Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-04-29
Gold in Georgia

NAcoocnEE, Apli! 22.-On my return
homc from Athens found the gold excite,
mcnt on the increase. N:. j II. Dean,
Superintendent of the Nacoochcc hydraulic
mining company, had struck the same lead
on which the IIumsdcns made their find.
md about one mile West of where thew are
at work, and he foo was taking out the
precious ore in large nuggets. In two DAYS
last week he took out 3G0 pcnnywei.hts.
one nugget weighing LOG pennyweights,
and Others 10 pennyweights and others 60
pcunywclghts, etc. This, too, was done
while they were piping before commencing
to clean up. When they clean up, which
will not be for several days yet hope to
have something to narrate. AS predicted
the news Of the nugget exhibited in At.
lanta is already drawing capitalists, and on
Saturday night MS dove homo from the
depot met two Wall street operators who
had spent the day surveying our gold fields.
The l.umsden Bros. are still doing Gncly.
Last weeks work, IA partial account of
which sent you from Athens, )aggregated
1850 pcnnyweights, which is very hand
some showing for two hands. From
pocket 80 inches square, they gathered 212
penny weights in nuggets, oil less than five
pennyweghts in weight. They have alto
gethcr taken out 900 pcnnyweights, and
have worked piece Of ground not over
~ feet square, with total outlay for hire
of hands, purchase Of tools, etc., of only
S65. ! do not think that any operation in
mining in Georgia has ever eouallcG it.
when VIC take into consideration the forco
ut work and the total outlay. The Consti-
Mt'o"olia and CAroniclc, "not knowing
who is writing up the Mines" seems still
to have doubts as to tho truth of my state
monts. Perhaps the exhibition which 7
have to.dny seen of 1900 pennyweights in
one lot of beautiful bright nuggets, would
be evidence satisfactory, even to tho doubt.
ing Thomascs down there
LONDON, April ga dispatch from
Cahul to the Times says: "Tho following
arc the full particulars Of tho battle between
Gen. Scwal, and the Afghans on tho 10th
inst: The enemy was observed ten miles
Oft, and the British forces we're Immediately
formed into position. The artillery ad-
vanccd to tho attack, firing with great
effect on tho enemy, who lined the crest OF
the hills. Before the attack was developed
desperate charge by 5000 Ghazis was
made along tho fuco Of lilo whole line, en-
vcloping both A,nks The Ghazis wero
magn.iiecntly led by three men with stan.
dards, and charged right into tho British
line. Some Of them succeeded in getting
around the flank of two squadrons of lanocrs
who charged on the main body. A con.
siderable number also got through tho limo
Of infantry in the centre. and nearly reached
Gen. Stewart and tho headquarters of his
staff. 10 stopping these and defending tho
guns on the right two s1uadrons Of Pun.
janb cavalry made several brilliant charges
and did great execution. The action lasted
an hour, when the enemy retired from tho
hills to the plain, leaving over 1000 dead,
and removing rs many wounded. Tho
British loss is II killed and 12G wounded.
"Tbis is q high handed outrage" as tho
boy remarked when he found that his
mother had put shc cookies on the uppor
shelf.