The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-06-10
NOTES BY THE WAY.
Notes OF Travel by Our Spec. nj
Correspondent.
Editor DemOcrst Star.


Il turpId stream, not wide at any
point, 1t is navigable the year
round as far as fazoo City. Com.
modere Parisot owns fleet of
" sternwheelerS,7 called the " pn
line OF boats. Promptness. dis.
patch and fair dealing has given
him command of the trade. Large
level tracts of land line either side
OF the river, and has tue appear.
ance Of being one continuous field,
or plantation. Cotton and eorn
we're in spleudid condition for the
season.
The cruel barbed wire fence is
used largely in the YazOo valley.
Some day our Legislature will be
called upon to forbid its use, under
the cruelty to animals statute.
Its almost iuyisibility at one hun.
dred PAGES deccives the frightened
animal that may have entered at
the gate, and rushing head.l0ng,
pursued by q cruel man or boy, is
feartully lacerated. There are Il
number OF beautiful residences Oh
the river front, denotiug prosperl.
ty for their owners.
Satartia, Indian for Pumpkin vine,
is Il modest village With many neat
residences, a few stores, Il respect.
able looking church edifice, and the
posteilice.
After a pleasant run OF some ten
hours, we hove in sight of the spot
where the Mississippi fotilla of
guu.boats were massed in their
bombardment of Vicksburg. The
peninsula (ot the war; tina: screen.
Ell them TO some degree, has van.
ished; it is now an island. o.!
what a charming view the Walnut
Hill city presents from the water
front. Its terraced residences its
church buildings, its court house,
its large stUe buildings, steamers
moving and at rest, on the water
in front. 1t is beautiful picture.
The view from the hills out over the
country westward, up and down
the river, is superb. At great ex-
peuse New York has a miniature
lake in Central Park. Nature has
presented Vicksburg with i charm.
body of quiet water, almost a lake,
aud instead OF grumblng at the
prank played them by the "Father
of Waters," why not aeQuiesce in
the inevitable gracefully, and util.
ize this sheet of water, making it a
charming pleasure resort, fence in
a portion, stock 1t with choice fish,
place swans and ducks upon the
water, build some grottoes, etc,
etc. Make it training ground for
our future navy, by anchoring here
a war vessel, and thus give our in.
land boys a chance to make their
mark in the naval contests OF the
future. Vieksburg has won her
place in history at fearful price.
The caves or bomb-proofs, are yet
visible, that then afforded protec-
tion to the beleagured citizens, but
now are utilized by stock, IN the
heat of summer to cool of, aud es-
cape the flies.
"vicksburg and Ship Island rail
roadn Who says our seacoast is
not to be the great summer resort OF
he Mississippi valleyi The road
is cowing; twenty-five miles are
A train leaves Nicks.
burg i-weekly. 1t is thought the
,oad will cross the Chicago, st.
Louis and New Orleans railroad at
Wesson, and in due time find the
daylight after passing our dense
pine belt, at Mississippi City. Al
'eady some of the best citizens OF
vicksburg are moving coastward.
Ocean Springs will this summer
lave its quota. l am asked the
question, "is there any town along
he coast where the Sabbath day is
and whisky has rest
me day in the week " have an.
iwercd not altogether, ! fear, yet
he towns oil Ocean Springs, Pasca-
,oula and Moss Point, in Jackson
county, afford great quiet, the best
# society, ample church facilities,
,ther than Roman Catholic, and
where everybody minds their own
BUSINESS, and all the luxuries of the
,oast are found at reasonable rates
md in abundance. Why don't
,ur hotel proprietors advertise in
Satchez, Vieksburg, Yazoo City
lnd Jackson' 1t might pay hand.