The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-02-27
More Than The Climate.

One who has never visited MiSSlS-
sipDi's coast may be incredulOus, but
a weeks visit will cause them to eX-
claim. The half has never been told.
Yes. there is more than the climate.
There are the pine trees, the long
leaf yellow pine; there are grand,
old oaks centuries old; there is the
wondrous sky that hangs over no
other portion of the earth quite so
beautiful save perhaps the Bay OF
Naples. Yea, and the grand and glo-
rious sea, of which one never tires,
and when once they have had good
breath of the salt air, they are ever
afterwards hungry for it, and VIII
travel dayS to again sit and listen
to the roar of the waters and be
soothed to sleep by its lullabys. IL
is not a ruggedcoastline, such as ane
expects to find bordering the coun-
tries that are cold, but border OF
white sand with a background OF
pines and oaks, which are fast CIV
ing away to handsome residences,
where art is displacing nature, and
to seaports with their myriads OF
sbiDs from the ends of the earth.
The coast of Mississippi is rich in
history-real history-of people and
events that had to do with the early
settlement of this part of the United
States. Yet there are interesting
legends of those early days and
people and the Indians.
No matter at what point on the
coast a visitor stops there are enough
side trips to keep them busy for
across the sound that have pecul-
lar fascination. There is a fine break
water and the west Indian storms
are seldom severe enough to ma
terially injure the coast other than
to sweep away a few bath houses
and sometimes the tide is so high
it undermines the trees that are
too close to the shore line. But
these storms only come in the early
fau when the visitors have gone
nome and only the residents are left
to enjoy the fierce beauty. The
waters of the Gulf here are madly
lashing the beach and is streWlng
the shore with wreckage the spray
is like sparkling fire and the jagged
drift like fire brands. Those who
chance to view this rare sight never
forget it and stand for hours as
though speIl-bound with awe in sill
deafen YOU with their roar. But the
Gulf, like bad child, behaves oeau-
tifully when theFe are 'i'i'oi
around.
There is a days trip to Chande-
leur Islands. This is agoVernheh'
reservation and to visit it is neces-
sary to get PERMISSION from Ine
chief of this lighthous district. The
permission comes with provlso'a 'ano
that is that you are to leave your
knives and guns and dogs on the
main land that the birds ana theli
nests there may not be disturbed
You may gather up shells tnat the
tides have washed ashore and dlscoV
er a turtles nest if you can, ana are
at liberty to chase the turtles ano
catch them il you can, but otnerwlst
you must not molest the wild thlnss
there for they are all vouchsafee
protection by Uncle Sam.
Irresistible Cat Island.
There Is Cat Island that stretches
IFS length before the eyes OF tns
visitor in an irresistible manner ant
Won feel that you must see ina
island even if you have to wade. |
is only nine miles off the mainlan'
and sailing vessels and launches car
ry parties of visitors at very reason
ah,e figures. The fishing in It
coves and inlets is fine, and da
snent there is a most enjoyable one
rha island has tall pine trees an
white sand hills that can be seen 10
many miles. 1t has been suggeste
by naval officers that one OF the III !,
est forts in the world could be ie
Gated on the east end of Cat lsiane
The suggestion was that the san
hills would form natural fortifica.ion
and that disappearing guns placed d
hind them would command the Sc
aaa annroach to Ship Island harpo