Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-17
A OF GOLD.
Report of New and Startling Discov-
cries in Georgia-An Enthu-
siastic Account.
Special Dispatch to the Globe Democrat.

Special Dispatch to the Globe Democrat.
DALTON, Ca, December 9.-Recent
developments in the gold mining regions
| of Georgia, which begin around Villa
Rica, in Carroll county, following the
mountain ranges northeast into Murray
and across into the Danlonega region,
are such as to have revived the interest
which was turned away by the wonderful
California discoveries of forty years ago.
Important discoveries of rich veins, some
of them said to equal the Comstock lode,
have impelled the miners to invest heAv-
lily in around Villa RIGA, from which
81, 900, 900 were extracted IN the decade
preceding 1850, are now yielding i'm
mense sums daily. The Clopton mine
has a vein $500 feet wide, which grows
richer as it is penetrated. Thirty stamps
will be running this winter. The Falls
City mine is another which is giving a
rich yield. Tho mont extensive work,
however, is being done by
the Ernestine Company, COM
posed of Louisville people, which
he's invested 500, 900 In machinery the
past summer. 1t has an immense engine,
with 30. horse power boiler to run the
machinery and hoisting apparatus at the
shaft. The drilling is done with COM
pressed air. 1t is said that 5000 will
be invested in machinery, which will
make this one of the most scientifically
drilled mines in the union. Around
Dahlonegaa and Nucolsville, so well known
to miners of forty years ago, over 200
stamps are in operation. The great SEN
sation of the Georgia gold belt, however,
Is connected with the mines situated in
Cohuthah mountain, six miles from
Spring Place. For years it has been a
tradition among the natives that the
mountain was a mass of solid gold; that
it had been marked by De Soto as he
crossed the continent seeking the great
river. Thone who had penetrated the
) Businesses reported that evidences existed
that work had been once carried on
there. An old furnace of rude design
was described, and those who had ak.
amined 1t found nuggets of gold worth
from $40 to $50. One of the citizens of
Murray, who visited the Chicago repub-
lican convention, met there an old New
Mexican miner named Wrinkles, to whom
he told the tradition. With the spirit
of adventure characteristic of his cum
!, Ming, Wrinkles found his way to the
J spot. He spent a week In the mountain,
|, and when he came back it was with such
, glittering tales of gold that he was re.
garded as a visionary. His persistence
was such that a few gentlemen agreed to
humor him, formed a company and gave
him a small sum of money to work on.
This was about six weeks ago. The land
on which tho mines were discovered was
purchased on conditions, and a small
: company went to work with a hearty
. good will. The mountain has been pen
1 etrated only fifteen or twenty feet snd
: tunnelling has just been commenced,
. Solid masses of ore nave been encoun
/. tered from the beginning and the deeper
. the miners go the richer is the yield
: The first assays averaged $2.40 per ton
o the second assay averaged $40, anc
tho third and last assay mad
shows all average of 500 pei
8 ton of ore. The value increasepa as the
o mountain is penetrated, and some speci
l mens taken out will assay 50, 900 to tn,
: ton. The depth of the lead is unknown
Q and Its richness beyond computation
Among the gentlemen whose services
WGI0 GullBIS Ill Luc cul6EELlbo Was Du
Mr., Smith Stevenson, who, however
/. had but little confidence in the wander
/ ing miners representations. and who die
more or less kicking when called upor
: for an additional appropriation to pusl
matters. Finally TO get rid uf what he
: considered q white elephant" he solo
his claim to Walter Anderson, of Spring
, field, Ga, for $500. Mr.. Anderson haI
| Just been offered and refused $1,000 fol
. his claim, which was only one-sixth 0
the company'a stock.
The sensation created by these devel
opments among the miners is wonderful
: IL sounds like the California talk of year
! ago. The mountain is daily being crosseC
by parties of men looking for indications
! 1t is claimed that three other veins hsv
r been struck equal TO this great mine, ant
parties are now negotiating for machiner,
to begin work at three.
It This mountain received its name from
the Indians, who had a fort upon it, tn
o ruins of which are still to be seen. Clay
Q ton, in Rabun county, and the apex O
Q Cohouttah mountain were the two strate
gic points for all the Indians from tn
Atlantic to the Mississippi river. A
Iuese TWO pOlhts the WarrAoIs WOulu ak
8 semble and swoop down upon the countr,
O on all sides and they would retreat t
!, them whenever driven back by their ad
. verssries. This region is rich in reminia
oences of Cherokee times. In fact man,
y of the citizens have Indian blood in thei
veins. They were great gold hunters bu
e were very aecretive, keeping the knowl
e edge OF mines to themselves. Thi
knowledge is now in possession of man
of these hall. breeds who after the dlscoy
cry Ct the points will at once tell of thei
past history, and from the awakenin
which Is now taking place 10 Georgl
mines q lively year may be e1pecte
among the gold hunters.
1t A Pugiiist Charged with Murder.
Ig PHILADELPHIA, December 16.-Jas. Mite