The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-01-20

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excellent pictorial Views ~ iumtsf
vessels loading ~ Mss Foint aud
huge piles NJ cfnsa Ties awaiting snip.
meot from this port
ny courtesy ~ shipping illustrated,
the article mentioned IA reproduced
IN full as II pertains 10 the Port u
pascag1ula, ~ follows
Pascagoula bafbof IA one NJ the
principal lumber shipping points on
the gulf coast Many vessels, mostly
foreign, clear from here, aud most "
! the lumber that is loaded from snip
Ialand hafbof Is t0wed there from the
. Pascaguua river This river IA formed
by the junction NJ the Chickasabay
, and Leaf rivers Above the town of
% Moss Point the Pascapoula river ia
} IMPORTANT only as waterway for
II logs and timber, which are RATED tol
II saw mills near the mouth Of the
. river. The port Of Pascagoula, Miss,
d is the nearest port IN the United
N States 20 the eastern terminus " the
Panama canal. 1t Is fOrty.two miles
nearer than any other port and Is bat
nine miles from the Gulf OF Mexico.
IL has deep water entirely across Mis-
49,. sissippi sound distance OF nine
VI miles, and vessels are enabled to enter
u the port under their own steam with
out other assistance than pilot.
a, Towing IL not a necessity unless
!" steamers proceed up the rivers TO the
Individual saw mill plants.
The Port OF Pascagoula embraces
the twin cities OF Pascagoua and
Moss Point, four miles apart, the VII
me lagos and settlements OF South Pasca.
raj guula, East Side, Gauter, Escatawpa,
Is. Orange Grove, Laine, and numerous
'es small places up either OF the three
ieo rivers that flow into Mississippi
are Sound at the Pascagoula river. The
ooo population OF the twin cities is about
MS 5000 Uhe census OF 1910 not beint
OF availableh while closely connected
tu' either by electric car system or across
IN river traffic, there is population OF
npt 1000 persons. The exports last year
or all manufactured within the port
ire, amounted to s9,500,0O0 The princi
are pal industry within the port terrtor,
Her is lumber and timber In all its phases
~ DEEP WATER PROJECT.
ant The United States government has
! 10 just completed an oilicial dredging t
bring about seventeen and one hal
ter. feet OF water from Mississippi Soun'
,me to above Moss Point, on Dog river,
dis. distance OF some eleven miles. Owe
e of OF twenty-five feet three inches, Will
are thirty feet are found inside and ny +
,ure the draw bridge across Pascagoul
asst, river, In the heart Of the city OF Pas
cagoula From this draw bridge th
entire distance to the end OF the pre-
W ject OF the government up the rive
the depth ranges from seventeen an
IA one.half feet to twenty-seven fee
A During the second week OF Decelnbe
FS@ 1910, the British steamer "Blu
Jacket" drawing twenty three fee
!, four inches. aud the Italian steamt
a,l Fortuna" drawing twenty-five fec
five inches, passed down the river an
over the outer bar without hindrant
s72 or trouble OF any kind.
rue The completion OF the governmet
Pc. project was found OF such easy accon
q, TO plishment, and SO inexpensive, Thu
ons. there remains some $500 900 OF tt
Ives, original appropriation for this parti
x,er. ular work yet unexpended TT
rom spasm OF retreuchment and econun
'"" through which the present admin
trstion Is passing has caused an effo
to be made To deny this port til
!, A. remaining portion OF the old apr
,aSp priation. A committee from u
Pascagoula Commercial Club, consis
"h ~ ing OF Hon. Frank H. Lewis and NJ
!, by j. j. Mcintosh, together with Co
-, gresham Il. j, Bowers, IL now
Vera Washington appealing to congress
'oer, expend this money as n former co
!. II. vress appropriated IL, The dred.
nee, "Pascagoula" has been built by Il
"a government for permanent work
Pascagoula near the mouth OF Il
Pascagoula river, at cost OF $3.50, 90
The Pascagoula river is navigab
w for boats OF tlve.feet draught at 10
water as far up as Cedar creek, a di
RIM lance OF about ilfty.ave miles. III
principal movement on the upp'
e. river and on its tributaries, tile lie,
den. and the Chickasahay rivers, is OF 10,
and timber, which are sawed ut mil
Al. on the lower Pascagoula, and Ii
lumber loaded at the mills or towe
ana Ia lighters to vessels lying at anch,
Ia pascagoula or Ship Island harbo