The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-09-21

f SPRINGS, MISS.
A Gem ian the Diadem OF the Mis-
sissippi COast-Tbe Place for
Homes of Culture and Refine
ment-Hcalth, Climate, Water,
Scenery, Etc.
The south Illustrated.

Scenery, Etc.
The South Illustrated.
Almost every visitor TO Ocean
Springs, jackson county, Miss. Is
favorable impressed with It's splen.
did location and general adapta.
billy TO the wants OF human race.
A quiet, home like feeling takes
possession of you al once, and one
wouli fam linger on aud on, re-
Yelling in the balmy and cooling
breezes from off the Gull OF Mexico,
that constantly fan The shores OF
this lovely place, or, inhaillng the
health laden aroma that comes
over ii hundren miles of pine forests
that have their Judgment to the
north and east Of the town. The
climate is pronounced unrivaled at
either season., neither too hot or
TOO cold, but a happy mean that
makes life enjoyable. OF al The
towns and cities along The coast of
Mississippi none are better sit
uated nor prettier than Ocean
Springs. 1t is on a peninsula, and
what is more effective is IFS being
located on a high, rolling land. A
bluff, much higher than at other
places, fronts the beech, and a
succession OF hills and dales enSue,
back TO a bayou called Fort Bayou,
on which small vessels ply. Moth
ing can be more beautiful than the
views from the bluffs OF the gulf,
the islands and Biloxi Bay, with
the railroad bridge and tressel-
work IN full sight for ove a mile,
clear across this beautiful sheet Of
water. Then again, a view from
the nils on the back bayou is an
enhancing sight, and one not readi-
ly forgotten.
A ride over this town di>closes
most elegant spots tor residences
or those who desire beauty and
retirement. In fact, there are
many such, and we would advise
a visit and a complete looking over
fthe ground, feeling satisfied that
here will be found the accessories
for an idle home, with hunting,
bathing, sailing ald fishing advan-
tages equal TO any place. lis al
tractive and manifold advantages
as a place Of residence has drawn
to it a very large number of
wealthy aud refined class, who
have bought sites and erected most
sumptuous and elegant homes.
surrounded with trees ana EN-
powered in beds of flowers and
semi-tropical plants, forming vpri-
table sylvad retreats. Among
such residents we find Capt John
Thorne. Capt June Poitevenl. Capt.
r. Beltran. Capt. Silas Weeks,
VIM. B. Schmidt (of Schmidt &
Zelgler,) j. IL. d a. A Maginnis,
DIR. w. q. Austin, Rev. John G..
Keener, Methodist Bishop, Rev. j.
B. Walker, George B. Iltman,
Chas. Hemard, Ii, G. Mendeuhall.
+. B. Parkinson, j. j. Garrard,
Fred Wing, Jacob Freltag, Ed.
Groenevelt, Mrs. Capt. J. N. Ed
ward, Parker Earle, Of Illinois, who
purchased 21,000 acres in the I'M
mediate vicinity, and has also set
out successfully 400 acres Of peach
trees; NeWcomb Clarke, Of Bay
City, Mich, who bought $500 acres.
and has just completed a fine resi-
dence on The beach; w. A. Howard,
OF Michigan j. b. Shaw, of Iowa;
Mr.. Halstead, Of Illinois; Al.
Adams. editor and publisher of a
paper at Dakota City, Iowa; also.
Mr.. James NJ. Tracy, the world re-
nOwhed landscape, marine and
animal painter, who has a studio
here. Others have been here pros
pecting and looking over the
ground with the ultimate view Of
locating, thus proving how we'll
adapted Ocean Springs IS, in every
sense, as home for the intelligence,
art, wealth, refinement and culture.
Ocean Springs is not incorpo-
rated, but il contains about
100 people, with a summer pOpu-
lalion of 5000 and 1900 in winter.
In a sanitary point the village has
much to recommend it. having
natural drainage ON all sides. thus
making it one Of the heallhiest
places on the coast. Deaths are
rare indeed, and sickness, except
from imprudense. does not exist.
1t is a perfect Sanitarium for weak
and sicklv children, brought from
abroad, with an improvement in
such cases at once. Good water Is
here and numerous springs exist.
said to possess medicinal proper
ties. One, known as the marble
Springs" IA few rods from the depot,
and adjoining the handsome home
of Col. j. j. Garrard, has highly
curative powers.
Lately Ocean Springs has ex-
perlenced q 'boom"-not a ficti-
tious one, for Northern people have
not only purchased, but are al
ready located, and tins summer a
number of gentlement were here
from Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin for the purpose of "try-
ing the climate in summer" as
they asserted. Singular, but they
were decidedly pleased with il aud
voted it much more cooler than
their own homes in the North;
and we'll they might. for when the
thermometer marked 1899 and
1860 in the North, here it was
between $50 and $50.
The DeODle are honest. hOspifa-