The age-herald., 1901-04-22
TALLAPOOSA HAS
 THE GOLD FEVER ProspectorS Are Flocking
 to East Alabama SOME VERY RICH FINDS Land Around DadeviIle Is Bringing Prineely Prices-Prominent capi-
 tallsts from All Parts of coun- try Looking Over Ground.
SOME VERY RICH FINDS

Dadeville. April 21.-(specisL) 1.-The gold fever has struck this section and the country around Dadeville is crowded with prospectors from all parts of the United States. Some rare finds have been made and land is bringing princely prices.
 It has long been known that the hills of Tallapoosa County contained gold in limited quantities. and in rare sections even paying veins, but 1t Is left to the prospectors of the Twentieth century to discover that beneath the surface of our soil lies beyond a doubt some of the rich est leads of richly endowed chain of gold producing mountains ;and in all prob ability, when fully developed, equal or surpass the famous Dahlonega section of North Georgia.
 The search for the precious metal ha. not been widely advertised in the news papers; in fact, few people understand the true extent of the interest taken, and the findings made by those engaged in the hunt for it, and In its developments.
 Terminus of Famous Range.
 In conversation with gentleman who
 
 hills of North Talapoosa, he said to your correspondent: "Tallapoosa County is the terminus of the chain of mountains, or rather hills, In which the famous gold mines of the Dahlonega section, and of other sections of North Georgia, are sit- uated. Taking the map you see that the direction of this chain tend to the north east and southwest. Beginning at Dah- lonega and following them southwest they enter the State of Alabama into Cieburne County, just west of Tallapoosa, Ga, where the Arbecoochee mines are sit uate; continuing south into Randolph between the junction of the Tallapoosa and the Little Tallapoosa river, and also just west of the Tallapoosa river. And by the way. there's a wealth of gold In that undeveloped. section of Randolph. From there we trace the chain through southeast Clay and enter Tallapoosa, ter minating in south Tallapoosa where the foothills begin. You people have a very richly endowed country in gold, as we'll as other minerals, and my faith In it is 80 strong that have invested in tract of land.
 T prefer this section to any have ever worked. came from the gold country of North Carolina, worked through Georgia and followed the strata to North Talla- poosa.
 There are now more prospectors in the county than ever before. Recently a rich find was reported on the Miller place in North Tallapoosa which will undoubted- ly be developed.
 Prominent Capitalist.
 Prominent capitalists of Macon, Ga., have been for some time buying all the property which could be secured lying adjacent to the Phillips mine eight miles south of Dadeville, which they have un- der lease. Just who composed the com pany who had this mine leased was not publicly known until very recently. It is, understood that $100000 has been offered the owners for the property. One of these capitalists is no less a parsonage than Major J. F. Hanson, president of the board of directors of the Central of Georgia Railway Another, J. C. Jaques, another prominent railroad official. Major Hanson. accompanied by large party of capitalists. Is now here in the majors private car and are at the mines. In the near future they will replace the present mill with one of 100 stamps to cost in the neighborhood of s100.000. The concentrated ore of these mines will be shipped to Atlanta. where the refining process will be continued.