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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., Next fo PnSiOtliCf. - O.RTM'SVIII F. C.A /'Tvpx L & DIE 8 V -/ij £?3. F’SU* LS BRUN'S h P; jQfrpjil Pla3 j J ■ o>„ -Mr J Pi,, 3y ■ ’ H c.iio