The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-10
GEORGIA THRIFT.

New buildings are going up by the score
at Dawson.
Thomas Felker will build an $1,000 res
idence at Dalton.
A foundry and machine works is to be
established at Griffin.
Property at Rochelle has advanced in
value IS per cent in the last month.
Adsirsvile is to have a school house to
cost s., 500. Bonds will be issued to build
it,
There is talk of building dummy line
from Adairsville to Sonoraville, Gordon
county.
An increase of 81, OOO 900 in the taxable
value of Sumter county property is ex-
pected this year. ~
The old National hotel at Dalton has been
torn down TO make room for the new one
that is to take its place.
The Columbus exposition fund has
reached about $1,000, and is growing
steadily. Arrangements for holding the
exposition are being made.
The Americas Grocery Company, the
latest of the many new enterprises recently
started in Americas, is fast getting matters
in proper shape for beginning business.
DIR. George 8. Barnesley of Halls Mill,
Carroll county, has recently sold his home,
bought it for the mineral on the land
Eighty thousand dollars is said to be the
price paid.
The trade made between the Georgia
Manganese and Iron Company and George
w. Satterfield for the valuable mineral
lands OF the latter, about twelve months
ago, was consummated at Gainesville last
Monday. All of the purchase money has
been paid, and deeds to the property turned
over to the company
Athens Bonner Watchn,an: The hills
around Athens are filed with the finest
magnetic iron ore. and it is only que stion
of time when this source of wealth will be
utilized. Long years ago several of these
mines were worked, and the old hammer
used in the furnace at High Shoals is now
at the bottom of the pond. 1t weighs 700
pounds.
The new Masonic temple at Atlanta will
be located on the corner of Wheat and
Pryor streets, diagonally opposite the Young
Mems Christian Association building. The
lot has been purcha ed by the Masonic COM
,nitee from A. j. West & Co. for $35 900.
1t is S0xl20 feet on one side, but runs back
157 feet on the other side. 1t is the inten-
ton of the Masons to pay for the lot this
year and to build a temple next year cost
ing $75, 900.
Dalton Citizen. A mineral discovery
has been made in Grow Valley, about four
miles directly north of Dalton, which prom
Uses to lay in the shade anything of like
character We have been informed by gen
tlemen of the utmost reliability that in this
valley solid mountain of manganiferous
iron ore rears its lofty crest to the blue sky.
The people living in the vicinity of the
mountain had often wondered at its
peculiar geological formation, which pre-
sents a dark leaden aspect, but had
supposed it due to some volcanic disturbance
centuries ago. Recently mineralogists,
while prospecting in the neighborhood of
the mountain, were attracted by tue pecu-
liar appearance and made an Investigation.
An analysis of the ore extracted proved it
to be superior quality of managniferons
iron, and further investigation showed that
the entire mountain was almost solid mass
of the same ore, and so far as the supply
was concerned, practically inexhaustio le
The people in the nighborhood, especially
those owning land, are greatly excited over
the discovery, and already property is TAX
ing a lump upward.