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Machinery Stolen Frpra Saw ^nig
The superiority of the timber and lumber (usually denominated Georgia nine) for shinbuilding purposes, caused a great demand for those articlest and in order to supply it many sav-mills of great cover were erected.
During the occupation of the place by the array of (U.S.) Gen.
(Gordon) Granger, in December and January Inst, the machinery vas taken from the mills and sent to New Orleans. 'Tone of these valuable possessions were otherwise injured.
In most instances, I believe, (U.S.) Gen.	Canby	has
restored thp machinery and the mills are all at work again.
Nev	Ones are also in	course of	erection.	These,	with	the
"retting	out" and rafting	of timber	on land watered by the	Pascagoula,
Chickasavhay and other tributaries will give employment to many poor people.
Transportation Vessels Scarce
There is a large quantity of lumber now on hand here, but a scarcity of transportation, both steamboat? and sailing vessels, are much	nneded to convey	it to market.
A schooner is now in	the river	laden with	lumber	for 1'obile	at
a freight of ^.12 per thousand.
An Austrian bark is at anchor off Horn Island taking on a similar cargo for Camreachy, and a Spanish ship is raily looked for to load for Cardenas.
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