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GEORGIA’S RICH
GOLD FIELDS
Old Red Hills Cover Riches of
Earth from Man.
READ THE INDIAN LEGENDS
Cohutta Gold Mining Company Has
Found Rich Vein, Probably
the Spot Indians Knew
About.
Georgia early acquired the fame of
the “Empire State of the South”
through development of her resourc
es—mineral and agricultural.
Before real and genuine expansion
of a country can be progressed.it
must be fixed beyond doubt that its
resources are boundless, and tiiat the
efforts of men whose capital is to be
come tied up in enterprise, will not
go unrewarded. Especially is this
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true with respect to the development
of gold mines, the product of which
has widely advertised the northern
section of this state.
Gold in Georgia.
That the old red hills of Georgia do
contain gold in paying quantities has
been demonstrated beyond doubt.
Men have actually engaged in the
mining of it. so that today the story
of the gold fields of this state is told
in all our state history and reproduc
ed in the physical geography of the
country.
The mines at Dahlonega are as well
known to the world as are the rich
coal and iron fields of Alabama. The
developmentof them has contributed
in no small way to the greatness of
the South, proving conclusively that
we have, besides everything from
farm and orchard, great quantities
of the precious metal hidden in the
earth, but not certainly veiled se
curely from the research of man.
While the Dahlonega section, about
seventy-five miles northeast of this
city, gave birth to the first authenti
cated report of gold in paying quan
tities, the belief has always been
entertained that the greatest quanti
ty of the metal lay between here and
the present scene of gold mining op
erations. Not for speculative pur
poses alone, has this idea been preg
nating the minds of capitalists and
individuals less active for the knowl
edge of the evidences of a greater
vein of gold than has ever been dis
covered in the south, has been kept
secret for a number of years by sev
eral men who today are organizing
to successful!} 7 develop the properties
for themselves and thereby individ
ualize the profits and glory to come
from it.
Manufacturers of Sausages
Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in All Kinds of Fresh Meats
Meats that are fat, fresh and juicy are what is wanted to restore your
health and keep you well. We sell none other.
Our Sausage, Smoked and Dried, carries more pleasure with their use
than others. Kick hard if you don’t get them.
We are Wholesale Shippers and solicit your order.
W. M. HAIG
Hamilton Street Dalton, Ga.
Indian Legends.
So far as known, the Cherokee In
dians. which inhabited North Geor
gia. were the first to tell of the gold
here. Characters or hyerglyphics on
trees indicating.it is said, the Indian
i record of whereabout lies the preci
ous metal, are everywhere to be
found, but most numerously in this
I immediate section, particularly in
Murray county, where the mines of
the Cohutta Gold Mining Company's
properties are now being developed.
Ratlinggoord, a chief of a tribe of
Chorokees living in the northern part
of this county, is known to have had
knowledge of a great gold vein. He
had more gold nuggets in his wig
wam, and bracelets made from the
precious metal than any Red man of
his time, and steadfastly up to his
death, refused to reveal to anyone,
even the Indians, the location of the
gold. He died with the secret wrap
ped up in his bosom.
Before the Indians were moved
westward in 1837, Ratlinggoord would
i spend whole weeks away from bis
. wigwam and no one knew of his
whereabouts. He would at length
gladden the hearts of his tribe on re
turning literally loaded down with
gold. But where he got it, no one
ever knew. Before this old chief was
forcibly moved by the whites, he
consented to conduct a white man to
a gold vein provided the latter would
be blinded for the time being. One
adventurous fellow, with his hands
tied fast, and a blind placed over his i
eyes, was accordingly led through
the forest for three days when at
length he was told to kneel and pick
up gold. This he did, but it has
never been known where he got it.
In the Civil War two deserters bid
in the woods near where the Cohutta
Gold Mining Company at present are
developing, found a vein of gold, the
location of which they kept as abso
lutely secret as the Indians did their
find.
Cohutta Gold Mining Company.
Acting upon the faith of Indian
legends, the reports of the geological
survey and the indisputable presence
of gold itself, the Cohutta Gold Min
ing Company, composed of P. B.
Trammel. C. N. King, J. S. B. Apal
los and L. L. Galt has been duly or
ganized and incorporated. The cap
ital stock of the company is $1,000,-
000. A New York concern sent a rep
resentative here and after investi
gating because this representative
could not purchase a controling int
erest, was called away in disgust.
The company has brought to the
surface nuggets of the purest and
heaviest gold to be found anywhere.
Mr. King, who was in the city this
week, brought to The Argus office
several specimens of the company’s
product and it was not unlike the
pieces of gold that were found in the
mill-dam in California in 1846.
THE DALTON ARGUS, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1903.
NORTH GEORGIA’S
POSSIBILITIES
Activity in Railroad Building and
Manufacturing Makes
GEORGIA MOST PROGRESSIVE
State in the Union- —Agricultural Jand
Mineral Resources as Seen by
Commissioner of Agricul
ture, O. B. Stevens.
Georgia whose title, "Empire State
of the South,” was bestowed upon
her long before the civil war on ac
count of her activity in railroad con
struction and manufacturing, is at
this time one of the most progressive
states of the union. Eacli section of
the state has its own great and pe
culiar advantages, which commend
it to different classes of settlers.
Those from the north who prefer a
climate somewhat similar to that
of their own states generally’ prefer
North Georgia.
It is a difficult task to merely
enumerate the possibilities of this
section. The farmer from the north
and west can find in its charming
valleysjsplendid lands for wheat and
the other small grains, for corn and
the best grasses for hay, and over far
the larger part of its area he can also
grow cotton the greatest money crop
in the world, some of the wheat lands
easily produce from 28 to 40 bushels
to the acre, also some of the lands
can be made to yield a bale to the
acre. In commercial orchards of
more than 7,000,000, peach trees and
near 2,000,000, apple trees prove it to
a paradise for the fruit grower. The
great trunk lines of railroads and
their branches traverse it on the
east, center and west, giving easy
access to good markets for the pro
duce of fields and orchards. Old
lines are being continually improved
and new ones are being built and
projected. The whole section is alive
with an energetic people, cultivating
prosperous farms, or conducting
manufacturing enterprises and build
ing up prosperous cities and towns.
Schools, colleges and churches
abound supplying excellent educa
tional and religious advantages.
Minerals.
North Georgia is not only a great
agricultural region, but it is also very’
rich in minerals. Brown iron ore is
most abundant in Polk, Bartow and
Eloyd counties. Nevertheless, with
but one or two exceptions, washable
deposits are found in almost every
county in Northern Georgia.
Red (or fossil) iron ores are also
found in northwest Georgia. The ag
gregate length of the outcroppings of
the beds, which average more than
two feet in thickness, is about 150
miles. In places these ores can be
economically mined to the depth of
more than 200 feet. Should the price
warrant it, the output of these ores
could be increased to meet almost
any demand.
In northwest Georgia are found ex
tensive mines of bituminous coal of
excellent quality for coking and
steam purposes. The mines on Sand
Mountain have been worked for more
than fifty years, and were the first
coal mines opened south of the Ohio
River.
Nearly one-half the manganese
produced in the United States in
1898, was obtained in Georgia.
Bauxite, or aluminum, is produced
in large quantities in Georgia, which
state and Alabama, previous to the
opening of the bauxite mines of Ar
kansas in 1899, produced all the baux
ite mined in America.
Corumdum and asbestos are also
extensively worked in Georgia.
The marbles of Georgia are abund
ant and enjoy a fine reputation all
over the United States. The most
valuable marbles are found in Pick
ens, Cherokee, Gilmer and Fannin
counties. The physical and chemi-
cal properties, as shown by the nu
merous tests of the state geological
survey, has proved that in durability
Georgia marble equals, and generally
exceeds, that of any other marble be
ing put upon the market. The pro
duct of these quarries is shipped to
almost every state of the Union, be
ing used in the construction and dec
oration of the buildings,
as, for instance, the state capitals of
Minnesota and Rhode Island, St.
Luke's Hospital in New York city,
the United States government build
ing in Boston, and the Corcoran Art
Gallery in Washington. Many ether
handsome buildings throughout the
United States are constructed wholly
or in part, of Georgia marble.
Not only the marbles, but also the
bard limestones of Georgia, are in
evidence on the splendid macada
mized roads that lead out in all di
rections from Rome, the beautiful
metropolis of northwest Georgia.
These roads cover between seventy
and eighty miles, giving to the farm
ers of Floyd county easy access to
their chief market town.
North Georgia produces a large
part of the granites and gneisses
which constitute the most extensive
and important building and orna
mental stones of the state, and are
found throughout the northern and
middle section of Georgia. Some of
the granites are fine-grained brotites
admitting of a very brilliant polish,
having few equals, if any superiors in
the United States for decorative pur
poses.
Sandstone, Serpentine, limestone,
cement rock, slate, soapstone and
clays abound.
Gold has been mined in Georgia
for about three quarters of a century.
Georgia’s gold deposits belong to the
Appalachian gold fields, which ex
tend from Nova Scotia to Alabama.
The belt breaks up in Georgia into a
number of minor parallel belts, with
a trend from northeast to southwest.
The most important of these are the
Dahlonega and Hall county belts,
the former being the more extensive,
extending from the North Carolina
boundary in Rabun county through
White, Lumpkin, Dawson, Cherokee,
Cobb, Bartow, Paulding and Haral
son counties to the Georgia-Alabama
state line. The entire length of this
Dahlonega belt is 150 miles, while its
width varies from one to five miles.
The Hall county belt runs parallel to
the Dahlonega belt for more than 100
miles and stops short in Fulton
county, about 10 miles north of At
lanta.
A third belt traverses Cobb, Car
roll and Paulding counties.
Another belt traverses Lincoln,
Columbia, McDuffie and Warren
counties, in the eastern part of Geor
gia and in the northern part of the
middle belt.
Copper, pyrite, mica, graphite and
tripoli are also found in North Geor
gia.
In this section of the state are
found the cites of Rome, Dalton, Car
tersville and Gainesville, and in
close proximity are Athens, Elberton
and Atlanta, the last named being
the largest city on the direct line be
tween Washington and New;Orleans
and one of the most progressive, en
terprising and attractive cities of the
United States.
In North Georgia are found the
beautiful Falls of Toccoa and the
awe-inspiring cataracts and grand
chasm of Tallulah, besides many
famous mineral springs.
Nature has abundantly endowed
this whole section with everything
that makes life desirable, and man is
doing his share to add to its natural
beauties and great business advan
tages.
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Aiderman B. R. Bowen.
OUR COUNTRY’S GROWTH.
Population of the United States from
1790 to 1900:
1790 3.929.214
1800 5,308,483
1810 7,239,881
1820 9,633,822
183012,866,020
1840 17,069,453
1850./23,191,876
186031,443,321
187038,558,371
188050,155,783
189062,622,250
190076,295,220
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Hon. John W. Maddox
John W. Maddox was born in Chat
tooga county, Georgia, on June 3, 1848.
He was reared and educated in his
native county, and in 1863, when littl*
more than 15 years of age, he enlisted
in the Sixth Georgia cavalry (Colonel
Jack Holt), and from that time was
in continuous, active, oftentimes haz
ardous duty, until February, 1865, when
he; was severely wounded at Aiken, S. C.
His first experience was at Chickamau
ga, whence his command went to Knox
ville, where there was fighting almost,
every day for three months. He partici
pated in the battle of Resaca, and in ths
obstinately fought campaign thence to
Atlanta, and in the battles of July 19-
22, 1864, at Atlanta. He was with his
command on the famous raid of the army
through Georgia, Alabama and Tennes
see, a regular 3 months’ series of fights.
The command was employed in covering
Hood’s retreat from Dalton, Ga., to
Gadsden, Ala.; then in the engagement
of Griffin, Ga., and thence he was in
front or on the flanks of the Federal
army in Georgia and South Carolina un
til disabled by his wound at Aiken, S.
C. In November, 1864, he was wounded
in the face while on the skirmish line
at Turkeytown. From Aiken he was
sent to the hospital at Augusta, and
later to Madison, Ga.
Recovering his health, he returned
home and farmed for three years, go
ing to school a year at Summerville,
and then at Bethel. Then he clerked
in a grocery store in Rome, and then
took charge of a branch store at Sum
merville. The following year he spent
in traveling in Texas, Nebraska, Col
orado, etc. On his return home he
joined the corps of railway engineers
JOHN T. HOLLAND
Wholesale dealer in
Grain and Feedstuff
Just closed contract for 50 Cars best lump Coal
in the world. Summer prices before unheard
to consumers. See us.
JOHM T. HOLLAND.
Berry Grocery Company
staple and fancy groceries
The most complete line of Staple and
Fancy Groceries in Dalton.
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They carry nothing but the Best and
Freshest Goods to be had.
Their two double drays are kept busy
delivering go ds to all parts of the city.
Their trade, both city and country, is
increasing every day, as the people can
appreciate good goods at the price others
are asking for inferior grades.
Space will not allow a list of goods
and prices they carry, but you will do
well to trade with them.
Don’t forget to see their Premiums given
with purchases.
and six months afterwards took some
contracts for grading on the line. In
1873 he returned to Chattooga, and a
year afterward entered the employ of
the Round Mountain Iron Co., of Round
Mountain, Ala. This company
ing a few months later, he was engageaW /
by the Stone Hill Copper Mining Co. to
take charge of their mining plant.
In 1875 he returned to Summerville
and commenced the study of law, and,
completing his studies in 1877, was ad
mitted to the bar. He located in Sum
merville and was extremely successful
from the start. The same year he was
elected Mayor of Summerville and next
year he was elected as county commis
sioner. In 1880, resigning this posi
tion, he was elected to represent Chat
tooga county in the general assembly,
and re-elected in 1882. In 1884 he was
elected to represent the Forty-second sen
atorial district (composed of Bartow,
Floyd an Chattooga counties) in the
general assembly. In November. 1890,
was re-elected for another term. He re
moved to Rome in 1890. Tn 1892 he
was elected to represent the Seventh
congressional district of Georgia in the
fifty-third Congress, and in 1894, was
re-elected to succeed himself in the
fifty-fourth. Since that time Judge
Maddox has been successfully re-elec
ted. , M’N
His steady and uninterrupted advance-WMv
ment since he first entered public life,
now a quarter of a century, affords the
strongest and highest evidence of sound,
practical judgment, great ability, per
sonal excellence and official integrity
that could be presented. He is a member
of the Knights of Pythias and a Knight
Templar Mason.
