The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25

terrain denominations have a number
of churches scattered throughout the
county.
A large number of cattle and horses,
mules and sheep are raised in Union,
feeding in the summer on the native
grasses of the mountains. 81 $50
pounds of butter and 10000 dozens of
eggs were shipped from the county last
year. What the increase in these ever
saleable articles would be were there
good highways or railroads.. in the
county, no one can estimate.
Iron ore, sulphate of iron and gran
lite quartz are found in the county.
There are also large quarries of mill
stone, and considerable gold. The en-
tire mountain country of Georgia is
great in possibilities.
1t rained very nearly all the time l
was in Evansville, and l left it raining
when 1 got in Mr.. J. v. Lance's surrey
to be driven to his farm, near Ivy Log,
where l spent the night. An equi-,
noctial storm swept over Ivy Log
Mountain that night. L thought
[ was on an island on the coast.
At a. m. we started for Ranger, N.
c., a station on the A. X. and w. Rail-
way The roads were badly washed,
the streams overlooking their banks.
At one place my companion advised me
to take to the foot log, which 1 did,
while he risked the surrey in the
stream. Motley river had spread it.
self, as it were, and we had some diff
aculty in crossing the bridges that
spans it. At last we arrived at Ran
ger My companion turned his team
homeward at once for fear that the
river would be impossible if he de-
layed.
AS we crossed Bell Mountain in Cher
okee county North Carolina, the sun
was casting it's rays on the mountain
peaks it was worth the trip to look
upon that grand scene.
Wherever there is a branch along the
route from Ivy Log to Ranger can be
seen heaps of dirt and stone showing
that gold seekers had sought the pre-
cious metal in the mountains.
Motley river in its normal condition
is a placid stream, winding its narrow
way through a rich valley, but it is as
wide as the Savannah, and as turbulent
as Niagara, in the rainy season.
In the days when the Indians inhab-
tied the mountains and valleys of the
Blue Ridge, a young Cherokee Indian
chief became enamored with captive
Cstawba Indian princess, and asked her
father for her hand. The proud old
chief, who hated his foes like all good
Indians should, told the aspirant that
he should never wed his daughter I'M
til the waters of the West and the
waters of the East united. Motley, that
was the name of the Indian lover in
his distress, fed, like lovers are sup
posed to flee when disappointed in love,
to the mountains, and consoled himself
by dreaming of lovely Hiawassee.
While engaged in that pleasant and
/ somewhat Retrospective and prospac-
tive pastime, he discovered q, lake from
which the waters flowed 10 the east
and to the west, and rushed to claim
his darling baby" The old gentleman,
/ suppose that is as good a name to
call an Indian father-in-law as a pale
faced one, did not believe the story,
so the brave Motley and the sweet Hia-
wassee ran away to dwell in the noun
tains. Motley soon after became chief
of the Cherokees, and he and his bride
lived on to a ripe old age. Motley
river keeps the devoted lovers name
green. Possibly yellow would be a bet
ter term.
/ crossed the Motley near Ranger N.
c., and after a wait of several hours
| took the A., K. and N. Railway to
Blue Ridge, Fannin county.
Besides the gentlemen already men,
toned, had the pleasure of meeting
Messrs. j. A. Christopher, j. G.. Field,
j. e. Mortin, d. r. Conley, w. j. Con-
ley, DR.. F. j. Erwin, A. f. Wellborne,
j. W. Meeks, 4. j. Jarrett, DR.. A. d.
McCravy, w. r. Duncan, w. Jack
sen, A. L. England, T. NJ. Watkins,
James Reid, M. l.. Ledford, VIM. Kill
liam and Robert Ensley.
The massacre of Fannin and his men
in the Texas revolution was one of the
events that stirred the American heart
until its quick pulsations resumed their
normal throbbings, by the war which
gave to the United States the greater
part of Mexico. including California,
and it's gold and glorious climate"
The story of that dreadful day at Goliad
| when by the brutal Santa Annals order,
S57 Texan-American prisoners were
taken out to be shot to death, is famil-
| lar to every school boy. Col James
| w. Fannin, of North Carolina, their
| brave commander. was the last to die
! Many attempted to escape, and We're
| cut down by Mexican cavalry, and
| it is said that only q eluded the sa
bers of their wouldbe murderers 1t
was like unto the blowing
up of the Maine in the
! harbor of Havana, but there was
gether the beating hearts of the Ameri-
can people, and it was ten years before
the massacre of Fannin and his men
was avenged by the brave troops under
| Taylor and Scott.
Fannin county is Georgia's tribute to
| the memory of the hero of Goliad
| Its northern boundary is the states of
| North Carolina and Tennessee. Its
| mountains are rich in gold and copper
| and its valleys produce corn oats, rye
Irish potatoes, apples and other food
| and fruit
Like its neighboring counties. there
is large product of butter. eggs and
poultry, and cattle, mules, horses and
sheep are raised in large numbers.
The county has good railroad facili-
| ties, two branches of the Atlanta
Knoxville and Northern Railway con-
verge at Blue Ridge, consequently
there is a good demand for all that
4 he 60.