The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-22

DOnough, HtllsBorO, Jackson, tOrsyth, Grlun,
CovingtOn, Monticello, Clinton, Madison, Eaton
ton, Milledgeville, Greensboro, Sparta, Sanders
willie, Crawfordyille, Wauenton, Gibson, Louis
vile, waynesboro, Sylvania, Springfield, Mllen,
Dayisboro, Gordon, and Hillsboro
GEORGIA,
"Tke Empire State" Of the Southern Confede-
racy through which the victorious legions Of
General Sherman have pushed their resistless
march, has until recently enjoyed exemption
from the actual presence Of war, except at few
points along her coast, and on her northern from
tier. This has been of almost incalCulaOle adyan-
tage 10 the Coniedeacy. Vast in territorial
extent, and unlimited in material resources,
Georgia has been, ever since the commencement
OF the war the granary the sorehouse, the arsenal
whence the Rebel Government drew large share
of its military supplies. The toundrles and
machine shops at Atlanta and Macon were kept
employed day and night running out cannon,
and every species of military arm. The loss OF
. these fOundries by the capture OF Atlanta, and
the isolation Of Macon, has inflicted an injury
upon the Rebel Government which can never be
remedied.
10 the name by which she is distinguished in the
South The area of the State is $500 square
miles, or 81 l2O 900 acres. But, such Is the Dlgat-
ing influence of slave institutions, in 1907 the
population of Georgia was only $4,000, including
$3.50 237 slaves and 1886 free blacks Two years
earlier the State Of New York, smaller than
Georgia by 5000 square miles, had population OF
over s. 100000. Under the energetic influence of
free institulSO SOns herVast mineral resources would
have been developed long ago.
Georgia is naturally divided into two great
sections, which are generally designated as
Upper and Lower Georgia. The latter, near the
ocean and the Florida line, is low aud swampy
and unhealthy. The better portions are well
adapted 10 the cultivation of rice. During the
sickly season this region is uninhabitable by the
whites, who take refuge in the low sand hills or
dunes, that occur at u short distBnce from the
coast in parallel ranges of forty TO fifty feet Of
elevation. The climate of these hills is pleasan
and salubrious In the vicinity OF Brunswick
grows the finest shp-timber in the United States
The northern section of Georgia bears totally
different character. II 10 mountainous, and rich
In mineral resources. Gold, iron, and copper are
very abundant. Little or no cotton is grown in
this section, the land being almost exclusively
devoted 10 the raising Of grain.
The coast OF Georgia is skrted by numerous
low Islands, which extend parallel TO the shores,
The principal of these are Cabbage, Ossabaw, st.
Catharine's, Sapelo, st. SimOn's, Jykill, and
Cumberland. These islands have q light sandy
soil, well adapted TO the cultivation Of cotton.
The cotton grown here is the long staple, or, II
Is called from the place Of its growth, "sea island
cotton" The inlets and sounds that divide the
islands from the mainland and from one another
are generally navigabe, but too shallow for Ves-
sells Of more than one hundred tons. A tropical
aspect is given 10 the islands by several species OF
low palmetto trees.