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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1899
Page
10
An archival fragment discusses Agassiz and Marsh with references to Yale, field expeditions, and scientific work on geology and anthropology. It hints at their influence on museums, exploration in the Rockies, and cross-border study, with mentions of mentors, finances, and a later reentry into study.
A large party of Ohly capitalists, directors and stockholders from the Dahlonega Consolidated Gold Mining Company toured Atlanta en route to Dahlonega. Led by Professor T. R. Adams, they plan to inspect improvements, assess spending for further development, and boast Georgia’s gold wealth. They own about 7,000 acres near Dahlonega and expect a 500 ton daily mill and 40 ton purification plant to boost output.
A visiting mining party extols Georgia ore finds claiming a vein over 200 feet thick and values from five to twenty dollars per ton. They built a mill, say stockholders won’t sell, and expect to develop the property fully. They compare favorably to Cripple Creek, noting the vast un surveyed territory hosts rich ore. The party will visit the mines then return to Gatinesville this week.
The North Georgia African Methodist Episcopal conference in Allen's Temple on Clack Street wraps up today after a long session led by Bishop H. M. Turner and Bishop W. J. Gaines. A key action splits the body into two for the main districts, with the North Georgia and Atlanta conferences structuring presiding elder districts and preparing for the May Columbus, Ohio general conference.
Dr Thomas P Hinman will give an illustrated Mexican lecture to Railroad Y M C A members at 411g East Alabama Street tonight at 7 o clock. More than fifty views will be shown and described by the speaker from photos taken on his Mexico trip. The talk is open to all and free, tickets available at the rooms today.
P Hardin leaves Atlanta to head the Jupiter Florida weather bureau office after two years here. F G Tingley of Marion Indiana takes the place, returning from sick leave and bringing experience from Kineston Jamaica and Havana. Strong Governor Candler ballot reform stance praised for cleaner campaigns.
A suit filed in the superior court seeks to cancel deeds alleged to have been signed while Wellborn was mentally affected and to return property to him. Morgan Claims Wellborn confessed to a shortage and says he acquired the property in settlement from Wellborn, who is described as a former partner in the A. P. Morgan Grain Company. The case names multiple July 1898 deeds for Kirkwood Howard street lots and other properties, plus unlisted personal property, and sets November 25 for a hearing before Judge H. Lumpkin.
History of Georgia Part II outlines Georgia as a province, its lack of representation at the First Continental Congress, Savannah’s Provincial Congress, and the dramatic seizure of royal gunpowder led by Dr Noble W. Jones. The response included Governor Wright’s anger and reward offers for conspirators amid Lexington and Concord news.
In Savannah, Georgia, patriots form a provincial congress and select five delegates for the Continental Congress. The council of safety, led by William Ewen, guides early actions as Georgia aligns with the other colonies and repels royalist influence. The seizure of gunpowder and the raising of the first Georgia Liberty Pole bolster republican resolve ahead of independence.
The parish of St John in Georgia chose Dr Lyman Hall as its representative after initial underrepresentation at a provincial congress. Hall later took a seat in the second continental congress as a delegate from St John, marking a notable early achievement in Georgia’s colonial leadership.
The narrative depicts Governor Wright’s decline and the rise of the liberty movement in Georgia. Loyalist authority erodes as patriots grow bold, with November 1776 marking a patriot battalion order and Georgia shifting from crown governance toward independence, foreshadowing the province’s revolutionary turn and future events.
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