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Sept. 1854: Population aroung BSL estimated to be 5,000 in summer, but permanent population "not large." Total for major towns estimated to be 20,000 along the Coast, but only about 1,000 scattered elsewhere on Coast.
In article on Lake Pontchartrain, steamer M. A. Moore "of 200 tons, plying to Pearl R., making a trip every two weeks, yearly making 4,800 tons."
Jan. 1855: Article entitled "Southern Pine Forests - Turpentine" relates to industry in Alabama. No mention of MS.
Vol 18 - 1855: Discussion of proposed railroad from Jackson to Ship Island with cost estimate of $3 million. N.O. Bulletin
quoted as saying, "If the Mississippians could spend $100,000 judiciously, in' rendering Pearl R. navigable, they would do more for that section of the state that they can by embarking on the proposed railroad enterprise."