The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04
INTEREST is KEEN.
Investors Are Turning Their Attention
TO Georgia.
GOLD HUNTERS ARE COMING
Prospectors and Capitalists Going Over
Barlow and Cherokee Counties
Seeking the Yellow Ore.

Gainesville. Ca. April 2i.-(Special)-A
Marty OF about fifteen gold mine owners,
prospectOrs. capitalists and newspaper men
left here. this morning on a trip across
tho country TO inspect various properties
They were in charge OF Mr. +. II. Russell
Rowland. OF London. Professor Acates'
he state BIOLOGIST, and Mr.. McAlla, las
assistant. were in the party fhcy VS.
tied during the forenoon the old Allatoona,
ts..orrsiana Cilades and StanseH mines.
From there they went over 10 the Franklin
Tho last heard from them they Were iif-
teen miles from here. and were driving
rapidly. II was the purpose of some Of
the party TO 80 across To Holly Springs
ON the Marietta and North Georgia road
and 80 on down 10 Atlanta tonight. But
some gentlemen from Canton went out
To meet them. nd il is probable that they
win spend another day in the gold field.
last night Mr. Rowland outlined 20 a
few capitalists a development project. lie
IS n great believer in the wealth OF the
Georgia gold belt and IL is understood that
Pc experts 10 organize "A large company
in England with a capital OF from one 90
three million dollars 80 go into mining i'm
north Georgia on \ large scale.
The gold ore in this belt is suphurctted.
and unti the last war or Two the process
% extracting the king metal from the
prviies has lrecn expensive Now the
san b. made ON Gcoreia ore yielding 81
. ton Assays are common showing from
= e. - "a ton almost on the surface. and
~. deeper the shafts 80 the larger th.
yield The CorEinys property Yields ore
NtiAth o. frW fcet % the surface which
ASSAYS > "a ton So does the sitnseu mine
Which- however. Is only in the first stage
~ development Al thirtv-rngr f.ai IN.
latter min" ussay-d g., of gold ANA 81 10
SILVER The or" found in ttis vein. which
IS said TO average eight feet iu width. is
said 10 b. - similar to the Cripple
creek ore. There is free gold up here, too.
hut IN some places fhe vein has NOT h'N'h
found. Thought placer mining unrarihs
lne nuggets. onc property owner has
isr... specimen 81 free ore which he says
Was found on his lana, bat hc cannot now
locate the vein.
THAT there IS an abundance of refractory
Tow l.r.l,i'. ore is uulCuhted. lu some places
the orr ia the vein does not pay 10 WORK.
y 4ii, in other places ID promises "A bonanza
10 "a company with enough capital 90 work
as they DO in she west Iut BE is Well
known that s;-oss.ia mining u tl'. past haa
l.t-.n conducted on a. very small scale
FROM ten Geo thirty or forty toms 20 or" o.
uay WAS tG, capacity 90 side largest plants.
Thaf IS uot considered miaing AZ ah hy
western miners.
I'rof-ss,r Yeates s. reported 10 have beer.
=I-eelm.ns which De- FOUND and IS quoted
AS having said at ONE mine that it Was the
hest showing ne Lus vet s-t o.. tlc WIFI ass
saN specimens from various properties.
aud stated fhat he viii send his assistant
back ar later date o. make geological
survey ~ 'hr vein. which rams Tor miles
through this county. Fltrul-r, and prDia-
BIS cas- iar north MS Norlh carolina.
The Franklin mine. which IS down 300
f.ef. is reported 10 l.,. doing huriy- A.
tsak ouf last YEAR S3l.An. What IS being
done NOW in Weld IS nnt -iNen out. This
company paiI Airs Franklin ss.Hpn ior
h.r property. and prusp.rtors say that
some uIher shafts Winch haN. been suni.
promise 81 far richer yielJ than tine Frank-
lia- THE GrsT-iaua. which WAS worked Tor
sofar years ou = swall scale. has shut
down on account of differences in iho com
pauy. So tne STORY goes.
quite fever IS srriuEiuE up hero ou
account OF are presence ef so many pros
Heetrrs 900 fhe field. owners are asking
eooI stiI prices Sales have not been fire.
gseut. hut II TREE H-urce are uot To-. high
lua t-e properties are l,y'la-i-tl sufficient
Is 90 ~h"w an abundance of pay ore. Their.
IS q" question ahout capitalists taking
HaII
Some u.oti- look COR "a regular Criuple
Cr.--s o- Johauu,-sler- fever la here in th.
ueXt few years. Ev-rythin-. OF course. d,-
b. Has uu what the ore Nieiis ana o.. 0uau-
tits Mr. Rowland saws sham there IS
enough "re iu some ~ those lots to kc,n
a hig MIN busy for -n wears. hv which
tlts-. be- remarks. 'Aiost of us v5u be
dead"
Dc u-ay De- stated in This connection cha:
Tire Chrome mines between here and Emcr-
son are l"irs worked extensively Tho iron
mines AMI The hauSite .n this vicinity are
aeso t-oirr worked actively some Gnr
manganese property is also hcing de-