The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-04-12
NhrHemorrat-S Star
Health Industrial and immigration De.
partment for the Mississippi
Gulf Coast.
ny II :. nv ATT, OcENS SPRINGS, MISS.
TIE Gulf Uoast Of Mississipni.

The Gulf Coast of Mississippi.
Across Mississippi and, to Mobile,
with very limitel exceptions, the sur
face is sufficiently elevated above sea
level TO be dry and healthful. The
prcdominating timber is pine, OF which
the millable logs, and much for wood
and charcoal, has been cut. At the
waters edge the land reaches an eleva-
tion of ten or more feet. which in
creases as you go back to IS to $50 feet
within five TO ten miles of the beach.
In one place only does the high land
come close to the front, and there
within one mile in rises 100 to $50 feet.
The surface continues undulating and
well drained as you go north, soon
reaching 200 to 400 feet altitude.
CLIMATE AND HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Upon some subjects there may be a
conflict of opinions, but We have never
heard Of a dissenting voice to the
claim that this climate is the most
equiblc and delightful throughout the
whole year of any known resort: that
the health conditions, of both water
aud air, land and sea, salty and resin
Gus. are not surpassed, il cQualled,
anywhere on the face OF the earth.
For general debility, malarious cOndl'
tions and catarrhal Affections, this
climate is as nearly a cure all as is
possible. Many bronchial and other
diseases find almost a formidable en-
envy in the purifying, inyigorating
effect Of both sea and land breezes'
The following, from the United States
Hospital Service, states officially what
experience has proven, that every
zone in the United States has it,
special disease, such as chills anC
fever, typhoid, etc"
Only one section on the whole MAJ
was declared free from any local dis
ease, and that was the part Of Missis
sippi on the north shore Of the Gul
Of Mexico. This Coast was declared
healthy and absolutely free from an,
special disease.
SOIL, FERTILITY, PRODUCTS, ETC.
With very limited exceptions, tn
soil ncar the beach is a light sand,
loan, undcrlaid With pure white 0
yellow sand to almost any depth. !
few miles back. the sand mostly dis
appears. the sub-soil being clay. Ii
one place, red loan, intcrmixed will
iron gravel, comes to the beach, evi
IDENTIFY the sinking away of the Cum
berland Mountain range into tn
Gulf. There are areas Of hammock
land. characterized by pine and har,
wood iutermiXed, that is eXceedinRl.
productive, when subject to perfcc
drainage.
The sandy surface soil is far nor
fertile than generally supposed, ant
is valuable for certain kinds of vcgc
tables; but when undcrlaid with sand
they are dear as a gift for cultivation
while clay sub-soil lands can be Dough
at low figures.
A correspondent Of the New Orlcan
States writes as follows:
Everyone who has been away has {
answer over and 0vcr the same ques
ton, and that question Is simply
"Whither did you go this summer ?
If the reader will try to remember
he cannot fail to observe that nearl
every other person he has sounded OF
this outing question tells Of u mos
delightful summer spent on the Gnl
coast, which has made most remark
able strides in public favor in the pas
two or three years, and which pre-
misses to wonderfully increase its wor
derful attractiycnesS to those VIII
wish to leave town in the summer
and who desire to find a resting plaC
nearer to the city than the costlio
and more pretentlouS. though hardl
as inviting, Northern and Easter
watering resorts afford. Early writer
have dwelt time and again on the &C
vantages of a summer spent on til
Mississippi Sound, and the dictionar
has been vigorously assailed for az
jcctives whereWith to present a hacl
neyed description of the silvery moor
light to be found only there; Of I'll
delightful fragrance Of flowers; I'll
amending pleasure of a dip in the gul
the health-giving ozone of the pin
lands, and the %oft-repeatcd story
the seasons gayeties. This artic
aims to tell succinctly of the %startlir
development Of the Lake coast. of ne
towns that have sprung into cxisten'
like mushrooms in night: and Of Il
future which is in store for will
already grown and growing, and spo
Just taking on the sembl ance of SUI
mel settlements.