White County to Become Gold Mining Hub in Georgia
White County rapidly advances in gold mining with two new large companies forming. Nacooochee Hills Gold Mining and Plattsburg Gold Mining and Milling plan extensive operations, while miners near Parkas uncover rich veins. Local prospects include corundum and tin on promising veins, with ore valued at about twenty dollars per ton.
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White County
Georgia
Deal
West Indian Company
Washington
Martin Place
Mail Route to Dahlonega Demands Attention
Citizens urge a daily or tri weekly mail link between here and Dahlonega to cut the two day transit. The fifteen mile gap hampers business between this county and Lumpkin with Congressman Tate urged to intervene for constituents in the district.
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Dahlonega
Lumpkin
Tate
Blank notices offer cheap sale at this office
A local office advertises blank notes summons and files for sale at low prices. No specific entities, dates, or figures are provided in the readable text.
Our Nice Jail in White County Makes a Proud Case
A rural Arkansas note recalls White County jail pride as Sheriff Brown and Jailer Payne recapture old man Robinson after a dramatic escape and chained confinement. Constable Pruitt fights to return him to custody while fugitive Cross and Winter vanish, and search efforts continue across the county.
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White County
Munster
Cross
Robinsons
Robinson
Pruitt
Ile
Sheriff Brown
Winter
Young Robinson
Twinter
Uncle Jimmie Merritt Rides and Handles Affairs Blind
In town on Wednesday, the totally blind Confederate veteran known as Uncle Jimmie Merritt rode his horse to Cleveland and back and conducts his farm business despite his loss of sight. He lives three miles away and recognizes friends by their voices, earning a reputation for independence.
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Jimmie” Merritt
Jimmie
Cleveland
Saxon
J. As. Jackson
Gainesville
Ife
Gmilesville
A Fine Lecture by Rev W A Parks in Dah Lonega
The Rev W A Parks of Dah Lonega will lecture here on April 9 detailing the Siege and Fall of Vicksburg. He, a Confederate army chaplain, will recount Grant and Pemberton movements, Chickasaw Bayou and Baker’s Creek battles, and the Forty-Seven Days Siege with incidents include pea meal rat pies mule beef and sinking gunboats. A large illustrated map will accompany the talk.
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W. A. Parks
Dahlonega
Vicksburo
Parks
Grant
Pemberton
Chickasaw Bayou
Baker's Creek
Vicksburg
New Post Office Opens on Cleveland Hayesville Route
A new post office named Callas is established on the Cleveland Hayesville route six miles from Nacoochee. It will serve as a timber industry center and provide large business and convenience to mountain neighbors. Junius H. Westmoreland named postmaster.
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Callas
Cleveland-Hayesville
Nacoochee
Junius H. Westmoreland
Twenty New Subscribers Added This Week Proclaimed
The notice announces twenty new subscribers this week and projects six hundred ninety more within six months. It invites readers to join the procession and become part of the expanding list.
Progress office prints fast and cheap in White County
Locals note quick cheap printing at the Progress office. J W TH Underwood visits Cornelia. John Palmer returns from Trixson to live locally. Col Underwood attends Clarkesville court. marriage notices intrigue readers. Jailer and jail debates loom. mail contract awarded to A C Whisenant.
Jaunt to Raban and a trip through North Georgia
IOOD's Sarsaparina wins trust through good it does. A correspondent, with Col. Joy, travels to Raban County then Clayton to observe court, noting orderly conduct, a cheerful people despite hard times, and a judge praised for dispatch. A farm visit yields a humorous bill of fare, ending with Cleveland in sight. More anon.
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IOOD
Genias
Col
Joy
Raban
Terra Firma
Clayton
Kinsey
North
Georgia
Col. Doe
Cleveland
Plattsburgh Gold Mining and Milling Company Incorporation
Petitioners seek incorporation of The Plattsburgh Gold Mining and Milling Company in White County Georgia with capital stock of 100000 dollars. They request powers to acquire property, mine and process gold and other minerals, build mills, roads, and railways, issue stock, borrow money, and operate saw mills and related facilities for twenty years with renewal. March 4, 1881. W. R. Power, Clerk.
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Superior Court
Said County
Albert W. Emery
Karl A. Bromley
Proctor C. Pettingill
Plattsburgh Gold Mining and Milling Company
White County
Geor U.S. A
Old Corporation
Said Corporation
Sail Corporation
Nacoochee
Georgia
J. W. Ul, Underwood
Sraru Cy Gyo
White
I. W
Power
Albert W. Emory
Herd A. Brealey
Provjor
Pettingil
Platsburgh Gold Mining and Milling Company
W.R. Powrr
Subscriptions Open for Special Sport Feature
Paid subscribers will gain access to a premier sport feature when the first issue is released. To join the “swim” and be part of this, send in your money now. Delinquents will not be included.
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Tim Progress
Tar
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted for Spring Health
Don't put it off. The spring season is ideal to purify blood, restore appetite, and strengthen the system. Hood's Sarsaparilla gains popularity for real merit and success, claimed to treat humors, biliousness, dyspepsia, headaches, kidney and liver complaints, and low vitality.
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Hood
Euprrilla
McElree's Wine or Cartivi and THEDFORS'S BLACK-DRAUGH sale
Fragmentary OCR suggests a sale notice listing vendors or merchants including White Con i and Jotvard Cleveland Ga. No clear event date or full names. Reads as a damaged classified sale item with uncertain items and locations.
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McElree
Thedfors
VW. A
Jotvard
Cleveland Ga
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Curative Value
Peculiar in combination proportion and preparation, Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses great curative value. You should try it.
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Hood
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B.D. Smith
Chattahoochee
M. G. Boyd
Kytle
Houston Pulliam
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Joseph Black
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E. B. Craven
Cleveland CR
H. H. Perry
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W. 3. Hope
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