The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-18
GULFLUNBER PORT.
Where Pine From the For
ests Of Mississippi is
Sawed and Shipped.
The pAsCAeoULA DISTRICT,
The Great Export Business Has Been
Built Up. and the Trade
is Still New.
THE PAscAeouLA DISTRICT.

The Evening Milwaukee Wisconsin, March 5, 1893.
The region tributary to New Orr
leans Is the seat Of Il lumber trade
whose extent surprises the visitor
from Wisconsin. Unlike Wisconsin
and Michigan, the Gulf States have Il
climate that makes it possible for the
operation OF logging and saving to 20
on through all seasons Of the year,
and in consequence the mills run
month in andsmonth out, closing only
when repairs are necessary. From
these mills ships carry lumber to all
parts Of the world, though the trade
is largely with Cuba, Mexico and
South America. The pine Is Of the
long-leaf variety, and while not so
good as the Wisconsin or Michigan
cork pine, it nevertheless furnishes a
very good grade OF lumber.
( A milwaukee party recently visited
pascs 1la, Miss, a port which is the
ceptssJ The Gulf lumber trade. This
port, lacaed at The moytho the Pas
cagouAsn9er, furnishes four-tlfths Of
all the ahber shipped from the Gulf
Coasty lississippi, and strung along
the htcf, within a space OF a few
miles, ase sixteen sawmills and six
planning y s. 10 the north, pene-
trated BY iivers which never freeze
and Whose waters never fail, are vast
forests Of yellow pine, which fprnish
annually to the Pascagoula mills from
500, 900 to 100000 saw logs/
The aspect OF this part Of the Gulf
Coast is picturesque and attractive.
The low shore is fringed with noble
live oak trees, the Gulf waters are
sparkling blue, and a few miles ouk
trimmed with beaches OF glittering
white sand, are seen Islands, which
constitute a natural barrier against
aggressive waves. These islands, sep
aratcd by narrow channels, extend
along the coast for many miles. They
have tragic associations, for during
the memorial hurricane OF 1893 they
were nearly all submerged, aud hun.
dled Ql lives were lost. One cannot
20 about among the islands without
seeing wrecks caused by that storm,
and even now fishermen occasionally
'nnd u heap Of whitening bones.
Horn Island, the longest III the
chain, is twcnty.one miles In length
between it and the island next east Il
Horn Island pass, through which yes
sells In the lumber trade reach Pasca
goula bay and river. Vessels drawing
ten and onc.half feet OF water, or less
can pass the bar and load directl!
from the mill docks on the Pascag0ul;
river, but ships Of deener draft hay'
| to anchor at Horn Island and take Ol
their cargoes with the assistance o
tugs and lighters. The depth Of waite
in Horn Island pass Is twenty and ono
half feet, and When yesseh Of drat
exceeding this are chartered they ar,
forced to load at Ship Island, thirt
miles from Pascagoula. This state
affairs has led to demand for the deep
cning Of Horn Island pass, and u dele
gutlon lately went to Washington Z
urge Congress to make an appropria
ti0u for that purpose.
Milwaukees interest IN the mills o
this region cOnsists mainly In th'
fact that the machinery which they us'
IL u,ado here. Southern mill oyper'
have paId Milwaukee manufacturer
|, huudeeds Of thousands Of dUllars 70
Ipawm5ll outfits, and there are fcy