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crop and land security. Later,
commission conferred with £«<
tary Gage of the Treasury Dep
ment.
DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF RABUN COUNTY AND NORTH 13AST GEORGIA,
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CLAYTON, RABUN CO., GA., THURSDAY. DECEMBER-3tC1899 NO. 46.
Gold Bulletins of
Smith property, about fifty years
ago, by John Morris, the former
* . i owner. Shortly after the discovery
Kaoun COUHiy. was made known, mining opera-
By 8. W. McCallie, AssistantGeologist ions bc g un and continued, .almost
(Continued from last week.) ""interruptedly, until the breaking
out of the late war. In the mean:
The topography of that portion * time, the adjoining properties were
of |he county, traversed by the gold prospected; and, in many in-
belt*. is usually nigged und rnoun-jstances, the gravel along the vari-
tainous. The eas!< rn belt lies a-, ous streams, tributary to Tallulah
Ionthe base of a series of high j river, were found to carry rich de-
ridges, or mountains, which are posits of gold. Flattering reports,
often barren of vegetation on their j concerning the richness of the
stones: and which frequently endjniines, soon attracted many miners,
ahrubtly, in precipitous cliffs, more; who are reported to have t.iKen out
than a hundred feet in height, and several thousand pennyweights an-
Washington News.-
State Department for the transpor
tation of the remains of John Paul
In his annual report to the 'Sec- Jones from Paris to the United
re tary of the Interior, ©ov. Brady. States for the simple reason that
of Alaska states that the territory the location and indeutificution of
desires to be token into the Unjph| the remains areas much a mysteay
us a state, and it is probable that .as ever. Every effort has been
Congress will be called upon teTI’dt made by the officers of the United
extending, for long distances.
This great chain of cliffs, extend
ing lik-» a broken wall, for miles,
together with ihe barret, mountain-
tops .called “balls.” add, to an al-
ren Ay ^unique scenery, a peculiar
nually, for a number of years. -Af
ter the war, mining operations a-
gain began; but they nevorregained
their former activity. Much of the ;
rich placer being exhausted, atten
tion was now directed to vein-pros
in the matter this winter. The
salmon fisherman form an intaeest-
ing feature of the report, as does al
so gold, tortile latter, properina
clnnery is great.y in demand, This
year, the snltndn fisheries produced
1.000,000 cases and 15,000 barrels,
tne total value being not less than
$4,120,000.
wiidnCs*. probably fo be seen, at; pocting. A number of auriferous
no other point within the limits of
the State. Many instances are re
lated .by the older inhabitants, tel
ling how their ancestors, in the ear
ly settlement" of the country.
Mire lied on the tops of these high
Jiffs,killed the deer and other wild
|ame,as thev quietly fed. nlong
he streams below. Rabid streams
ttd extensive forests of oak. chest
?«tr^'*VWWtrdire abound. Ow
ng to the rapidity and the abund-
nce of the streams, livdranhc-min
«S? n be carried on, in nianv
•laces, with a comparatively small
►tttlny. in the construction of ditch
is and flumes.
The western, or Dahloncgn. belt,
reverses u sect ion of the county,
tqtmily as mountainous .nnd. at. the
tine time. a» well, or even better,
applied with water power, that
sould easily be used, for mining
iurposes. The rocks, occtiring n-
»»g the auriferous belts, arechief-
y gneisses and schists. Besides
these .there also occur, in places,
gratuity snd a number of basic e-
ruptivc mens, The former ap
pear, us intrusive masses, in the
Jtehistsf usually in the form of peg-
matic veins, 'varying from a few
inches to a many laet in width,
while the latter occurs, as b< ssos.
With their fringe of lateral apo-
phyes, or dikes, traversing the couti
y, for long distances. A good ex-
ple of the basic eruptive rock is
to be seen, at the Lnurcl Crock Co-
undum mines, on the east belt;
And a -similar formation also oc
curs, within the western belt, near
ithe Skntlh gold mine on lot 7,
The pegtnatic veins are quite,
ommon , throughout the county:
ipid.jin places, they are so nbund-.
ntas to form a large part of the ?
imtry rock. Many of t hem are,
leslionsbly of eruptive origin, j
le others seem to have been ;
med, a* seregitions. The differ
it formations, throughout the
ty, generally, have northeast-'
southwesterly strike, and
stcrlv dip. There is one
exoeptiou to t his. however,
west slope of Tallurah
where the dip is, usual-.
nortbwent.
extensive ||en»tiohs.
fc “ifn, or Dahlonegnh,
carried on. in thte
of
quartz veins are reported to have
been worked, to a limited extent:
but they were all finally aban
doned. Placer mining, on the oth
er hand seemed to have been more
successful: and it has been contin
ued. uninterruptedly,’ until t he
preset^. An average miner is said!
to be able to make, even now, from :
seventy-five to a. dollar pp/ day, by {
“pitting and sluicing.” It tip-j
pears to be practically impossible, j
with the data at hand, to arrive at j
any definnte figure, as to the total I
output of the different mines, in j
this locality, from the time of their!
earliest workings, until the pres-J
ent. A number of the oldest citi- !
zens in the county, who have been ^
acquainted with those mines, since |
earlv childhood, estimate tlm total |
output f.-.mi $100,000 to *250,d’0.
but it is impossible to state, which
of these estimates approximates
more nearly the truth. Neverthe
less. there can be no question , n-
bout certain portions of the placers
being immensely rich , and paying
the early miners handsome profits
To be coni iirued.
"Sweat Bells Jangled
Out of Tuno and Harsh.”
OhakMpemra’a de.crlption flu tfcou-
■Mids o( vonm. Thoy «r. *ro»», de«.
•ondtnt, sickly, nervous—» burd.n to
UmmuItm and their Umllict. Their
mat dlapoaltrona are gone, and they, like
tta balla, aaem sadly oat of tuna. But
than la a remedy. They can aaa
McELREE’S
Wine of Cardui
It Mag* bsalth to the womanly
■Bohn, and health there means
ul poised nurves, calmnesa. strength.
— »W!»U womanly vigor *i>d power.
« too*# «p the nerves which tuffer-
ing and diseaae have shattered. It is
tlw most perfect remedy ever devised
* ae weak women to perfect
end to moke them attractive
— ■w t»J
A dispatch has been received at
the Navy Department from the coin
niander of the Naval Station at
Cavite^ stating that the Charles
ton .wrecked Nov. 2, was probably
a total loss. The cruiser lies onsn
open reef, and, undoubtedly, her
bot tom has been pounded out in tlie
heavy sous. It may be possible to
save some of tile gun9 and jpqufp—
ment of the vessel.
7#- “—O—
Numerous railroads have.'lpoti-
tioned the Interstate CoqjfijilSrtte
Commission for the fnrthai^'pxten*
stoo of time tor write year ftf which*
to equip then cars with automatic
couplers and train brakes- The
Commission, as required by law,
have fixed the (ith day of Decem
ber next as the day when the peti
tioners will be heard, anil invite all
parties interested to appear at that
tittle or file statements for or a-
gninst. Kuril extension.
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According to the latest instruc
tions from the Nnvy Depart met. to
Rear Admiral Schley, he will not
visit South Africa with the Chica
go, the flagship of the Sonth At
lantic Squadron. Besides the Chi
cago. ihc Wilmington and the
Montgomery are attached to the
squadron, the Wilmington being at
Bcunos Ayres and the Mongomery
at Montevideo. The order 'o Ad
miral Schley directs him to inspect
botli these vessels and await fur
ther orders before, visiting
South African port.
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A commission, appointed by the
Planters and Farmers’ Association
of Cuba, called on the President
tliis week, and asked that lie pro
vide lor the establ.shmcnt of an ag
riculturul bank at Havana, with
any
An editor prints his paper to give
his palrons the news ot the day
and for the money there is in ,it.
He is presumed to know of what
he writes, and he generally does.
When he writes as he does in the
Leader Courier, Osceola Mills, Pa.,
without fee or hope of reward,thut
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy acts
magically .and we have found none
States government in Paris, to lo
cate the burial place of the great
naval hero, but so far without suc
cess. All that is known on the
subject is rhat the remains were in
terred in Paris, and that they were
removed from their original place
of interment to maxc way for the
steady march of improvent.
Tlie Bishops of the Methodist
■Church, in session in Washington
this week, adopted a resolution pe
titioning Congress to expel Con-
gresman-elect Roberts of Utah, in
accordance with the following pro
vision of the Federal Constitution :
Each house (of Congress) may de
termine the rules of its proceed
ings, punish its members for dis
orderly jbelmvior, and. with the
concurrence of two thirds, expel a
member.
C0TT0II FACTORIES.*
An exchange says: The South
is working up to her incomparable
inherent advantages, and during
the year no less than 68 now facto
ries have be»n erected ns monu
ments to the enterprise of the sec
tion. These mills operate a million
spindles.
The consumption of cotton by
southern factories was last year
107.658 bales in excess of the pre
vious year, and those spindles are
today consuming more than double
the amount of raw cotton they,
used only t«u years ago.
And Georgia lends the van.
Canton is erected a f100,000
mill.
Williamson will build another of
equal capacity,
A $15-0000 cott-on factory com
ity is formed at Thomustou.
Cuthbert is followijyfcsuit oil a
smaller scale.
And Dallas has emulated her ex
ample.
The Union Point factory is trip
ling its equipment.
The Hartwell factory will imme
diately double its machine.
The Columbus Mfg Co. is build
ing a 1(M)00 spindle seotion to its
40 000 spindle mill.
And the Eagle' & Phoenix has in
creased its capital to $75,000 and
is now erecting a 6 story addition.
Dublin has organized a 50,000
company to erect a mill.
Hartwell will hav q another cot
ton mill at Tugolo Rapids, put up
by Boston capital. ‘'
And Newman has organized a
A SURE CURE FOR
CROUP.
Twenty Five Tears’ constant use
without a Failure.
The first indication of croup i s
hoarseness, and in a child subject
to this disease it may be takori as a
sure sign of the approach of an at
tack. Following this hoarseness is
a peculiar rough cough. If Cham
berlain’s Cough Remedy is given
as soon as the child becomes hoarse,
or even after the croupy cough ap
pears, it will prevent the attack.
It is KSeri in many thousands of
homes in this broad land and never
disappoints the anxious mothers.
We have yet to learn of a single
instance in which it has not proved
effectual. No other preparation
can show such a record—twenty
five years' constant use without a
failure. For sale by all druggisst.
The Road Is Doing Veil.
.! Some of the Gainesville people
baVe visited Tallulah Fails recent
ly and they say that Mr. Dunlap
has put the Tallulah Falls railroad
iu good condition since be ho&~tis-
siimed control of it.
■ Mr. Dunlap is certainly one of
the best railroad men in,the coun
try. His management of the G.J,
& S. railroad has demonstrated the
fact.
Tallulah Falls is a great place to
go for a day’s outing, but foi the
past several years people have been
afraid to risk the road from Corne
lia to the Falls, hence the travel in
the past has not been what it will
lie in tlio future.—Gainesville Ea
gle.
^
My son has been troubled for
years with chronic diarrhoea.
Sometime ago I persuaded him to
take some of Chamberlain’s Colic
Cholera and Diorrhoca Remedy.
After using two bottles of the 25
cent siagjhe was cured. I give this
testimonial, hoping some one simi
larly afflicted may read it and bo
benefited.—Thomas C. Bower,
Glencoe, O. For sale by all drug
gists.
belter in our household. If you.
have a cough, try it, it ipay be ac- local company Nvjtb 250.000 behind
cepted as nn honest expression, it, * .. .
worthy of credence., for salo by While Cedartown this, week isor
all druggists. ganizinga
locals.
W'e will pay 75 cents for cow
peas. Tom Carter,
Jas. Langston and Ohub Wall
chased a fox over and around
Screamer mountain Inst' Friday
Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Grant were
up from Clurkesville the latter part
of lust weex to'see their son, Char
lie, who has fever here.
W,J. Neville is smiling behind
the counters of^Tom Carter,
Bring your peas to Tom
ter. .
The columns'of our paper are for
rent at reasonable rates.
Some people have gn artist
way of making others feel bad.
UN
brunches in the principal cities on UP » a .. 10
the island, so that money could be'