The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-02-24
TIVE PORT OF PASCAGOULA
Official Government Document
Contains Valuable Mention
OF The Twin Cities.

For the information and benefit of
pilots and shipping generally the
United States photographic Office
publishes pilot charts and hydro
graphic bulletins, under the authority
OF the secretary OF the navy, and the
information contained therein Is
vouched for In correctness by tho gov
ernment. The information In these
publications IL the most valuable oh
tinable from any source, and Is In
such demand that booklets are regu-
larry printed containing the reprint
| Information One OF these booklets,
under date Of February I, 1911, has
| Just been received by Capt. John j..
Clark, secretary OF the Pascag0ula
| Pilots Association, and therein APP
pears the following relative TO the
Port of Pascagoula;
4 pascagoula, Miss There is now
twenty-Lwo feet OF water over Horn
island bar at mean low water, ant
seventeen feet on the same tide al
the way to Moss Point up the river
Strong northerly winds lower tbi'
depth on the bar six inches, but have
no apparent effect on the river, and II
the summer time during spring tide
and strong easterly winds there Is I
foot more water, (From information
furnished the branch hydroprapti
Office, New Orleans, La, June "a, 1910
through the courtesy Of Capt, John J
: Clark, secretary OF the Pascagoul
Pilots Association)
I THE UPPER END.
: Moss Point, Miss This port Is Il
! Gated on the Dog river, about tw
y miles above its junction with tn
. river Pascagoula, and about eieh
Q miles from the mouth OF the Pasc;
l. goula, which Is the main river, an
" constitutes, with the towns OF ScraDto
T. and Pascagoula, the Port Of Pasci
" goula." All three towns are connecte
by electric car line A dredgcd cham,
OF twenty-five feet at mean low wat,
leads through Horn island pass to I'll
anchorage under Horn island, an
~ from there on the channel allows
a draft OF seventeen feet 10 he carrie
"a 60 the wharves at Moss Point, whei
all the large saw mills are locate,
10 The Horn island pilots carry the We
"a sells from the sea To loading berth ;
:, Moss Point, distance or abol
!, eighteen miles, and vice versa, at Il
"A rate OF $500 per foot each way. We
-. sells from foreign ports mu
/, obtain pratique from health ollic
~ before entering the river. A railros
"a bridge crosses the riverat Scranto
,, about one and one. quarter miles fro
= the mouth, but very wide draw fu
% nishes ample means for the large
-. vessels to pass through without u
~ least danger at any stage OF water
= currents. The customhouse ana q
=. consular Offices are located at Scra
"A tou, about four miles south OF Mo
- Point, by electric car line. Railroa
=, telegraph and banking facilities
~ the best Bunker coal, water I
ry drinking aud boilers, as we'll as pr
10 visions OF all kinds, obtainahle
h. reasonable rates, Docking faciliti
ha are limited to 400 tons, but found
~ and several machine shops furni
n. facilities for minor repairs. A Unit
IN States weather bureau signal staff,
-, Is maintained at Scranton. The
a. Is no time signal, but masters OF v.
~, sells can obtain Greenwich mean tit
-, free at the Western Union Office eve
~, day at IL O'Clock, A. NJ, local tin
-, or Eve hours Greenwich mean tin
h. (From information furnished I
W, branch photographic Office, New {
an leans, La, November II, 1909, throu
-, the courtesy OF Mr.. Il. l.. Clinic
"S Scranton, Miss.
ny 1t Is interesting to note that all /
I'D Information contained in this otllcl
he government publication was furnish
,,s prior to the change OF the name
us "Scrantonn TO "Pascagoula,n hen
he the old name appears throughout al
Ter may. without this explanation, eau
its confusion Ia the public mind, 81
faring men do not, and never ha
known the town OF "Scrantou,n /
'rd port only always being referred To
the Port OF Pascagoula."