horticultural experts provided. Growing satsuma oranges, grapes, blueberries, other fruits, truck and farm products.
BLACK WATER RIVER at Milton.
MILTON. A busy little city. Country hotel. Near by, at Bagdad, are the lumber interests of the Blaekwater River. The BAGDAD INN and meals very good.
ESCAMBIA BAY. Long bridge and causeway; cost 1 .$1,000,000; length IS,-170 ft. Auother of the hard construction and financing works of the Old Spanish Trail.
♦PENSACOLA. Naval and aviation stations. A great deep-water port. De Luna landed on the Pensacola mainland in 1559 with the largest expedition that attempted the conquest of Florida. Disaster and Indian enmity soon forced his return to Vera Cruz. SAN CARLOS HOTEL, just doubled in size, refined Spanish typo; all rooms with bath. MANHATTAN HOTEL, moderate. Municipal camp on Bayou Texas, northeast; free, caretaker, well-equipped. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce.
FLORIDA-ALABAMA STATE LINE
Perdido River
ALABAMA—77 J1ILES
Road Conditions
I'roin the Floriilii line to .Mobile llay bridKC tile road 1* »dd poor neighborhood type. There are 50 mile, more of less, of travel that will \ary with tile weather and with the progress of construction. The bay is crossed by bridge and causeways.
1ml. Prom Mobile to Mississippi line Is paved. No ferries.
Description of Country
South Alabama Is high and rolling. Early Irish potatoes, cucumbers and cabbages arc shipped in largo quantity. There nr extensive orchards of pecans and satsuma oranges. Fishing on hunting fine among the waterways and coastal sections. Tne drinking water thru the country is soft and pure.
Old History
Mobile was founded by the French in 1711 when Fort Louis de la Mobile was located at the site of the present city ball and armory. It takes its name from “Manvila,” Spanish form of the name of tiie Indian tribe whose valiant attack upon De Soto so nearly destroyed his expedition. Later Mobile was under the rule of tlio Spaniards. While the French were at Mobile and the Spanish at Pensacola a Spanish outpost was on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay where the bridge now lands—that «l»ot still called Spanish Fort.
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MOBILE—Continued
Hotels—BATTLE HOUSE, fine modern hotel. BIENVILLE and' CAWTHON Hotels, semi-modern.
Municipal camp operated by lessee on Mobile Bay 3y2 mi. south, cottage accomodations $1.75 per night; camp space 50c. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce.
GRAND BAY. Satsuma orange and pecan orchards; truck raising. Country hotel. Camp space.
ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE
MISSISSIPPI—96 MILES
• Road Conditions
Tavod from the Alabama line to Bay St. Louis; then 28 ml. of well maintained gravel to tlio Louisiana line.
Description of Country
The eastern part is cut-over coastal plain pinelnnd. From Ocean Springs to Bay St. Louis Is the Gulf Boulevard section where the shore Is lined with fine homes and hotels, and realty-resort development of a high order. A sea-wall and boulevard are built along tile const. The gulf cities are all-year resorts.
Old History
Biloxi was the first French settlement In Old Louisiana, 1G99, and the first seat of government. Then they founded Mobile in 1711 and New Orleans in 1718. Later Spain ruled the territory.
MOSS POINT. Lumber town. Wrapping paper wills-Fresh and salt water fishing. Clean country hotel. Free
camp on OST.
♦PASCAGOULA. On the Gulf of Mexico and the Pascagoula River. POL HOTEL. Camp space near beach. Inf.— Chamber of Commerce.	i
PASCAGOULA RIVER. Ferry, continuous, oOe. Bridge by May 1011S, toll 30c.
GAUTIER. West side of river. Camp space.
OCEAN SPRINGS. On the gulf and Biloxi Bay. Resort city. Shrimp and oyster fisheries. Pecans and satsuma oranges. PINES HOTEL. Gulf Hills, line realty and resort development.
BILOXI BAY.
BILOXI. Resort capital of the "Emc.ald Coast." First capital of Old Louisiana, settled in 1000. Fisheries harbor in Back Bay; oyster and shrimp packing houses on the gulf. BUENA VISTA HOTEL, popular gulf beacli and social Hotel; the AVELEZ, new, down-town; RIVIERA, on the beach, moderate; the KENNEDY, popular, down-town, fills early.
Private camp, near city, west, 50c up. Free camp in fine grove on Back Bay, northwest. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce and Buena Vista Hotel.
♦GULFPORT. Deep seaport. Resort and commercial city, center of the Gulf Boulevard development, growing rapidly. GREAT SOUTHERN HOTEL, spacious, comfortable, overlooking the gulf; HOTEL MARKHAM, new and modern, down-town; I-IOTEL RAYNER. moderate. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce.
LONG BEACH. Radish and truck growing inland.
PASS CHRISTIAN. Resort city, facing the gulf and the Bay of St. Louis. Numerous realty-resort developments. MIRAMAR HOTEL, nice family hotel, faces the gulf: HOTEL NELSON, new commercial, good.
BAY OF ST. LOUIS. Bridge completed February 1928. ♦BAY ST. LOUIS. A resort city on the Bny of St. Louis and the gulf, developing rapidly. Fishing, sailing, bathing. HOTEL WESTON, new. modern, overlooking the bny. Camp space. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce.
MISSISSIPPI-LOUISIANA STATE LINE Knsl Pearl Hirer.
LOXLEY. Early Irish potatoes, cucumbers, satsuma orange and pecan orchards. STAPLETON HOTEL, good meals. Community camp in pine grove. Inf.—R. M. Maine . at the post office, and see page -1-1.
OAK KNOLL TAVERN. Two miles east, of Cochraim Bridge. One of the high eastern points on the OST, -ft. Old Spanish Fort lands and breastworks. The • V l'i. is well spoken of, nice rustic location, modern convcnici • American plan. Dollar dinners for travelers their MOBILE BAY. Cochrane Bridge opened June 1027.	(’
$1.00; extra passengers 10c. Another great Old Span Trail structure. Cost $2,500,000. Length 10% »»• xu bays and five rivers compose Mobile Bay.
♦MOBILE. The Port of Alabama; the State is the most modern port facilities in the U. S.. c°* nS $10,000,000. This and the bridging of Mobile Bay I ’ Mobile as the southern focal point of highways, '' je ways, railroads and ocean lanes. An unusual P°r^ 0f facilities, *10 steamship lines, six railroads, and ia ^ , convenient frontage for expansion. Center of fertile cultural district; early cabbage, potatoes, cucumber. * , sumn orange and pecan nut orchards. Fishing, liu,ltl«» b ''?r sports, bay and gulf resorts. Founded by the l‘U. (See page ITi.