The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-01-27
TIMBER LANDS.

ana Marion Counties: Can be sold In smaller
tracts at different prices This tract of land lies
along teari aver. in the three couutip, named
except Few thousand acres which are on Jordan
river and tributaries in Hancock county An of
tg I,!nosr . Is tributary to ship Island harbor hv
@ t tha' Wig above Nicholson Ou Pearl river
can De shipped North and to New ,aps by tho
y. O. d \ =. X h The timber has never Gacr
accurately estimated: a portion Of lha lands ;v
Marion county Is virgin timber great dgal nf
me remainder has been cut % year, or more ago
and viii average probably strr, rast n NJ mr.
acre now; thick growth OF vOuny trees cover
lne tract that VIII cut In - or 20 years 1000 fee,
H. NJ. per acre or more. Mono OF tta timber mas
% %uSen tuFp'hth'd. In the river bottoms cypress
Nhtt OAK, sweet and black gum. some iuuipor
and hickory grows and Is not included i5 'ta, as-
innate, that being only pine Some OF the cypress
is OF immense size, while the sweet gum or satin
walnut is valuable for an aromatic pun suitable
for chewing, and for furniture the wood holding
n Eood ponSh The entire tract is good grazing
lands, Well Hatered and having rank growth Of
/ native grass that will keep cattle and sheen fat
months each year. The bottom lands when
properly drained, are extremely rich, being au
VIA SOL ana IN many places covered with leaf
mold foot thick Al sorts of succulnnt plants
/ SoIl' Its,., sugar cane, celery, mushrooms etc.
nave luXur1aEt growth. The ridge lands on
"hlCh tht yellow pine grows will produce good
NieldS OF corn, potatoes sweet and Irish) cotton
ChpuaEe, tomatoes. pepper, water melons peCans
] Pearsl strawberries. raspb"rres &c. This soil
y 71lu oi SAHoy roam surface, generally with a
clay subsol and Is known as fertilizor soil owing
| 10 lack OF humus caused hy tn. persistent
requirements Of the pine forests for many wears
/ ana 70 sourness Of the ground Occasluned hr
! the continued shade Of the forest tho abundant
! RAIN Iail and the levencss Of the country. But
WEeh properly drained and mulchcd with the
| anonia the production OF the soil is phenoueuaI
| ara can ne actually IN crops for 9 months Of the
/ year. By proper arrangements four crops of en-
/ Lrely cinsrent character can be- raised eacn year
/ WIN E4Gd results The flats, they ar. local
! ~ dubbed "crawfsh lands whcr- the
| snort lear pine and highland cypress
thHyes, is generally a stretchor very
level land, surrounded by ridges. or the
head Of a branch, bayou or bay, flooded by each
ulent grass that obtains height OF six or seven
ieel: Is the strongest and richest soil in this
tract or IN this country. None Of il is so fat but
1t can be easily drained and with the water of OF
it, the ground well broken, with a crop OF COW
P4as tQtuei under each year, with Ettie lime
al al U, oil, S, A er,as Vegetables and fruits mention
, ~ w 40 Wei; and In addition, low land rice,
CaltoThla grapes. peanuts, sCupperuOngs, herbs,
] -, a'.'.y'tl shfuoerTy and various other produc-
tions OF semi-tropical country. tEJ
l. lol.-Four hundred acres short Leaf pine
lr16ntaTT 70 Jordan River In Hancock County
Pi1ce 500" near Bay st. Louis. o.
lN2.-Ihree thousand acres pine in Harrison
county prlce 81 per acre for tract So per acre
. ! smaller pieces. o.
t ESQ acres in jones County; atto acres in
C3vngtol County; price - per acre Estimated
20 e-t s'sh- thousand feet 10 an a.T.. Tributary
% X. O. r \. L. X. X. = ~
j. Il-ll 5' aores aa've Nicholson IN Hancock
ana FraTl Rivers Counties; price 81 zatsr .o-.
- pr n i,.. s.umr age. Estimated TO alt 1.r
] '"'"1 feet Estimate ,xelY- inr..s .t -.r.,..r.
4 ten ,Aohrs at top. Fine rU s'e al Nlof6l
4 son. Iyr.E Nv miles from New Orleans Trahr
BE- 'arv 81 ship Island ~ Pearl Rfv.r The ,....I.
-'.'.r Vi ms tr~cf ar" b1t miles from Pearl
80, 5,.,Trr "lf ,o-.:-1R streams run through t
J the most remote portion If IT, r. pearl rr.-
M entire tract Is tributary tc Snip .-J bar
would be- on ths n O dN a,+ q, al Ttfl2so' .t.. .
10 Now Orleans Dut ~ mites The timber is in 4
z.a n2ey aad all yirsin. except about 5000 acres
- |1i1h las been tuTpeutirod- Thr lual. .t-, of t.s
r 5H5-r Is good being long bodied with no pun K
INA tA.t''.'h me cypress ~ tho lald
vh!en IS fairly good and free from hol.ov
near. 70 ~" bottom land there Is some gum and
q whit, oas has never been estimated. For agr.-
c3+lu.e, hord9Hifure, etc. the same conditions
a5I tlpllct5 app to this tract OF land rs 20 80
tn southern portion Of the county *
IT. i5.'o5 acres yel7w pine. in Lawrence and
! loEiaEton Counties; price $4,000 Esa-aced
Tributary % 1ai7 Island ~ tho q. { s. Z r. Il
O. Ie3r t-iEer Twelve miles or logging road
, from Columbia viii re4ch lao2. DISCO.
it7-I65p acres in Elrrls0c ant J.. zs57
Our @,21h'les. .. IF-egtafy 70 Back Bay o. B.gy.;
"aE.T laH@ for s'ornlZ logs. .oyJy.
io5--a5'" acres yellow pine on Rack ara
good timber. b.
if-- IA q "a acres, estimated to cut r1s0 30 een
I.s I 70 acre price SD l'r acre, e-ey terms IN
. bt4f Creek. ID
Gh'--a3,a ceres on Boyae CAtts, River. e-tsr7at-
q . nB- -.oJ fees To acre. Ir.ee sd2J per q, -e
. II Xxx K
Zoo acres Marion county. estimated tocut
i"'" f@et 10 acre, pr.cs 5l-5 per acre. a G ENH
/ t1t--t2+ acres Pars1 with r. or 81 aces HIN
land. covered Win cak and ma EnoA-s: g1tlp.,aF
f13tn h} Like l3o-@7e, nartd oy Point Clear BAY
Gu, admlrarle '1c8i01 fr- e-nry or h0y ra~o5 y.
g bunting grounds price $3.50, 500 cash ana Slsq
per year a. per c=l-. &c E
I12--7o acres or Main street, part under cgltivr-
tiCa and fence. a-rocr house. Si0cU: 500 cash.
50 per month; 40 .n.erest. -