ. and n. 0. railroad, tract of
and, planted out 1000 orange trees and
quilt house. He has been there three
7ears-his land, house, orange trees and
Ill the Improvements cost him $500.
4 short time ago he refused $4,000 for
ais improvements. Now here is profit
n three years of three thousand dollars.
could give various instances if time
md space would permit.
CtRAHk CCL1DRE.
There is no place this side the rocky
where grapes grow and -four
sh and produce better than here.
Many have vineyards here, and from
TWO to three acres planted in scupper
1ongs are realizing thousands of dollars.
All kinds of fruit grow well here-such
As bananas, lemons, apples, peaches,
ETC.
STOCK RAISING.
Immense herds of cattle and sheep
would thrive in these natural parks of
the South, req uiring little or no pro
vision for winter, as the winters here
ire seldom cold enough to kill all the
grass. The woods produced in this coast
country are noted for the fineness, even
ness, lustre, elasticity, crimp and true
ness. Just such wool as the manufac