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VISIT SHIP ISLAND
and Historic Civil War Fort Massachusetts via
PAN AMERICAN CLIPPER
for a Glorious Half Day or All Day of Fun
SURF BATHING . . . FISHING DANCING
This vessel inspected and approved by U. S. Coast Guard for carrying 224 passengers
BARICEV'S DOCK . . BILOXI
RETURN 12:30 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
Phone ID 2-2197 Nite: ID 6-6010 East of Buena Vista Beach Motel
LEAVE 8:30 A.M. 2:00 P.M.
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Cat Island
(Continued from Page 13) was built in the late Twenties on land leased from the Boddies to enjoy its fabulous hunting and fishing. Goose Point is not only a natural harbor but is the closest sand outside the Louisiana marshes and gets its name from the blue and snow geese that come there every year between November and February to secure sand for their craws, sometimes 10,000 or more at one time.
The Goose Point Tarpon Club — a roomy two story structure with upper and lower galleries, twelve bedrooms with baths, a huge dining room and kitchen and its own electricity — was a private club of about fifty members, among them Bidwell Adam, who was then Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Many were the tarpon caught and many the Black Mallards and Blue Geese bagged and bragged about around a feast of fried fish caught a few hours before almost outside the door.
The popular Goose Point Tarpon Club burned down in 1931 and with the Depression gaining momentum its members had more vital worries and it was never rebuilt. Today all that is left of those several wonderful years of the camaraderie of rod and gun is the still freely flowing artesian well that was dug for the club and now serves the island cattle.
In 1934 the Boddie family came into full and final possession for the last time and have owned Cat Island ever since. By reason of the various and sundry transfers of title over the nearly two centuries, since the Couevas family received the western half by Spanish land grant, the Cat Island abstract is as thick as the New York phone book. But, paradoxically in spite of the many owners in its career the title is one of the few in the country confirmed by an act of Congress.
BIVALVES AND BONDED BOOZE
Up until a few years back South Bayou on Cat Island was noted for its oysters, deliciously and distinctively flavored and often as big as saucers, the supply seemingly unlimited. For a hundred years we know South Bayou oysters were famous and plentiful. Back in the Civil War there is an historical note which reports that a raiding fleet of Federal gunboats from Ship Island surprised and captured in 1862 twelve
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Battles of the Civil War
The famous 36 Kurz and Allison Civil War Battle prints in full color (15"x21") lor $1.00 each (any 3 for S2.00) or in beautiful 40 page portfolios at S18.00 or Deluxe edition $25. Stop in and see them!
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