The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-11-17

canton road. This deposit is rich,
and covers the entire hill side with
penderous blocks which will weigh
from one pound to many hundred. -
Without testing, it will average
seventy per cent.
| proceeded next to the celebrated
"White PATH" gold mine, now aban,
doned, one and one-half miles from
Searcy's, where in close proximity
to the old gold mine lead, one of the
richest deposits of hematite iron ore
| have ever seen. The ore will
yield ninety per cent. l was told
by gentlemen of Ellijay, who have
tested it in their FORCES, that it is
equal to the best Swedes iron, even
in bloomeries producing iron of
great strength and toughness. They
manufactured it into horse shoes,
ploughshares, etc. These mineral
deposits range from one to two miles
east of the railroad, and are found in
a hill between the Blue Ridge and
Turnip Town mountains.
Mr.. Osborn Holt, on Turnip
Town Creek, has marble, slate and
iron in close proximity to the rail
road. These minerals are of the
same character as those enumerated
above aud, constitute the same vein
or lead running parallel with the
mountain from N. e. to S. w. The
qualification and dip of the slate is
the same in all of these formation.
The outcrop of the marble found
here is on the creek bottoms, and
consequently very accessible for
quarrying, and Mr.. Holt is convert
ing this beautiful white marble into
lime, which for agricultural uses
will soon be of immense value. All
countries must have lime to keep
up the agricultural status, or bring
it to higher price from abroad, be-
cause it is indispensable to success
full farming, though some people,
after years of exhaustive farming, sell
out and go west. The valley lands
of Ellijay river will compare favora~
bly, with the rich prairie lands of the
far West, producing all the cereals
known to agriculture, and will aver
age as much per acre.
From Ellijay, proceeded to the
source of Telona Creek, near the
southern boundry of Gilmer county,
where found large deposits of
magnetic ore directly on the line of
railroad, and on the land Of John
Ray and VIM. NJ. Simmons, In
passing over these ore banks with
the survey, the transit needle was
greatly disturbed by the attractive
properties Of these minerals.
The ore from Rays mine was
hauled to Ellijay, a distance of sev>
en- miles, and manufactured into a
superior merchantable iron. The
ore on Mr.. Simmons land, and di-
rectly on the line, is of a very high
grade of magnetic ore, and consti~
tutes ninety per cent. 1t is mex
haustible quantities. The size of the
ore beds must be enOrmoursa; judg-
ing from the outcrops it may have a
a width of 800 to 400 yards and ex-
tends for more than a quarter of a
mile-the whole side of the hill is
covered with large blocks of the flu
est quality. The water>power and
fuel in this immediate vicinity are
sufficient for all the purposes of the
manufacturer.
On the land of VIM. Goble, three
miles below, and near the boundry
line between Gilmer and Pickens
county, are found large areas of slate
marble and iron. They constitute
the same qualities as the minerals of
Turnip Town Mountain. The above
minerals do not comprise all that
are fund in these counties, for want
of time prevented my further exams
ination in this section. Piekens
county has many valuable minerals.
On Telona Creek, near the county
line, looms up a large mountain Of
beautiful white marble. 1t is known
as the Godfrey quarry" and was
proftably worked some years ago,
but now abandoned for the want of
railroad facilities. 1t was from
this quarry that the State of Geor-
gia, presented a marble block for the
Washington monument at the city
of Washington. This quarry is
few hundred yards east of the rail.
road. 1t did not make further ex-
animation in this locality, although
numerous BEDS OF iron ore are known
to exist.
My last examination was the
marble quarry of Richardson, Tate
& Co., on Long Swamp Creek,
Pickens county, one and one half
miles east of the railroad. This
quarry has been extensively worked,
aud was a great source of profit to
the owners when they could com
pete with other quarries of like fa>
cilities for transportation-that was
by wagons over rough roads forty or
fifty miles to an outlet. This mar
BILE admits of very fine polish, and
is of a pure white, -will compare
favorably with the imported marble
of foreign countries. 1t is as fine