Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-03
THE MORGAN GOLD NINE.
What's Left of It-A Mass of Machinery
Tools, Drugs, Furniture, Etc.

Tools, Drugs, Furniture, ETC,
From the OgiethorDe (Ga.) Echo.
Last Sunday was just such day as to
entice a pent-up editor from his lair, that
he might get breath OF the fresh, brac-
ing air of the rural sections. So it was
with US, and in company with Messrs.
Hugh Larney, VIII McCurdy and VIII
Lester we visited the old Morgan gold
mine in the FlatwOods.
A visitor TO these mines who had ever
been in the mining regions Of the West
and had suddenly come upon spot where
miners had been. but bad quickly fled be-
fore the warwhOOp OF the Indian would,
when visiting the Morgan mine imagine
that something of the kind had taken place
here. Almost every tool and piece OF ma
chinery is there as il was the last day
work was ia progress, save the engine
and sawmill which has been moved TO
Lexington. Tools are scattered about
here and there as II the wOrkmen had only
Just left their work for dinner hour
or gone for a drink OF water.
Machinery all Is standing as it was
butt, Just readY Tor pull of the throttle
OF an engine 10 start IL To making its pom
derous ticks and its massive brushes.
Chemicals are lett, some in the crucibles,
others IN bottles, as 1t we're ready TO be
used at any moment necessary. Wagons
are standing as IL only run under the shed
TO protect from the SUMS rays while the
animals that pull them eat feed at noon.
Tue forge of the blacksmith shop seems
just TO have cooled of aud every tool Is
there only waiting the pull OF the bellows
TO blow the spark in the coal and work
begIns. In the rooms once used as
sleeping apartments bedsteads, bed
clothes, chars, tables, lamps, dishes
and the like are left seemingly only ready
for the use OF the owner of on a days
visit. All this profusion remains, show
ing the visitor clearly what mas been there
and what work was once done. There
can be found almost every tool for mining,
woodworking, or blacksmithing; almost
every article Of house furniture, almost
every chemical for testing, aud the visi-
tor can but feel impressed that be mas
only called in on an unexpected short abb
sence Of tne owners.
To us, as well a. our companions, many
OF these things were cmiosities, ana we
could only conjecture their use. We
would look at the pOnder0us machinery
ana only guess what work 10 did, and how.
We dared not TO handle for we knew not
what the effect would be; we could only
gaze aud be silent, as If In the ruins Of
some ancient structure the Inhabitants
thereof unknown to US, What we found
we left as we found II. But we went
through IL all, and then 10 the
shafts, and save their cayings,
they bore the same evidences OF re-
centactiyity. Piles OF ore we're upon every
hand as II awaiting 10 be conveyed TO
the stamps aud crushers. Tne main shaft
which was 80 feet deep, with It's l25 feet
tunnel at the bottom, has tlled almost 10
the top by caying, and 80 has the lesser
ones and the once lengthy tunnel running
under the hill. But at the mouths OF each
there are piles Of the white flint rocks,
glistening with their wealth Of gold and
sulphaies. the latter being plainly seen IN
large Jumps aud rich VEINS. Its shining
look the eyes OF the strangers, and Mr.
Larney could not be dragged away until he
mad gathered his pockets full. his arms
full, and persuaded ms all to carry q turn
for him. he declared himself rich and