The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-03-13
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1896


Everett, commanded by j. l.. Croslc,
accompanied by the Hon. J. j. Lemon
British vice consul. The length of thi
ship was 900 feet over all, by 45 fee,
with a tonnage of 2007. 1t draws
feet, and could go ont OF the harbor |
IA depth of % feet. Her port is Liver
pool, England. In the parlor of sait
ship the committee found a number o
mottoes, one of which we beg leave Il
insert, as follows: THE eternal Coz
is our refuge, and underneath are tn
everlasting arms" Returning to Bi
loXi at point on the gulf onc-lml
mile from the United States Marine
Hospital, in the direction as follows
the following soundings, at interval,
Of Onc-fourth mile each, were taken:
North-19 feet, IS feet 6 inches, Is
feet 1 inches, IS feet, II feet 10 inches
IL feet s inches, Is inches.
North one-llalf East-l6 feet
inches, l6 feet 6 inches, 10 feet {
inches, is feet, Is feet, Is feet 10 inches
10 feet, IA feet, l3 feet inches, Il
feet.
North Onc-!alf West-12 feet
inches, u feet, ~ feet, l2 feet, II feet
10 inches, II feet, II feet, 10 feet
inches, 10 feet 4 inches.
North by West one-half Wcst-lC
feet inches, 10 feet inches, 10 feet,
8 feet inches, 8 feet, feet, 5 feet 10
inches.
Here the sounding committee was
transferred to skitf at a point esti-
mated to be from three-fourths to one
mile from the shore at Biloxi, and
took soundings from the skiff ut short
intervals as follows toward the shore .
Toward the Shores feet 8 inches.
s fect9 inches, s feet 8 inches, s feet 8
inches, 5 feet, feet inches. feet 2
inches, 6 feet 10 inches, 6 feet.
Here the committee entered the
channel in front of Biloxi, where the
following soundings were made at
short intervals: 10 feet, 10 feet 3
inches, 10 feet 6 inches, 10 feet 6
inches, 10 feet 6 inches, 10 feet 6
inches, II feet, II feet inches IL feet
5 inches, II feet 5 inches u feet 6
inches, II feet s inches, 13 feet, 10 feet,
IL feet inches, l3 feet inches, II
feet, IA feet, Is feet, IS feet, Is feet 2
inches.
The committee boarded the revenue
cutter at Biloxi on the morning of the
9th of February, and proceeded in
the direction Of Horn Island until met
BY the steam tug Leo, which had
kindly been offered for services Of the
committee by the citizens from Scran-
ton and Pascag0ula to finish the labors
Of the committee ut Horn Island. The
committee transferred from the reve-
nue. cutter Seward to the steam tug
Leo, and proceeded to a point about
one.fuurth OF mile north of Horn
Island, and onc-fourth mile west of
buoy No. 8. The direction being east
by north, the following soundings
were had at intervals OF thirty Sec
onds by Ole Sciences, as leadsman,
after being duly sworn:
West by North-2l feet, q feet 6
inches, q feet 8 inches, 81 feet 81
inches, 20 feet inches, 20 feet 6 inches,
10 feet inches, 10 feet, IS feet, IS feet
2 inches, lS feet inches, Is feet |
inches.
East-1S feet 6 inches, IS feet 6 |
inches, Is feet s inches, IS feet 6 Inches,
IS feet, 16 feet.
East by North-1S feet 8 inches, 90
feet 6 inches, q feet, q feet, q feet,
20 feet 6 inches, 2l feet, 2l feet, 20 feet
5 inches.
East by Northeast 20 feet inches,
20 feet, 20 feet inches, 2l feet, %
feet, % feet 6 inches, % feet inches,
% feet 6 inches, % feet inches, %
feet 0 inches, % feet 3 inches, "a feet
inches, "a feet 6 inches, "a feet 6
inches, "a feet 8 inches, 25 feet, "A feet
) inches, "a feet 3 inches.
North-23 feet 9ynchcs, % feet, %
feet, 6 inches, 81 81 inches, 81 feet,
% % feet fee. 9-inches, 20 feet inches, 90
feet inches, gCieets 20 feet, 10 feet 8
inches, 10 feet inches. 10 feet inches,
10 feet, IS feet 6 inches, IS feet 6
inches, II feet 6 inches, II feet 6
inches, II feet inches, II feet 6 inches,
s feet, 10 feet, 10 feet inches, 10 feet
inches, 10 feet o inches, 20 feet, 90
'eet inches. 20 feet inches, 20 feet
inches, 20 feet 6 inches, 20 feet 6
nches, q feet, 81 feet, q feet, q feet,
Il feet, 20 feet 6 inches, 20 feet 6
nches, 20 feet 6 inches, 20 feet 6
nches, 20 feet, 20 feet, 10 feet 8 inches,
8 feet 0 inches, 10 feet 8 inches, 10
Get ! inches.
North-northeast-10 feet, 10 feet 6
nclhes, 10 feet 8 inches, 10 feet, 10 feet,
I feet 9 inches, 16 feet, 10 feet, Is I
Get, II feet 8 inches, IA feet, 13 feet 6
nclles, II feet 8 inches, II feet, II feet,
2 feet.
Here the committee stopped at a
ont about one mile south OF Point
luxchion. The committee then pro. {
cedcd to take soundings between
Torn Island and Fetit Buis Island,
at buoy No. 3, opposite
he east point Of Horn Island, sound.
lgs taken at intervals OF thirty sec.
nds each were as follows:
South by East-25 feet, % feet, q
,et, % feet, % foot 9 inches, 20 feet,