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Is The Country Healthy?
Yes—emphatically—yes. Dur
ing the year in which the settlers
from the Northern States have re
sided at Emerson, there has been
no serious case of illness among the
whole number. No process of be
ing acclimated has to be gone
through with. The water and
climate have agreed with us all,
and we are well, hopeful aud hap
py. Malaria is unheard of. There
are no cases of chills and fevers,
no epidemics, no swamps and no
miasma. The death rate here is
extremely low, being from pul
monary and throat troubles only
one-third that of New York and
the Eastern States.
Minerals.
Unlike many sections of rich
farming lands, the country which
surrounds Emerson is also rich in
mineral wealth. Alongside of val
leys of fertile farming lands, are
found parellel ridges full to over
flowing with rich ores. Perhaps
no where else in the United States
is there so complete and thorough
a union of those conditions in which
the farmer, the miner, and the
manufacturer can attain the fullest
reward for their skill and labor.
The mine is hardly ever located
out of sight of the water power
which must drive the furnace, and
the cottages of the operatives look
down upon the valleys teeming
with every product which ministers
to the appetite of man. Long be
fore the late war, charcoal iron
of unsurpassed quality was' made
in Bartow county. But only of
late years has attention been fully
drawn to the unparalleled mineral
resources of this section.
The iron ores are practically in
exhaustible. An analysis made
by the State chemist of specular
iron shows:
Metalic iron (54.500
Sulphur 0.012
Phosphorus 0.021
Another analysis of brown hem
atite, made by the same authority,
shows:
Metallic iron 61.000
Sulphur 0.005
Phosphorus 0.060
The limonite or brown iron ores
are those principally found here,
and have been most generally
worked. The beds or deposits in
which they occur are of enormous
and unknown extent and depth.
Many of them have never felt the
touch of the drill or pick, and yet
sleep in obscurity, awaiting the
Protean touch of development.
The brown hematite ores of the
county are well known and thor
oughly appreciated in the furnaces
of Chattanooga, Rising Fawn,
Birmingham and Knoxville, to
which points large quantities are
daily shipped.
The specular or gray iron ore is
found in stratified beds, but the
quantity yet discovered, as com
pared with the brown ore, is small,
The iron ores in Bartow in ex
tent, accessibility and value far
surpass those of the famous iron
district of Alabama. 175 tons per
day is shipped from Emerson by
the "Emerson Mining Co., and the
Satterfield—Renfroe Mining Co,
The furnaces of Birmingham and
Anniston are even now forced to
resort to Bartow for the finest grade
of ore, and renowned Tallapoosa
has recently purchased one of the
largest ore beds in Bartow, from
which, it is whispered, she draws
specimens of her mineral resources.
The recent completion of the
East & West Railroad of Alabama,
connecting the coal fields of Ala
bama with the ore beds of Bartow
county, destroys the last remaining
obstacle to the manufacturer of
iron at Emerson.
Manganese.
Next in importance to iron, is
found in large quantities along
the slopes of the hills and moun
tains lying in the neighborhood of
Emerson. It is most largely used
in making steel, Messrs. Carnegie,
Bros. & Co., of Pittsburg, being,
perhaps, the largest consumers of
the United States. The great
steel works of Pennsylvania draw
a large portion of their supply
from this quarter. It is also largely
exported to Europe. Statistics
place Bartow’s product as the first
in quality mined in this country,
and as yet the business is in its
infancy.
Silver.
Argentiferous ore is found in
considerable quantities within a
few miles of Emerson on the east
ern side of the county. No at
tempt until quite recently has been
made to develop and determine the
extent and value of this deposit.
Mining is now just commenced,
and promises fine results.
Gold.
Just at this time no other inter
est is attracting such lively atten
tion in this section as mining for
gold. Recent developments have
recalled the fact that before the
California gold craze diverted at
tention from this section, mining
for gold had been carried on here
with most promising results,
though in a very rude and desul
tory way. The famous Glade
gold mines, situated a few miles
from Emerson, were then profita
bly mined. Within the last two
years the excitement for gold min
ing in this county has risen to fe
ver heat. The attention of min
ing experts and capitalists is being
drawn strongly to this section and
there is promise of great results
immediately at hand in the mining
of gold in this county.
Baryta.
Used largely for various purposes,
is plentiful and in its purest form,
white as snow, and entirely free
from silica.
THE EMERSON NEWS.
RESIDENCE.
Ochre,
Both yellow and red, abounds in
large quantities, easy of access and
of very high grade. Large quanti
ties are now being shipped. The
demand is greater than the supply,
and the profit is large. Two large
mills are in constant operation and
are run to their full capacity—
the Peruvian Ochre Mills and the
Crenshaw Mills. The daily ship
ments are from 30 to 85 tons.
Kaolin
Or fireclay, is found in immense
quantities in and around Emerson.
One extensive deposit lies at the
very surface of the earth and ad
jacent to the graphite property
hereinafter described. All analy
sis made by Dr. N. A. Pratt, state
chemist, shows the alumina to be
equivalent to 51.14 per cent, of
kaolin. He adds: ‘‘lt is equally
valuable in pottery or fireproof
wares, and is especially * ajjail ! \bP,
for porcelain or china ware.” Sam
ples made from .his deposit show
a ware fine, uniformly clear, and
beautifully transparent.
In connection with the graphite,
hereinafter described, kaolin makes
a most durable and economical
firebrick, possessing a capability
of resisting sudden changes of tem
perature superior to any other
known substance.
The superiority of thi-. product
has led to the organization of The
Georgia Firebrick and Kaolin Com
pany, with offices at Emerson;
and the manufacture of firebrick
and pottery will soon, be number
ed among the many industries of
this growing little city.
Graphite.
But perhaps of all the mineral
deposits within the territory tribu
tary to Emerson, that of Graphite,
(or black lead) is the most re
markable. Immediately south and
very near the city lies a deposit of
this mineral. • It is found in a
mountain, which from crown to
base and to unknown depths below
is literally and entirely composed
of this material. Thousands upon
thousands of tons lie exposed, and
the quantity is simply inexhausti
ble .
ITS RARITY.
There is but one other mine of
this material in the United States
—the famous Dixon Graphite
mine, of Ticondaroga, New York.
TTS ANALYSIS.
All analysis by Prof. N. A.
Pratt, State Geologist and Chem
! ist, shows that the graphite slate
: from this mine possesses 90 per
I cent, of lubricating matter, there
: being only 4 per cent, of waste
| matter in the form of silica, and
pyrites in micaceous scales, which
is very easily and cheaply ex
tracted.
He further certifies that the
Graphite is of unusually One pliab
ly, soft and unctious, takes oil
kindly, spreads well and smoothly
under the brush, and is a perfect
fireproof paint.
Emerson.
As before stated, the town of
Emerson is located upon the Wes
tern & Atlantic Railroad in Bar
tow county, Georgia, forty-three
miles north of Atlanta and ninety
five miles south of Chattanooga,
Tenn.
The town is situated upon a
plateau lying between the Etowah
river, distant two miles, upon the
north and Pumpkinvine creek
about an equal distance upon the
south and west. It is about mid
way along the mineral belt which
we have hereinbefore described.
The town itself is located among
these wonderful deposits. There
is found within its limits iron,
manganese, kaolin, umber, sand
stone, limestone and other miner
als. Within a radius of two miles
may be found the ochre works of
Jones & Maltbie, and the ochre
deposit of Jefferson : the gray or
specular ore banks of James fef
ferson ; the Rome Iron Company,
and the Etowah Iron and
nese Company ; the brown hema
tite iron ore banks of the last
named company, and those of the
Bartow Iron Company; Brown A
Jones and the Georgia Graphite
Company; the kaolin beds of the
Georgia Fire Brick and Kaolin
Company; the umber beds of J.
P. Stegall; the sand and limestone
quarries of C. M. Jones, the man*
ganese beds of Mrs. Dobbs, P. H.
Larey and others. Larger daily
shipments of ore are made from
Emerson than from any point
along the W. & A. R. R. It is
equally near the fertile bottoms of
the Etowah and Pumpkinvine, and
so situated that all ores and min
erals from the surrounding territo
ry must pass through her gates.
The topography is charming,
drainage perfect, and every ele
ment uresent necessary to the
existence of a prosperous city.
Improvements.
Emerson has now an excellent
school, Baptist and Methodist
churches, planing mills, black
smith shops, stores and a fine
hotel, erected by the Emerson
Land Company.
Two short line railroads are now
being built (each 24 miles long)—
one from Emerson to the iron and
manganese ore banks of the Eto
wah Iron Company, and the other
from Emerson to the works of the
Southern Plaster Company.
The Emerson Land
Company.
This company has been incur
porated by the laws of Georgia. It
owns several hundred acres in and
adjacent to Emerson. Its object
is to locate settlers ; to develop the
varied resources of Emerson and
itc tributary territory; to oicc:.
age and pid by donation and other
wise in the establishment of furna
ces, factories, and manufactories,
schools, colleges and churches; in
short, to carry on generally the
business of a Land and Devel
opment Company, having in spe
cial view of locating of the North-
era settler in a happy, contented
and prosperous home. Almost
every acre of land owned by this
company is underlaid by ores and
minerals of different kinds. Most
of it has, however, been platted
and subdivided and will be cheaply
sold upon accommodating terms in
blocks to suit purchasers.
Any and all inquiries addressed
to the Secretary of the Emerson
Land Company, Emerson, Bartow
County, Ga., will receive prompt
and courteous attention.
Officers.
C. M. Jones, President; J. P,
Stegall, Vice President; J. 'l'.
Norris, Secretary and Treasurer,
Georgia.
Directors.
C. M. Jones, J. P. Stegall, Em
erson, Ga.: J. T. Norris. T. \V .
Milner, CariersviHe, b:i. ; P. H.
Haralson, George Winship, A. j.
Mcßride, Atlanta, (»a,
Salesmen Wanted.
Good wages to sell our Nursery Stock.
Apply for terms. We will have for Spring
and Fall, 1897, ail immense stock of Apple,
Pear, Peach, Plum, ApnCot, Cherry, Grape.
Etc. * Iso small fruits, slude and ornamental
trees, Roses, etc. We make a specialty of
wholesaling to large planters d rect.
Write us for wholesale prices. Address.
Southern Nursery Company,
apr26-ty Winchester, Tenn,
SEWING MACHINES, &c
Union Supply Co.,
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