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The I Nugget,
DAHLONEGA, Jj7, U04.
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Official Organ of both City and
County.
North Carolina had only one
lynching hint year.
Mr. F. V. Moose thinks of run
ning for tax receiver.
It looks very much like Kusia
and Japan arc going to have war.
The state republican convention
convenes in Atlanta March ‘28,
1901.
The lives of 8,265 persons were
wiped out by the great casnltics of
1908.
Zero weather everywhere in the
cast. The most continuous in 20
years.
The recent grand jury of Sum
ter county raised the valuation of
tax dodgers more than a million
dollars,
TI on. K. W. Freeman of New-
nan, Qa., has been appointed judge
of tin* Coweta circuit, to succeed
the late Judge Atkinson.
Mr. A. L. Jackson of Cane
Creek informs us that he is going
to make the race for tax collector,
and will announce indue time.
Mr. W. 1). Haney is thinking
about running for sheriir and Rev.
V. A. Higgins has a small legisla
tivo bee in his hat. Col. W. I*.
Prico is also spoken of.
We didn’t receive any free holi
day gifts but on New Years Day
we were given an order by u
couple of gentlemen for 180 extra
copies of the Nugget, which was
both pleasing and beneficial to us.
When wanting a large number
of extra copies of the Nugget be
sure and send in your orders the
Friday afternoon before they nro
issued, as wo generally print, our
first side on Saturday morning.
We are glad to learn that Mr.
J. V. Ilarbison, formerly city
marshal ox Dthlonega, has been
elected Chief of Police in Gaines
ville. Mr. Harbison is a good
reliable gentleman and will do the
thing that is right.
Beginning with the first of tho
year, all druggists and soda founts
that deal in YJurtzburger com
pounds must pay the state a
special tax of $200. Also drug
gists filling proscriptions contain
ing whiskey, and be cannot order
whiskey for a customer without
being liable for the $200 tax.
flton. Juntos Longstreet, the
“war horse of tho confederacy,”
died of pneumonia in Gainesville
last Saturday rather suddenly.
The general raised up on his bed
and a great gush of blood came
from his mouth and through the
old wound which ho received at
the hands of his own men through
mistake at the battle of tho Wil
derness, and he fell back lapsing
into unconciousncss.
On December 80th, 564 people
were killed in ten minutes during
a fire in tho Iroquois theatro at
Chicago, caused by an electric
spark catching the curtains. A
few of the people wero burned to
death, many were suffocated by
gas, and scores were trampled to
death in the panic that followed
the mad rush of the frightened
audionce. Their clothing were
torn to rags or burned to cinders
and their faces wero trampled in
to an unrecognizable pulp by the
heels of the crowd that trampled
them down as they fled for safety.
They shrieked and raged and curs
ed all in the same breath. Some
died cursing and some died prays
iug. While this was going on
thieves were robbing many of their
valuables until arrested by the pos
lice. More than six bushels of
valuables and trinkets wore gath
ered up in tho theatre afterwards.
A dozen of the theatre managers
have been arrested, charged with
accessory to manslaughter. Four
teen other theatres in that city
have been closed by order of the
mayor on account of not being
finished according to law.
Mining Notes.
Tho work down at the Barlow is
progressing profitably as usual un
der the supervision of Mr. Tre-
gent.
The directors of the Crown
Mountain Gold Mining Co. have
a meeting here today, the object
of which we are not aware.
Persons wishing any informa
tion about The Jumbo Gold Min
ing Co. of this county will find
out a good deal by reading a card
of tho same to be found on the4th
page of this issue.
Mr. Wharton Anderson contin
ues saving much of the yellow
metal at the celebrated Calhoun,
which is known by every body ac
quainted to lie ono of the best gold
mines in this whole country.
Mr. Campbell still continues
prospecting on the Singleton
property, not having lmd enough
rain yet to strengthen the power
sufficiently to enable him to oper
ate b >tli mill and cut. The mill,
however, has been kept running
pretty regularly beating custom
ore.
So well pleased was Mr. Lin of
the MoAfoe-Lin Mining Co., with
the mine while down recently, its
management and even the work of
the common laborers, that bo sent
them each a Christmas present.
Such acts of appreciation and
kindness us this will long be re
membered by them and cause all
to be active in their duties.
The Ingersoll A Crisson dredge
boat in the Chestatee river con
tinues to gather up the yellow
metal from the bed of that rich
stream in paying quantities. All
along it has been taking up a lot
nice nuggets, and in the clean up
last Saturday after a five days
run, it was found that a perfect
nest of nuggets had been scooped
up, many of them weighing from
one, two and three pennyweights,
aggregating in weight, 127pen
nyweights, Dredge boats are one
of the best paying investments we
have in the mining business. They
can be run at all seasons, whether
it rains or not.
The Garnet mine in the upper
portion of this county, although
splendid property, will not likely
be operated again until its owner
in New York completes a gold sav
ing machine he has been at work
on for the last twenty years. Good
large veins have been opened up
years ago but the old gentleman
won’t work the mine himself nor
allow any one else to do so. What
a pity it is for such valuable prop
erty as the Garnet to remain idle.
The gentleman sent for a lot of
black sand from the mine not long
ago and it is hoped that he has his
machine, or whatever it is called,
completed, and that work at this
place will soon be resumed.
Now Frogtown district, jin this
county, is coming to the front in
mining circles. Prospecting has
been going on for some time in a
small way on a two hundred and
fifty asre lot m which Mr. James
T. Grindle is interested. Some
time ago Judge Huff went up to
examine it and he told us that it
was good property and that a vein
ho saw was worth from $10 to $15
per ton. Since that time they
have been following the vein and
find that it grows richer. A half
pound rock ‘from this vein was
beat and panned a few days ago
and it produced at least fifteen
cents worth of gold as believed by
all who saw it.
Dr. Herbert E. Smith Dean of
the Medical College of Yale New
Haven, Conn., and Col. J. Z. Fra-
zee, President of the Mining and
Development Co., 41 Wall Street,
New York, spent the latter part of
last week looking over the “Jose
phine Mine” and expressed them
selves as well pleased at the prog
ress being made. The dam is
about completed—a day or more
will finish that. All the men were
put on the dam last week fearing'
high water might come at any
time after the long dry spell.
Some work was done on the mill
but none will be done this week.
The mill is to be raised and en
gine and boiler to be placed. Dr.
Smith came to inspect the gold
fields of Georgia and tho “Jose
phine” in particular, and was
much pleased with the location,
leads and pannings. He took a
| good many samples of ore from
tho different lends and will report 1
on the same when ho returns to I
New Haven, which will he some :
time first of the week. The Doctor :
expressed himself as pleased with j
what he saw. The new year will!
show greater activity in the min- j
ing sections of Lumpkin county
than any time since mining men I
have directed their attention
south wa rd.
Tho “Briar Patch,” which is
owned by The Dablonega Gold I
Mining and Milling Company,]
seems to be on a big boom
from the way Mr. Joel Mil
ler was going around here new
year’s day. He was looking after
giants and piping and getting es
timates from Mr. Rickets on the
cost of building dredge boats, &c.,
and otherwise was all smiles in
anticipation of his clean up at the
placer. He informed us while
here that he had closed up some
very valuable water rights for the
Company and intended to put in
more hydraulic lifts at once and
otherwise move out in the way of
making big improvements at the
mines. This is one of tho biggest)
placer and hill mines in the Geor
gia gold fields, and we expect big
things from this mine for it is all
right, and the right man in charge.
Wo know whereof we speak for we
have known Mr. Miller for many
years and always found him strict
ly honest and attentive to busi
ness, and those who own an inter
est in this valuable property can
feel absolutely safe, for their in
terests will be-well guarded. La
ter.—We hear that the clean-up
at the “Briar Patch” was more
than satisfactory, and Mr. W. I.
Rush, in company with a party of
Western miners are on the ground
and are very enthusiastic over the
big showings and the amount of
gold found in their pannings on
this property. The McAfee-Lin
mine, adjoining the “Bgiar
Patch,” is fast coming to the
front. They have only run the
mill a yery few days, and the
plates are showing up fine indeed,
much better than the foreman in
charge expected for so short a
time.
Except to keep the water down
in the shafts no work was done on
the Jumbo during the holidays.
Last week a number of capitalists
visited the property. These par
ties were from Indiana, North
Carolina, Washington City and
Atlanta, and all without excep
tion, were well pleased with what
they saw, and expressed them
selves in the strongest terms of
approval of the conservative man
ner in which the prospecting and
other development work were be
ing executed. One of these par
ties said that he was not only sur
prised but really astonished at the
amount of gold shown in some of
the veins by panning. He said
for instance, “such a vein as the
Mistle vein found out West would
he heralded to the four corners of
the earth by the associated press
as a Bonanzo.” This Mistle vein
not only growB larger hut richer
with depth. There never has been
a panning or assay from this vein
but showed the ore to be worth
over thirty dollars per ton, and it
is thus uniform for the entire
width of four feet, something un
usual for this or any other sec
tion. We nre informed by the
management—with the amount
already sold—and the amount
they can really depend on being
placed in the next few days, that
all the stock will soon be disposed
of. They expressed themselves as
being delighted with the present
outlook. So far everything, de
velopment work, stock selling,
&c., liies far exceeded their expec
tations. Soon as tho stock is plac
ed, or the amount desired to he
placed at the present low price,
the erection of the plant will he
commenced. The year 1904 prom
ises to he oue to dato from in the
development of the Georgia gold
mines. With the new year de
velopment work was resumed on
the Jumbo and will continue una
bated until the work is completed.
TUie Old unci New Council.
Absolutely Pure
THERE IS HO SUBSTITUTE
THEM RELIABLE
List Monday night tho old city j
council, after finishing up its busi
ness, stepped down and out, and
turned over the affairs of the town
for the next twelve months to the
new officials as follows: Mayor,
R. H. Baker, rc-clected. Alder
men, E. B. Vickery, W. B. Towns
end, new members, T. J. Smith,
J. E. McGee, re elected. Those
holding over: W. P. Price, Jr.,
E. W. Strickland.
The outgoing council lias cer
tainly made a good showing and
performed its work well, as will he
seen by the finance committees’ re
port to hefoimd elsewhere in this
issue. Marshal Walker also shows
that he has not been idle, as will
lie observed from his report for
December, as follows: Sanitary
taxes $188.28; city property tax
fi. fas., 18 cents; street tax, $4.50;
fines and cost, $80.00. Total,
$167.96,
After the mayor and new mem
bers were qualified W. J. Worley
was re electod city clerk, compen
sation to ho $2.00 for his services
at each regular meeting. W. 1\
Price, Jr., was elected treasury
for the ensuing year, to receive a
commission of one-half of one
per cent for collecting and
the same for paying out. Geo. W.
Walker had no opposition for
marshal and was re-elected, at a
salary of $27.50 per month, same
as last year.
The following committees were
appointed by Mayor Baker: On
finance, J. E. McGee, chairman,
E. B. Vickery, W. P. Prico, Jr.
Street committee, W, B. Towns
end, chairman, T. J. Smith, E.
W. Strickland.
The street tax was fixed at $3.00
or in lien four days work.
Dog tax, same as last year, $1.00
for dogs and $2.50 for females.
It was agreed to have a night
watchman for the next three
months and Lafayette Carter was
chosen at a salary of $20.00 per
month.
It having been reported to the
body that Mrs. Levi Stancil of our
BLACK -
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STOCK and
POULTRY
MEDICINE
Stock and poultry have few
troubles which are not bowel and
liver irregularities. Black-
Draught Stock and Poultry Medi
cine is a bowel and liver remedy
for stock. It puts the organs of
digestion in a perfect condition.
Prominent American breeders and
farmers keep their herds and flocks
healthy by giving them an occa
sional dose of Black-Draught Stock
and Poultry Medicine in their
food. Any stock raiser may buy a
‘25-cent half-pound air-tight can
of this medicine from his dealer
and keep his stock in vigorous
health for weeks. Dealers gener
ally keep Black-Draught Stock and
Poultry Medicine, if yours dees
not, send 25 cents for a sample
can to the manufacturers, The
Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
Rochbllb, Ga., Jan. 30,1003.
Black-Draught Stock and Poultry
Medicine is the beet lever tried. Our
stock was looking bad when you sent
me the medicine and now they are
getting so fine. They are looking 20
per oont. better.
8. P. BBOOKINOTON.
Constipation
7/Makes biliousness & bad complexions.\
j Then where’s your beauty? Keep the
system in good condition by taking
M
OVER
and To'ic Pellets which gently assist j
Nature in eliminating the poison, make good,
blood, good digestion, and will keep the/
Roses in Your CKeehs.
■j,- -: r •
Complete Treatment 25c.
\ r at all dealers.
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OfioALt Br DP. C. H. JOKEP.
town, was lying at the point of
death in destitute circumstances
and needing some one to help wait
upon her, it was ordered that the
lady be paid $2 00 per week until
the next meeting of the council.
Then the body adjourned to
meet again on the first Monday
night in February.
When you wish all tho mining j
and other local news of Lumpkin ;
county send a dollar for the Nuo- <
GET, and if yon are nut satisfied
let us know and we will return j
your money. Isn’t this fair?
Dahlonega’s Finance Com-,
mittee’s Report.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
of the City of Dahlopega.
We, the Finance Committee ap
pointed by your honorable body beg
leave to submit the following report
for the year 1003 :
Total amount collected on
property tax $2431.76
‘Received from other sources. . 899.57
sanitary I 1\d
Total amount roc. all sources s
Am t paid out on proper V o. ' JJJ
Balance sanitary fund /UTT
N\ e find one out standini? ,
CaSolf mSt thG fUnd in fc'-orAoiU
OICMETERY KI ND
Amount rec. from all sources * 140,0
Ain't paid out on proper vo. 12534
Balance cemetery fund T~nZ
I'lKM AND COST FUND ’
Amount received * , , .
Ain’t pd. out on proper vou. ’ 388,D
Balance fine and cost fund..
8TRKKT FTXI). ' ' 0
Amount received. . * 330 64
Am t pd. out on proper vouch, 38064
Leaving the above account balanced "
DOG TAX.
Amount ftollpcted, * .>3 .,
Amount paid out 23{1
Leaving the above account balanced
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND.
Amount received $ 45049
Amount paid opt i/jg
Leaving the above account balanced,
\\Y find the following amounts iiot
collected ,-
On property tax .. f 1.33
On street tax i8 60
On sanitary tax 705
Total received
Amount paid public
school trustees $1250.1)0
Liquida. school bond 247.00
Pd. out properly. . . 1407.08
$2904.08
Total amount paid out $2904.08
Total taxes not collected. $ 26.9!
$3331.83 Total airFtin treasury $531.66
i Less 1 lO.utstanding'ord. 6.00
Balance in general fund $ 427.25
$525.66
The report of J. F. Moore, treasurer
of the school hoard shows that ho haj
$994.80, which will run the school tijl
the first of June.
J. W. liovu,
IV. P. Price, Jr.
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Stationery, tombs, llrushes
Rubber Goods and Druggist’s Sundries g® -
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and all other goods.