Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-02
GEORGIA's GOLD MINES.
How the g Yellow Boys" are PIucked
from the Red Hills.
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Atlanta Constitution
1t is certain that few people have any
idea Of the amount CT gold that is dug
out of the north Georgia hills and
shipped to Atlanta every month. Some
days ago we published news note in
which we stated that Messrs. James R,
Wylie d Co, Of this city, received Sbout
three thousand dollars month in gold
dust from that region. We learn that
Messrs. Moore, Marsh & Co. receive
double as much, and that Others receive
fully that much. In fact, it pcdrs in q
yellow stream from the rich mountains
into our favore city. There are single
mills at DAhlonegR that get out ak
Thousand dollars worth Of gold per
month. We do not believe that less than
thirty thousand dollars worth Of gold
per month reaches Atlanta from north
Georgia, possibly fifty thousand dollars.
Around DahiODegs theIe is perfect
nest of mills. The Hand goli mining
company are running at present twenty
stamp milIsy the Benning mine ten
stamp mills, the Lawrence mine five
ststn mills, the Findlty mine twenty.
nine stamp mills, the Huff mine five
stamp mills. Then we have six
ty-four stamp mills working with
in less than two miles Of DahlOne
ga. Mr.. Lombard has all eight. stamp
mill, and the Ogle mill with five
stamp mill, are within two or three
miles of the others. Besides these, there
are several mines in White county
being worked successfully. There are
Others in Hall county doing quite as
we'll. Apart from the mills there is a
perfect warm Of veiu workers or Uper-
ators, vino work deposits CT veins, in.
stead of the ore. They simply wash
the sand and dirt in huge shaking
troughs, and gather the gold specks
with quicksilver, which gathers every
particle Of the metal into an amalgam.
These operations need no mile, but
bring q very large amount OF dust into
market. Among others OF the rich
mines are notably the Ballsf fisld, the
Glade, the old Findley, the Veasey AID
the Jones. There are scores OF tbsse
vein or deposit mines. The little Us
in and about Dahlonega spend their
leisure hours in sitting the loose coil in
3 painful Of water, and mske thirty TO
seventy cents day. We were shown
on yesterday solid nugget OF
gold IS large as the first Joint of
your little fiuger that was picked up
by the street workers in DAhlOuegS
ss they we've grading the public road.
Atlanta is the market for all these COM
pauies. They ship q quantity Of their
dust here, and buy their goods here.
There is hardly dsy but that strangers
pass through the city en- route TO the
gold fields, and north Georgia viii, lie
fore long, literally swarm with miners,
We saw on yesterday several specimens
Of silver ore, taken from a field near
Gainesville, which assayed seventy-six
dollars to the ton. There were huge
blocks of it picked up at random, and
sent to the afsayist, who, upon return.
ing the assay, made an offer of ten thou
sand three hundred dollars for thirty
acres, which was accepted. The assay
ist, Mr.. Loman, of Boston, is now pre-
pairing to forward machinery to crush
the ore and win the silver heart out Of it.
Chattanooga is becoming one Of the
greatest points FIR iron manufacture in
the United States. In addition to the
other establishments, the Rlane iror
company employs five hundred and
eighty five men, and all its shops are
full or work, and recently turned ou
six hundred and five tons Of rails in &
week. The Chattanooga iron and stee
works are about to commence operations
in an extensive building just erected
while the immense establishment oi
the Tennessee iron and steel company
bss inst 0One In work with a full force il