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DR. GEORGE LITTLE,
Former State Geologist of
Georgia.
THE STRANGE FORMATION
THAT KXfdTS IN THIS IMMK*
DIAXIi SUCTION.
Reports From Prof. Jnmen HaH,
of New York and Charles H.
Hitchcock of Now Hanip
•klre-Tbe Fire CMaj.
Hearing that Dr. George Little,
at one time State Geologist, and by
the way, who haa the only correct
map of Dade eoonty, was in town,
a Time representative called on
him for a etatement of the water
resource!, ebe., of Trenton. He
said:
“Near White Oak Gap can be
found a fine Bpring of clear free
stone water. Near Morrison, three
jmilee north of town, there are two
epringe aa large as' a buehel meas
ure. And all along the yalley as
you go either way can be found
good substantial farm houses, and
near by good aprings with fine
fpriog housea where the farmer’s
wif* keep* her butter cold and firm
during the cummer months.
‘‘All along on Lookout creek
there are mills that hare been in
.operation for twenty years, and
Curaton’a mill is only a half mile
distant from town, and Sitton's
jk mile. On the hill near Sitton’s
mill there is a good vein of iron
ore. All along Lookout creek at
intervale, largo limestone springs
an be found,* Along the moun
tain, at intervals, you will find
clear freestone iprings, running
cut from under the sand stones
that form the large cliffs that are
seen from the railroad.
, “At Trenton, up on top of the
* mountain, there is a large, bold
stream that comes out of the
mountain, and goes down into a
sink a short distance and disap
pears, and comes out again in the
valley, The flow is about six
inches in diameter, and by the
use of pipe oan be easily run to the
town. The force will throw the
water over any six-story building
without the aid of engines.
‘•Town creek rises only a mile
and a half from town. It comes
eat from under ft heavy limestone
cliff and affords enough water to
ran a mill. The tanner’s of the
sown ara furnished water by this
Stream, and it is large enough for
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almost any purpose,
“The geological structure of the
eounty is peculiar. In the short
distance of three miles you pass
over eight different geological for
mations, and this of oourse gives
us the different kinds of uufferal
waters.
“Tb« chalybeate spring* of
frequent occurrence, and the sul
phur spring has long been known
and has made Trenton a fine repu
tation as a health resort, This
spring is in the eorporate limits
and only about 800 yards from the
depot, and only across the 'ence
from the Dado Normal Institute
building,
“The .white sulphur
spring, where a fine hotefl has hetn
built, and has for years been a re
#ort for people trow New -. Orleans,
Meridian,Tuscaloosa, Birmingham,
Chattanooga and oth<^'Southern
•ities. ‘
FIRE.CLAY.
“Near this spring is found the
famous clay, which Montague has
for years supplied bis fire brick
and newer pipe work, aiid which
fcas made hi.pi independently rich
A large bed of which lies at tho
foundation of the success of Fort!
Payne, Ala., where $40,000 is said
to have been expended or. works
for the purpose of utilizing ii.
“The swmniflr resorts on top of
Lookout mountain are famous, and
are extending gradually down to
Rising Fawn. As to the health
fulness and delightfulness ot Look
out mountain, D. P. Hunt, of Cin
cinnati, 0., said to a. Chattanooga
Evening News reported last Mon
day: ‘Never in my life have I
spent a more delightful summer,
and it brings to me a feeling of
Badness when 1 contemplate my
|depart”re, which must, be sooner
lor later. I have been on the go,
1 traveling continually for the past
ten years, and I sav with emphasis
and perfect candor that 1 have
never seen such a delightful and
health giving climate than on
Lookout mountain.’
“It must be remembered that
Trenton is only about fourteen
miles South of this point, and its
climate is its equal.’’
report from pr-if, hall, of new
YORK.
“The following is a report made
by Prof. James Hail in 18S2, and
who has been State Geologist of
the State of New York for the past
fifty years on the Empire State 1 ron
Coal company, which is only two
miles South of Trenton, which un
fortunately fell into the hands of
English hjirs and cannot now be
secured, says:
“‘lt would be superfluous to sav
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anything further on the advan- '
tages of your position. They can-,
not be overstated. i have never j
seen in such close proximitv and |
abundance thegpoal and iron ore in !
anv rej ion of the country.’ ”
REPORT OF PROF, CHAS. H HITCH
COCK, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
“Now here is a report by Prof.
Chas. H. Hitcheock, State Geolo
gist of New Hampshire, who late
ly examined the coal and iron of
Morrison, three miles North of
Trenton. Ho says:
“ ‘Plenty of coal suitable for use
in smelting the iron can be made
available within the distance of
two or three imles from the iron
outcrop.
Without further details it is very
clear that these lands, especially
at their present low valuation can
be highly recommended for profit
able investment.
AN EXPERT’S OPINION.
From the ChaOsnuoga Evening News, «
Trenton, Ga., Of. 8 —Knowing
that the opinion of an expert is won h
more than that of hundreds of other
men, the News reporter sought an
interview’ with an eminent geologist:
“Dr. Little, I am informed that
you have served os State geologist of
Georgia, Is my information correct?”
» I have served in that capacity
seven years in this State,”
“Then you ought to know whether
coal and iron exist in Trenton. VYM
you care to inform the publii?”
“I have no objection whatever.
The public have a right to know,and
they should be correctly informed
And the same public have a right to
requite correct information as to the
extent of the natural resources of
Trenton, and knowing th-it they wi 1
better know whether to make in
vestments.
“I have a map of all the coal
and iron along Lookout, Wi U and
Junes valleys from Wauhatchie t »
Birmingham arid beyond, I know
the thick mm and location of the vein*
tt every p iut of importance. 1 also
know the location of everyone! aieie
vre yet developed, and the means nf
icceas to this valley through the
ihOunUin. At thia place th« hills on
each aide of the Alabama Southern
railroad bears a vein of iron that will
average four feet in thickness, that
<l:p und» r the hills along the foot of
the mountain ranges. This iron
passes entirely * through them ami
through the mountains and cpmts
>ut on the other Ritle. -Thbfrll
-outh of Morrison switch are within
one mile of the mijioad oy each side.
They have been worked at some
places and the ore sold to the fur
naces of Chattanooga, Rising Fawn
snd other places. The greate-t cx
tent to which any of them have been
opened is ni Morrison’s. B >nd and
Morrison mined about fifty feet i ff
•he we-t side of the xein at that place
6>r the distance of a mile. Ttie>
«’<.u!d go on to the creek and ttien
hrwugh the mountain. The vein i«
from four i" Hv* feet thick. It wl'l
average fit fett. Bi in ridges i
Trenton bear this ore.
“Tw*. miles wifli of the town there
are three veins or measures of coal,
and at high points there is j-nother
The upper continuous veiu is known
h* the Pennington. I' varri*e from
two to four and one-half feet,. It i*
>«n ex eel lent coking coal. Abut fifty
teat bel 'W trial is the Cunt e R ek
vein, varrytng from four to five f ct
in thickness. Ii is one of the -earns
from which the enke is made :vsed in
the Rising Ftwn and Chstbwmoga
furns-ces Front fitly to one hpndrert
bet below this is the Dole von av
eragii g four feet. This is thepriwei
pal coal now heing used in the above
named furnara*. This coal fielJ mo
west to Stevenson, All., a distance of
twenty mile*, and t,.ere are two nat
oral openings in it. (Ho of tle-e i
down in 'he v-llev r m Whiywirte
-t a I inn on tj>e Nash V»I le and (! <a 1 'n~
j noogu railroad from Morri on jwiteti
i np. The tither route front a railroad
! ia IY"HJ Mm mo . switch up Bqu mo
I'owii « r«*ek end down another vq
! " This road i» "ird he
iwenty mi'ea |< a,; and wmjd p,-e
' through <* a tt e en ire oist|nce,
i Thert issii' iheriotite thn ngh B,'i
j iri<l another ttirough White p k
I Dip t. a would mm met will* di
j Dade con dy tinning r,i l*Mtl Which
j would tie from ten to t welve mi 1 ! a mi
1 ng h ami would tap tho river at
“5n lin nit d,
“On tho east side ttieie is a natural :
opening through L vkmit nvnjniair!
by it e way of Te tin Hi H»u ■«}!
mountain anti into AleL-more’s cove
itioiu threw mi et dtstai t. Tne *
mea-u'e are identical with those o!
Saiel mountain. ’
TRENTON HKTTER LOCATED THAN
BI KM INGHAM.
"From y»ui knn 1 'age of the tw
places which do y .u <■ insider po»-
s, sscs 'to superior advantage fot-imn
mak in; ?”
‘• There is hut nn< in favor of. Bir
mingh •»>. [• h a ihe > d .’image it
fie hn k teas of its iron a is. Ph e>
re IW" feet t! than mi Treiron.
but th* y are five miles away, as I
their co*tl, whi e in Trenton they are
one snd iwo miles respective y. At
Birmingham they have t-Mii-r n*t
•iral opening for railroads, in that it
has a better distributing p ini, With
n railroad to the river that a Ivaotag
•vould be overt’ me
A SUPERIOR SITU
“Bit as a site for a city T'•ehton is
i va-tly superior. Birmingham lacks
| trailing.; Trent >n hm it. Trenton
j has au alundai o<‘ of water f,,r io >n
! ofactureis an-i 'nrnaces, Jr has the
advantage irj die matter i f pure and
! whole,o ie uf r, and mere no
rea«o i wfiy Trenton may not brnoue
is pi<l,pt-rons r>s Birmingham w* <■»•>
it has as litany outlc's 'o ihhi ket.”
imm*. ga.
other place in the whole
Southern States can he found so
many advantages for the nrofltahle
manufacture of iron and ‘its kindred
industi ies.
Tite coal of Sai d mountain ha*
been used fot the past twenty years,
and on** mine at Coin C ty employs
.00 mintrs on the famous Dade vein
of coal. This coal is of a superior
quality »s a coking coal Mini makes a
good grate coal. Three workable
veins of coal are fund in Bmd
mountain and within two miles of
Tfenton,
Just w st of Trenton is White
O k Gap, through which a railroad
can lie built vtitli an easy grade to
the top of Bmd mountain, tapping
me coal fl. Id,
A tiafnr d out let through Lookout
mountain to Ihe east and souutheast
and <hc only one between Chatta
nooga and Attaila, a distance of 86
miles.
Abundance of pure frtestone Vater
for all drinking purposes.
A m ignificent cr*ek to carry off all
sewerage mi d furnish water power to
turn thousands of spindles.
Pudding ridge, next to Red moun
tain, the richest me field to the
South, lies right at our door.
L'mestone of the highest grace in
the midst of the town and ail armed
it.
One thousand feet elevation ibove
sea level gives us pure air, ct <
breeze.-, and good h.-alm.
The best potten clay yet fourd in
the fcv'Ulh fot making queenswa «.
Timber in abundance is found in
this section, and of every variety
and all that is necessary to mate it
valuable is the proper industries t<
work up iuto manufactured articles.
There are millions of dollars seeking
investment and the timber of this
section will come into good play Ir
he near future..
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KJ-nmi ,a * J i v ,MOJ H ,o JTO
pjoqsauoq jo uiojj uuop u?>(OJq ». y
fcUOSJj.I a' UUJt
Even the most vigorous and heilth
people have at times a feeling of lis*i
tude and weariness. To dispel tht
feeiiug lake l>r. J H. McLean’s Sar -
parilla: it wi | impart vitality and vig
or. For sale by Cole.
I UTTERS OK DISMISSION;—GEORG It,
i Dade county.— yy beiunft, W . R. McGill j
ixucutorol Wm McGill, cieceai-ed. repr • at» j
to tht> court in his petition, duly filed amt «n !
noi-d on record, tha* hu has tulip execumd the i
« ill of said dereH-eil. ’i his is tharului# tv cite j
all pui'sinis concerned, kindred «n<l creditors I
to » ow cause, ii any 'hey can, *rh . -aifi Xcce ,
I,tor sll.iiiH ml t >** Jiisrhaia**t notn bi> i x.'on
■ orstlip and receive letu i» >f di-mi»»ien .u> ih
l,t iioudav in January I*9o. tin- *»pl lU,
J. A. Itenneti. j
Ontinsrr of D'tde Countv.
\UM Nl> i R \TOU’s S ilh. - tleoi *i*,
Dade county -- e to nil order of
mo t oui't ol Ordinary of 'aid eon--
tv, will he sold at auction at th.
court hi’Use lioor of sail county, on
Ho fir-i Thursday in November next, within
thr le. a! hums of sale, .he f..lloWlU|i property
10-Wit ■ ill of lot of land number •?#;) two
Ii ii ml icd am I ninety lour, and sixty (fib) aCr
Hum! or le.-s. ol lot number t«o tninmed and
i ijf .1' -five ;fiR5 ) all in the 10. b district and 4ib
nciinn of-yiii county, *ohl m. the piupertv *d
M.■ i v K. Slid ally, deceased, said i n.is Iving
alioiit one «>t!e east Ol Trenton. Tenns—One
third rush, balance in twelve months with
appiovod >'' uritv . This Beptrini.er ÜB, 1889
M A. It. TATUM. Administrator
i \i < • |.<. iA. 1 1 aii K i l hi Y -1 o win ,* it
1 - u. . . i ae.-i, ltoheii F. Ta• i m pue.idiaii
o J’ y Taiiun, has in due foiai applied to
11.< unite i «ipued lea ve to s* II the minerals and
mil oral rights in *t part id lot ol land number
iony (40). in tho 1 Btti tiisn ict, am l 4ih section
of sad ron it ly. , coniiantnr one hundred end
thirt.e*ix (114) acres, more or less, and ihsi
-aid a|.p 1 ,'iou will ni h,.aid on ill. !l >I
Monday i.. Noi emher mil This October 3
isw.t l. A. llr.XM'.Tl',
e'rdin ary of ''adc i onnt\
j 1 h ddd \ , n.UP fnl’.N l‘\ .-i n whom ii
't I m y 'oueern-• W. if Moreiaon, KUaril lap
oi s, H. Moriison woo has been aojin >red in
sane. in du to.m anplied to ihe uidlersioneo
'oi teavi to M*.i ihe lan.'S bilui.jrinc lo hi
v.i <1 s> II Morrison, containing I,od l arr«s,
in re or less, n l being Inis Nos. 14'.’. 141, Ifi'i.
50. 170 an :W. in tl.» llnli di-l rir.t an 4i h a'. -
ion, >id No UJ in th.'lfiih d istric.i and 4.h arc
tii.n o' li.iie c iu.lv, and said appl'caiio
•v.ll tv. be., rd on l>e first Man my iiy Novet.i
ier. liSC'.l, Tills Sd elm of Oe.tol e’ lhsfi.
.) \. RENNET r.
f>r »i narv of tlaoe i ouu* v
Georui a, Dade County :
Whereas James 8 Kennedy admin
dstratar of Hugh L Kennedy, de
ceased represent* lo that court in
his petition duly, filed and entired
on record, that he has fully ad min
istired Hugh L Kennedy’s estate.
This is therefore f o cite all per
sons concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any they
can, why said administrator
should tint he discharged from his
administration and receive letters
of hismision on the first Monday
in December 1889.
J. A. Bennett, Ordinary.
Water Ground
Meal and Flour,
IS 3CYON9 DOUBT THE
JE3T e cities, 'ost
And to get the bust von should
eanv your
Wheat and Corn
—TO
CURIZTON’S MILL
And lei an Expert grind it.
TRENTON. GA.
BEN. T. BHOCK,
ATTORNfiY-AT-LAW,
RENTON, I)ADK COUNTT, GA.
WILL P A Y BTKICT ATTICSTOH TO Al l
natrn< to him
J. W. RUSSEY.
PHYSICIAN AM) BRUGEON.
RISING FAWN, GEORGIA.
F|VHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING PERMA-
A item 1 r located »t Rising Fawn forth*
praotiee ol medicine and surgery offer* his
•ei'i’ice to the public.
Needing inoney to pay for drugs. All persons
indm ted me reqaesteu to cone forward and
»*”»le up. J, W, RUSSEY, M D.
w. u. I j. p jacowayT
ATTORNEY S-AT LAW.
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Cherokee circuit and he Federal and
Supreme courts.
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Dr. Little, former State Geologist of Georgia and Ala
bama, in an interview about Trenton’s superior advantages for
making iron, between Birmingham and Trenton, ?ays: There
is but one in favor of Birmingham It has the advantage in
the thickness of its iron veins They are two feet thicker
than at Trenton, but they are fi.\e miles away, as i* their coat,
while at Trenton they are within one and two miles respect
ively. At Birmingh in they have better natural openings tor
railroads, so that it has a b tter distributing point. With a
! railroad to the river that advantage would be overcome.
“But as a site ior a city Trenton is vastly superior. Bir
mingham lacks drainage* Trenton has it. Trenton has abund
ance of water for furnaces and all kinds of manufacturing e -
tahlishments. It has the advantage in the matter of pure ami
wholesome water, and there is no reason why Tientou may
not become as prosperous as Birmingham, when it has us
many ( ytlets to market.”
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