The sun., 1878-12-01
IHE GOLD MINES OF GEORGIA
,,r yNTRRPRIsEs IN WHICH NEW
YORK CAPITAL rs INFESTED.

mel
=. made by tho New Method OF Mining.
p,utoSrGA. Go, Nov. 25.-On the evening
=, r,idsy. Nov. ga party of gentlemen, inter-
..,od directly or indirectly in the development
y ,old mines in northeastern Georgia. met by
..no,ntment at F. NJ. In the waiting room OF
~ unsylyania Railroad Company. In the
s,,,y were included several prominent mem
-. NJ the New York stock and New York Min
~, Pxchapgee. The object Of the meeting was
" ,annder,ako trip TO the gold belt OF northeast
.,n lcoreia for the purpose OF ascertaininR. by
,arsocal Inspection and investigation. whether
wasrtcrprises To which several Of tho number
Asd lent heir names. and TO which tho majority
lsd suh.cribcd and paid their money. wero
,c,ll, deserving OF the credit to which. on hear
,,vapd printed reports these gentlemen had
noon induced 10 give the endorsement Of their
names and in whioh they had invested consid-
cradle sums.
The marty included Mr.. II. A. Boody. head OF
,ba house Of that name. one of the most re-
,neeted on the New York stock and the New
York Mining Exchanges; Mr.. T.. =. Munroe.
iorm4riy member of the firm OF Lockwood h
r, Mr. James Francis 0! the firm OF Mcssrs.
Trask rraucie members Of both Boards Col.
" B. Price. formerly Manager. and to-day
yee. .rr,sld,ut OF tho Findley Gold Mining
Company Of Georgia: Mr.. L. De Forrcst. q
monument member OF the Mining Board. and
llfor VI one 0f the most. n not the most trust
Worthy mining reports OF the day.
The fact that sundry mining properties situ-
ued In the Georgia gold belt had lately been
apI,aycd under organizations OF this State or
hstof Georgia for tho purpose Of raising GER
aln amounts " working capital for the devel-
spnent Il the mines. and the further fact that It
Eas IL, ayowed intention Of owners OF other
Nniguous properties 90 follow the example
ui con, iucti tho So capitalists who had already
uadethoIr ventures Of the absolute necessity Of
earning 'or themselves. 10y personal inspec-
aon. to intrinsic and relative values OF tho
grotciics Ia whose sucse IS they had embarked.
The following stat, ment is condemned re-
p0r' % Nhat the writor saw. learned. and be-
icyes oi thtse minos after careful inspection:
Asaiuuher introduction to tho integral and
'undsn niol matter treated in tho subioined
remarks the writer would call attention to tho
our following points Of vital importance for tho
proper digestion Of the detailed matter:
fiFs,-ODd is universally permcated through
The whole ielt under cons liberation.
Sccoud-rhc people OF the locality are so poor
hai capital for the development Of the mines
sas necessarily 20 come from outside.
Third-Tha, for tho same reason labor
KILLED and unskiled. is very much cheaper
nan ia any other gold mining section Of tho
rnted states and
Toufih-That by reason OF water facilities
Ehin lle compass Of any moderately valuable
property. the gold can be worked at consider
NY less cost than anywhere else in the country.
The First Gold Discovered In America.
The principal gold region Of Georgia is
rhlBcd to a bel, from four TO ten miles wide.
nssng northeast and southwest parallel with
be Blue Ridge Mountains. and extending
through Habersham. White. and Lumpkin
couhtics and beyond them into Alabama.
where u, Bue Ridge. the foothills. and the
gold het d.o away. The section embracing this
gold region was originally owned and inhab-
tel by the Cherokee lRlian.. Wheeler. in his
history oi Nof'h Carolina. which treats moro
eNhau-'i,eb oi this bolt than any other work.
SAYS that the first piece Of gold found in the
United stat was picked ~ in 1899 by Conrad
Reed boy i2 yoi r. ~ age. in tho bed OF n
stream on uis fathers farm in Cabarrus County.
North Carolina. It was about the sizo Of
email smoothing iron. and was kept for several
year TO- the hQus to hold the door open. and
then sold 90 s.l,ersmith for 1850. In the
SANE stream many pieces of gold were after
vsri found a, intervals Of several years the
hrge'i being tho twcuty-eight pound lump so
hquen,v cited. In 1929 the placers were
o. ned in Burke and Mcdowell Counties. in the
nm' state, and from these mines the gold was
traced -ou'hwtstward into Georgia where it
W hr-, discovered on Dukes Creek. In Habor-
suam h,W y ne county IN part. in the same
iaE The lr-i fragment found weighed three
,uhf- hli was takrE ont hy John Mthcr-
S9'ds ~ y. rih Carolina. hat his claim of pri-
g'W % dI-coyory in Georgia is disputed hy
!r'so Hogan. also Of North Carolina. who
.tWs nave ir-t tnkcn ont gold on n branch
Nnas cree y. in Lumpkin County. not far
"pgN pal mega, III ia the Cherokee territory.
,.i f9n MS tmo now discoveries were CON
eeuy made ,n,l Tie gold was traced across
yorga into Alabama. Al that timo Habcr-
sam has en Urgaui cd county. but tho rest of
W,g1li region was included In tho Chor0kea
s..ou N'or which Tho ritod States exercised
s'H,l'd in'n's soon brought tOgetherA large
sslMu'r ~ miners from G'orgia and tho adj
.r.,ns states These mon began mining chiefly
~ 'h' Whd- ni the (hrrok"cs and on that Ior-
Cn InN Included within the limits of LumpLin
rll'y me th'statee River then helng the east
tp,o ',Sogl.,t!afN u Tho Cherokee Nation. This
4. .I Iol VIZ goa mines brought into the coun-
mon-air's . men Of great diversity Of char
Xxx. u.ny ~ lhcn dis,ipnt"d aud regardless
over tlo TO- Shanty groceries ,wero set W all
Soj .i 'i1 90 inlrl where whiskey was freely
T't NJ ianV anV M intcbanks attended with all sorts
H. 'Ichs ani shows in the endeavor 10 share
sIII,lh lien gold of n" miners. Drinking
fgNWhe ihd Nghung We're rife and laws wero
WI "i.l still less cared for. The poor
rl, saW WIN ilsWay their beautiful hill
rr.' N0rtr ihey hud their forefathers had
s oa,f lHe deeg f1r centuries occupied by the
SsbH'- ~ iNrHud immortality and their lovely
49, uhu cool dolls dug over and rendered
uMIr"ls t''he sight
,t, ,I"'H' r. known a. the times Of The Intru.
Noi',.,I q lr 'c, the thcrokces from all this
lovt :" Hitlt Government stationed troops
Imatt .ics below whore Dahlonega is now
M n'" lie attempt waa made to drive back
mint tn,' ilrts into HHbcr-ham County. whcro
10 oul NV" way as3 IN progress but with little or
1rvoI t'r While the miners were being
. nr, 'l'N one creek or valley they would re-
. r.r,gt nho'h'r. and 30 ihs robbery Of tho
sys,l 'phtinued. Parties often formed 10
Ir,rsf f'o l'Nrr ~ the night. and secure as much
~ ~, sslble from some selected SPOT
a.. s""l Vl"y would recTosE the river and
h Ky lhc next day on tile opposite bank
4 svs 6,e. le state OF Georgia extended her
Eho. T tlhr herokoe Nation. and formed the
. lro ~ W.T." lrrrltorY w"st Of the ChattAhOOche
/ lhs e"n @ ruuhly, Nhi"h was called Cherokee.
. lg tse,N lhcludod a territory now contain
. IN, tarri,, l,lntee organized counties. Over
4 he Ge'a,,iil5 ie state placed troops. known as
tighis ~ ~ H ,'ihtd to protect the OCCUPANT
4 MIN" 'ag Indians ana 10 prevent Intrusive
. turpot. lf. guard was insufficient for the
lnti iLe 'lrl we Intrusive mining continued
. he i,'lAY WI surveyed 10y the state and
n ND dr,,H"s region laid On into fOrty-acre lots
1892 W.. l9r ly state lottery IN 1881 and
quste d.n NO lqts were decided 10 the for
"'is' intrusive mining then ceased.
?, '"' ''r'' Methods Of Gold Mining.
,., ""'d obtained for the first series OF