Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-02-19
GOLD IN GEUl;GIA.
Wonderful Resources Of Undevel-
oped Mining Regions
TonH OF Precious. Metal said to Be Eax-
lily Available-TradItIons Handed
q, %. Down Among tho Ghero-s =
kre Indiana. :.

jcct, spoke OF the possibilities of the
production of Georgia gold very high
ly. The gold in Georgia +" said he; lis
in n perfectly accessible region, which
makes it twice as valuable as gold
that might be taken out of California
Or the Black Hills. A mine of cnor-
nous richness is of little value if it
is in an ilnpenctrablcr region. The COLL
country of Georgia Is in perfect net
wOrl; Of railways. a,'d the metal cal he
found very near the surface. thus max
iHG it cHrily reached by the miner.
The wat.r courses that pour down the
hills give the best possible power.
labor is cheap and easily procurablc,
and it j. necessary to transport the
orc but Il short distance. In Califor-
mia it was frequently necessary to haul
it fifty or Il hundred miles. The value
of gold is controlled to Il great extent
by the cost of its production. a"d She
orc in north Georgia, being p"rticuiar-
ly dccCmpo%cd. is worked with great
facility. 1t looks as if nature had con-
spircd to put the enormous amount of
gold in the hills of Georgia into the
miners hands"
1t has been estimated that the gold
belt "f "r,r%ia is about one hundred
mil" !" nrH,ith. The richest sections
in thi>. belt have bcc1, found 20 be in
the counties of Cherokee, LumplIin,
White and Dawson.
y prominent Atlanta capitalist re-
Gently told writer for the Atlanta
Constitution some pretty god stories
about the mines and Seems to have
their whole history at his finger.;'
ends. There have been traditions
handed down for generations araonr
tn Cherokee Indians, who once i'll
habitcd the northwest portion of
G"nl'r!a." I've beE;.3 ..-,.,um;:..r Il r.'ilcc-
tiv" mood, in rcra;'i 60 the vast u,.ar-
titicT rf gold .torci away in the oil
red hills Of northern Georgia. There
was an cid chief named Chcynagowah.
who coull tell wonderful stories about
the ri2h.!":;% of the Cherokee gold.
The present location of the Cherokee
mills was one Of tn" camps of the Span
iSh invade rs. who. under the leader
ship of d. Soto, Invaded Ge0r;;ia on
their way To the Mississippi. and alter
ward on their return to SDnin related
wonderful st rrieS about Tie immense
richness OF the orc to he fOrnI on the
Now continent. TIC historic EtOwah
river run~ Trough thi; cnr:atrv, and
the oil vIi". used to tall: d 'raat deal
about !" "ap"riority OF tn" orc to he
found "n The banks of Che little creek
that cmptind into the EtOwah The
little creek was of such importance
that it had several different names,
non" Of .iich were at all :uitaHle.
'Is'.'." "il" IL the Rio Crc2l,. 'iIlan!,ct
tr" al the natives would iY2-
n''inc ~" two. url "~itn IN
~, Dlanllct.' These names were all
d'r'''l from a Spanish source. and
- proper a922Ilation wa; douhslr;5
49, I'3. IIurtta.' Thc .;0l@i,rls
,A"t!c;i Il trLiI along the N;.,waI. ami.
go; - t,Ir much-namr cream ia
3. IL. nroaH2.!cd thru:, III the very
.. - -, ...' Hold cnuntr" anil Da, Il
'.", To- >t"% Of t." r':'.prS Ira;:,,-
H.. r"~"o and s;ir:r 'a.-i rl.'.r..
II ~ wa an ola mi". n"ar - e,
:.!'I "~rH which -. ,a.a....ly
...s. - - '..rn hundred feet ;, .!:,,? 80
.".,r l'vrt m Ia it, time y;r; H.. 80
~" trcl ,iuIiars per ton. This ,l.it,
Sc. situated on the little Bian!;aG
- .''l.'
: ..rt'-'.""wn mining specialist. in
i@i.;in.c of late discovers; Recently,
:,:ii: 1T seems to be d2c;d:'dl.. in the
range of probabilities that tons Of TIC
precious ore can be taken out Of the
existing mines or newly opened veins,
! if the proper machinery is used and
| the shafts are sunk deep enough. II il
question Of international Importance
where we may rcplcuisi tao faat-dc
crIasing supply of tho precious meta
when the mines now being worried
! fail. | do not think that government
III aid would be misplaced in opening
, up these valuable lands, but wil", ..nl
or not any action is taken b. our GOV
eminent, the wonderful RESOURCE O.
the Georgia hills cannot long rcmnir
nndcvclopcd."