New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-26
CHEROKEE AND ITS RESOURCES.

BOUNDARIEs--wATER POWERS-AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTs-MINERALs, ETC, ETC.
Gainesville, Ca, Aug. 1O.-The boundaries Of this
part Of our State Tennessee the north the Sa
vannah River OH the east the Chattahoochee on the
south, and State of Alabama on the west,
and it was the last purchase by the
State from the Cherokee Indians, and giving
to Georgia its present metes and boundaries
It's length from north TO south is about 100 miles,
and width from east to west $50. BY reference to
the State map it will be seen that it is beautifully
diversified with mountain and valley, everywhere
presenting to the eye beauty and variety Of scenery
rarely be WITH and that Of the farmer pros
pect which suggests thoughts o plentiful haryests and
OVERLOOKING barns AS TO its streams, 1t Is watered by
the Chickamauga, Chattooga Motley, Hiawassee, Tau
la, Coosawatte, OOstanaula EtOwah COnnesauga Toe
Goa, Cartecay Ejay, and ChattahOOchee Rivers, with
hundreds Of their tributaries, the sides Of which he
vast extens Of bottom lands which in fertility Of soil and
variety OF production unsurpassed by any
the globe. Though this the last settled section Of
the State and even now only partially known, by its
railroad aud riverfactes, before the it had
won for itself the cOgnOmen Of the Flanders Of the
South"
Who that ever Travelled on the Western and Atlantic
Railroad in days Of yore does not remember the large
depOts at Dalton, Calhoun, Adarsvle Kingston, Cass
Station, Gainesville, Etowah AlatOOna, AckwOrth and
Marietta, filed to overlooking with wheat, corn hay,
bacon and cotton which 20 daily trains could scarcely
empty in time for the next crops And all this was
cOmpished under primitive system OF agriculture, the
average production being upon low lands from 70 to
bushels OF corn from Is to % bushels Of wheat and from
IS TO 20 bushels Of oats The productions of uplands
from 10 to rs bushels Of coD and other crops were
In proportion Grasses, too, grow spontaneously waist
and shoulder high and red and white clover also making
fine pasture lands for cattle without the assistance Of
guano any Of the manipulated manures consequently
we anxious 10 see experiments made at farming on
strictly scientific principles upon the best lands and
from the little we know Of the matter we confidently pre-
dict result dreamed Of by any OF the people OF the
South. In 1859 1860, gentleman, living about four
miles from this place. raised average Of 1850 pounds
Of seed cotton TO the acre and in other counties many
planters raised 10 bales Of cotton to the hand
and larger crops Of grain and pork than can
be raised anywhere in Southwestern Georgia,
Beside the cereals and cotton, the grape grows uxu
ranty everywhere and needs but culture to make the
vineyards bud and blossom like the with their lus
couSoruit. Peaches and apples grow finely on the up.
lands aud the small fruits on all lands sheepraisnq
may DO made very profitable as the mountains abound
IN the wild pea and wild grasses, which afford al excel
lent pasturage during Winter.
OF the mineral productions Of Cherokee, Georgia. there
y 40 end IL Dads. Walker, and WLIasld Counties sre