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Georgia Items.
Alter an absence Of three weeks, we are
again ut our post, and hope to have no
occasion soon, again 10 vacate it. The
Dr'ef excursion we made into the upper
portion Of Georgia, though very interest.
ing to us, would scarcely afford details of
much interest to the reading public, and
we will not therefore ask its attention to
them.
The people of the regions through which
we journeyed aud where we tarricd for =
while, we found exceedingly hospitable and
kind. Many Of them are natives Of our
State, and love to meet those whom they
hail as the children Of common and cher
lshcd mother, and give them the best their
bounty can afford, with an overllowipo
heart, and "without money and without
price"
lhe subject Of constructing n railroad
from Atlanta to Anderson Court House
we found the cngrossing topic of convcrsa-
ton west OF the Savannah. Tl1eFpeople OF
the different counties through Which the
contemplated line is to run arc tulhinq en-
ergclica'ly, and we think will soon be mo-
eng effectively, in tie matter. They say
the road will and must be built. And those
counties above the line are no less earnestly
Ill favor Of the enterprise, as, if carried out
1t will give them greater facilities of mar
ket than they now possess.
The crops appeared to be promising, al
though there was dry weather, as we have
had here. The wheat crop,so far as we saw
appeared superior to that on our side, though
not SO good as usual.
In the upper portion Of Georgia may be
'onnd some of the finest lands and good
deal OF the most inferior The country is
well watcred by creeks and rivers, and upon
these are gencrally,verv fine lands. On the
Etowah, in the neigbborllood where we
tarricd for wcekjsare some of the most
productive lands we have ever seen. The
Mcssrs. Russell, a little scrap of whose his
tory, it occurs -to.us, isworthy Of record.
own large bodies Of these lands. The first
breaking out Of the California gold fever
found four brothers Russell, viz: Green,
John, Oliver and Levi, without any rcspcc-
table modiculn Of the worlds goods. but
with all energy and will ready to brave any
adventure. The two. first immediately set
out for the land 81 gold, and being withal
experienced minefs;s their trip was not in
vain. Meetingiwith most gratifying success,
they, like true brothers, thought of their
younger brethren at home, and after the first
season had passed, tasy returned for them,
and the otIrstogether made the second trip.
Success again crowned their efforts, and
now they are owners of so,nestwenty- five or
thirty thousand dollars worth of the choicest
lands on the Etowah river, for which they
pa'i~In California gold. The youngest Of
the brothers, having little education, but
a+tlirst forit, expended largely of his: gains,
and is now regular bred physician, with
the finest prospects of lucrative practice.
lie is destined to succeed. Such energy
never fails. And what still adds to the
credit of these brothers, is that their sudden
rise from poverty to affluence has left them
the same unassuming, obligipg and kind
hearted men they were before. Their
energy of character is worthy The enulation
of all poor young men, and the manner in
which they. have borne their prosperity is
worthy of imitation sby all who may have
the good fortune to Better their circumstan-
cess in life. This consideration is the in
ducemcnt we have for making the foregoing
to them. .;.. ..l..,.-s
Col. Brooks Letter to the Charleston,