The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-20
AURORA, GA, Sept, 1886


! AURoRIA, GA, Sept, 1896
.athens-Mr. Qualification and Origin Of Jauroria-
John C. Calhoun The Gold Miaes- Scenery, &c. &c.
Since my last, have travelled through the several
counties composing the Congressional District of the
Hon. Howell Cobb. and find that he will be reelected
without serious opposition Cobb has high degree of
personal popularity, and regarded by ALL both wings
anil democrats, as a conscientious man, and clever
fellow in the genuine and common acceptaon Of the
term.
Aurora is precisely on the dividing line between the
western and eastern waters-betweeh the rivers Of
suphonous "a fire in the water) and
Etomalis But these Indian classics and lest Of
your terate readers according to Lord Chesterfelds
Specification of the term should conclude that Aurora
claim such barbarous Derivation be it known to
a such that is genus Latin of pure classic signiGca
tOn-a pure Roman term for gold mines" according to
Tasus and received its baptisma name from that great
man and great scholar, John c. Calhoun. Now, the
founding and naming OF the place. ms learn it from some
the old inhabitants who have chung to<he town through
all its rising and declining fortunes happened som chow
| in this wise -
lr the beginning that is about the time god was
discovered In the State OF Georgia. being in 1884, this
section OF country "vod" and dark to look upon.
The Chesatee river formed the dividing line between
the Cherokees and the whites-atd although the Indians
had known for years that the earth ia these parts
sboanded with goldas their statistics prove yet had they
Icious neghbors but after gold was discovered in the
neghboring counties OF Hebersham and Hall and many
from all parts began to congregss there the waters Of
own side OF the river How could simple river afford
suficsnt barrier-for uron examination of the Indian
treaties. II, would seem that the United states had
very foolishly made the eastern bank of the Chesatee
in line. Now after it discovered that the shining
pebbles forever rolling the srsvsily bottom Of the
Chestltee not yellow stones but pure aud unadul
erated gold this line Of demarcaton appeared enrea
sonable 10 the Georgians as did the law Rome which
gave all the properly in ship to those who remained in
during storm, albeit they compelled to remain
pye1t
ed no barrier to their uncontamnaed title to ths fee in
the soil Hordes of inruders crossed the river, and
commenced general scramble for the rich treasures Of
the soil Scenes enacted which the graphic of
Lines in his Guy Rivers" has never half portrayed
The reality, well told, would eclipse the fiction. By
the way, Of Guy Rivers" may remark that this is the
theatre which his hero and heroine play ed their parts
ouence. and his heroine such beneyoiencs One half
mile from here lies the Robbers Cave; and here yet
may be seen the long and rich resses Of 0uya victim
These no imaginary, but real characters
The horde of plunderers were expelled BY the United
States troops, and those memorable Knights, i'm
GUard But they were expelled to make room FOR
those who under the sanction of Georgia laws
the rich dspensations OF the lottery system Thus Geor
ga gsmbled away her lands, well as her gold mines;
| ana that which might have been neverfang source
in almost ali cases cheated the fortunate trawers out Of
| that which the tickle goddess had cast in their
onsrs Tes Of south
rolina His fortune was freely invested in the pur
chase of a mine in this immediate neghborhood-a mine
forwards. An enterprisiDg citizen from whom sr Cal
houn purchased, Nathaniel Nuckolls, reasoning that
every active community must have acentrsl point oca
ted upon this Iidge," and here laid the foundation OF
town The land then surveyed" but not drawn"
wsch the wa.r from the one sde bow to the Atlantic
from the other to the Gulf Of Mexico store was soon
reared the town. ablacksmhs shop abutted against
the store, lawyer jammed shanty against the black
smith shop doctor for want Of tme pushed his medi.
cnes in with the lawyer cake baker hung out, not
the sign but the real gingerbread next door to Escula
Plus. Then followed long line Of meat shops, meal
shops, grog shops, groceries accommodation houses,
keepers became candidates for office under the
ganization Of the counties in Cherokee Among these
Another still more disdaining had corn meei
for sale here" third laughed at their photography,
and wrote it corn meal for sail hear nu. iou,,h,
it, "korn meel for sail hesr" need not say how the
election went
unwelcome children, was getting to mans size with
out n,me In this state of youthful precoeity the in
them real Jonathan, with his printing press types
rollers and devils He Immediately notice that he
on the following Saturday. Things had now come to
crisis the place had no name from which to date the
SMn Testnf WE. , called Many
der But Mr. Calhoun had suggested the name Of Auro-
| ria, and although the citizens were generally good
Union men, yet the classical notions Of Mr. Calhoun
prevailed and the post office and town have since
been known on the msps and In the department as An.
rora The Of Nuckollsville, however, s equally
familiar. Indeed many have mistaken its origin, and a.
the town has been Celebrated for the pugistc propens
Of the nhabitsnt. now generally spelled knuck-
ran significant idea. But what Is there in name
Aurora, said, is on the dividing ridge between the
Of the Atlantic and the Mississippi and, there
FORE this may be said to be truly the terminus OF the
Blue Mountains East and west, however much loftier
presenting picturesque scenery where surpassed in
the world This is the very centre of the gold region
In this neghborhood, within the last fifteen years, has
been raised probably many millions OF dollars This
will be considered no exravagant calculation, when
'ao o will this year
half million of dollars averaging about iortyhve thou
| sand dollars per month
mint The practice first Of salting" the mines next
grew into the practice Of sailing" the metal and il is
rating the bars Of gold with melted silver has been
rey given up in this country But independent of this
conjecture the gold ali coined at this brunch mint
Mining has become less adv enturous business and
sumed more steady character The rolling lands have
Oroducts are smost a. chesp a. in the western countrW
The miners do not complain of the tariff entertaining
with good reason less fears Of the effects Of the tariff Of
| 1876 than the coal beavers of Pennsylvania
Mining has not had the most happy effect upon the
stability and morality Of the population. Many valuable
There s region of country afordng finer field for
the pen Of the graphic writer than the mountain region
the stupendous waterfalls the uxuriant vegetation and
the healthfu atmosphere, all inspire the spirit o. ro
red man. almost ali Of whom have been transferred to
their western homes And were any one to attempt TO
relate the many frocs-the ingenious contrvsnces for
raising wind-the parts played by sdventureu-the
sudden in ortuDethe wIndalls to the
full truth would indeed appear stranger than fiction
the location Of the branch mint FIVE miles
from this place. The has about thousand nhs
btants two excellent hotels, several stores. and fair
sprinkling Of lawyers and doctors. HERscHELL.
NAsHvILLE, Tenn, Oct 1876.
The Gold Region Of Georgia Scenery Uftarionism
Gross Plains and Railroad Care Johnson's Stages
The Etowsh river and Its tributaries winds is way for
hundred miles through this delightful mountainous
region, and every few hundred yards affords site
where machinery of the largest power may be eter
nally kept in motion, with no greater expense in the
erection than the cost Of the houses. The mountain
cones and valleys furnish sufficient quantity Of produc-
tive lands cheaper provisions to the lowest prices
Rich and rare ore found great abundance and cot
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