The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-17
THE com BELT or GEORGI1.
New Stamp Mills Going Up In m Inviting Re
rion that IL Easily Accessible.
Owing to tho satisfactory results obtained

Owing to the satisfactory results obtained
by actual work in the mines since the war. gen
cral attention has been lately directed TO the
gold belt Of northern Georgia. In the days of
Jackson and Calhoun n great stir was made
about the gold region Of northeastern Georgia,
and both Of those famous men owned mines in
or near Dahloncga. in Hall county. Ono mine
still hears the nnmc Of the Carolina statesman
Until the close Of tho civil war mining in
Georgia was confined mostly to tho north
eastern counties and to one or two mines in the
Alatoona Mountains. in Cherokee county. 1t
was carried on chiefly by panning. or pan
wishing and large part Of the population
around Dahlonoga made living in this way
Statistics show that 500 900 had been
banned out in the counties Of Immpkin Hall
Iuulding. and Cherokee. The mines In Chero-
kec and paulding were the freshest those
around Dahloncga whore the United States
mint was situntcd being the FIRST worked
Then came the rush TO California and
the Georgia mines were neglected. ex-
ccpt Ivy plodding people, who preferred to
port rather than cultivate the soil Lptcly
however the interest in the Georgia mines
hut in the North and tn West rs we'll ana in
IN" last two years discoveries have been made
which. the Grorginns claim, demonstrate that
their gold belt X ~ rich AZ the average Califor-
mia ilnlds This gold belt IS "a we'll defined geo
m.
coming Ia the surface in Duchess county, New
York, cropping out freely in virginia. North
aud south Carolina. ana Georgia and finally
disappearing in Alabama. the general direction
h"ing from northeast To southwest. The prin-
cpal gOld-hcaring counties Of Georgia ara
white Iumpk in Dnwson Cherokee Pnul1iny
md Carroll, with small outcrop in Haral-un
Tho most celebrated mines are the =" Loud" in
Witt county; The Battle Branch. " Hand"
Roo-i. )" " Saltonsiali,' and Bags Branch"
In Lumpkin county; the Franklin," IN paw-
koe; besides the Stegall and some othcrs in
Pauldng. The Glade mines. in Hale county.
Several of the mines mentioned above nre
worked by the hydraulic process. but there are
about loo stamp mills running. and many more
IRE going up. Tho host stamp mills In the
United States. singularlv enough are made in
Atlanta. Ga. when th"y hnve been shipped to
Peru and many To California.
fair sample Of thu capabilities Of the Georgia
eoll bolt Is thus stated hy MIR y. H. Hand.
who is running a mine In Lumpkin county:
81 represent capital u about s3'nro We have
on are " rrnn, ni,,nine .f,61s GsNc ihir,y more
r sSresi' We ' Rsc ,, 5 rom Z a'i rlura
Ihi- ahou, ,he average result of systematic. honest
pekets which nr"iuce from s1nlio - - IN so'l ~
.'ru.t carving so 10 N, 'oa wa ''' ''' '''''''
From Padding county. n correspondent
count which warrant hc hopc th.i mine, ecrthnn the
as ns ' SSr si pa i more oS r5m.n n.' ',s
Nrstucnt Northern capital and more ncouragins tu
NoNnl men from the North Who have taken Nie lNd
tvcr than ANYTHING ihst csu be- offered IN n, Black
ir'' rs hcr. Nv raj rom sew york rss Sln , !.
rne ini and labor cheap al fu-l ior running the
machinery necessary Co extract The gold from The
cheaper ls Tar here ihan anywhere m e world There
Il also some excite ntf over The discovery et diamond
lut the Ehlcl interest centres IN the wei A.teftaI'd
Nluc ~ The GOLD products risse estimated Nnrnuslv
~ experts 90 hc M the aggrcgai, throughout te rNl
rf4iNu. up 20 tNi. time. between a. rft1ls' tnfs
S+HtsHon The business is ~ IT, infancy but the
mi Du- -lvru 90 rdn-trr. % an hfudsi very ~ntuurag
in. to "a" whole Of this rich graiu producing secuon"
cores pondent of the North Georgia CITIZEN
SAYS:
.ie ircn of gold quart shown W fnw davs ago
~ VT u % ~rtnU. cot THIS vi zee, from Burnt Hickory
l'-' fuudu- county. Which. Tor hu,~- Boo tho tei
county mines Nltd uuiN from - tu 80 Ter Willie
tH tfui u'.e- ti The Weld Of tis the ~ft.ul
min, from go ~ $50 per The specimen shown
us upun WNi~ .Nli could he $50 over II with TIE
naked eve w'i4hed le-s than two pounds fourteen
ounces u which Mr. Si'ea ulttlu,i seven ern. of iir
o 'artrr-,ilic h,in4 developed l., three gentle,
men from that place. Viz Nr--r- and : Si,.un
Hnd W II Chamberlain II T. directly iu the gold lend
.r t.n nom villa kiea thruAgh Luupkln coanty into
North taruliul.
II the prognosis Of the inhabitants Of north
crn Georgia il correct. there L. good reason 10
brlirN' TINT emigration To- that region will he ~
active and steady n they could It sire. Ii the
gold II there in sufficient quantities To warrant
the opening Of the veins. capital will soon he
seek ing Investment there. and labor will prefer
working tn" mines that are within thirtv-siX
hours Of NV York "a Tn ss of the Pac.fle slope.