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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
2
A Dahlonega paper lists Georgia items from January 14 1904 including Fulton County grand jury indictments. wartime claims to Confederate soldiers. damages to Atlanta churches. editor W A Pledger death. Latimer road bill. Campbell County tax records. Gordon death near Miami. cotton pest emergency funds. Mineral Bluff dry ticket. Macon newspaper policy critique. reader advocacy and civic duties cited by Marietta Journal.
Directors of Mand Gold Mining Co hope to start operations soon in Lumpkin County. About forty men work at Gorge dam while the Summerour Mining Co builds a mill expected to run this week on saprolite belts. Prospectors, dredges, and new tunnels expand activity near Briar Patch, McAfee-Lin, and Josephine mines as rich vein strikes and large gold yields are reported.
The note questions Col W P Price's ticket for the next legislature and whether he will run independently or in the Democratic primary. It recalls his past stance against primaries and asks to locate a published letter advising voters to stay out of primaries. The Lumpkin county farming note highlights J A J Henderson of Ocilla selling over 1 000 bushels of yellow yam potatoes to Atlanta for about 503.05, with about 8 000 bushels more in storage and potential earnings. Col Bryson is also noted as likely to run for the legislature again.
Smallpox appearance noted in Albany and Macon areas. Dispensaries in Georgia profit from medicine sales, with Buena Vista liquor sales in 1908 totaling 027.00 and a $6,000 profit. Sheriff candidacy mentioned as Mr. Ward plans to run. School Commissioner Merrett suggests suspending common schools for Gen Gordon's funeral at 10 AM with memorial services.
N. F. Howana of Dahlonega Ga advertises an upland farm of 140 acres three miles off Dahlonega on Cooper Gap road. The property includes 40 acres under cultivation with 1100 fruit trees including 650 pecan and English walnuts, 70 apple trees, 200 black walnuts, 300 peach trees, plus other fruit. It lists a gold vein on Lot 778 with crossing vein on S46, half ownership in the mine, placer gold indications in ravines of Lots 778 and 888, and potential kaolin and iron vein shows. Estimated value if developed ranges from 1200 to 2000 dollars.
The Lampkin County Democrats insist on a strictly Democratic primary with no non Democrats allowed to vote or participate. Republicans similarly bar Democrats from attending meetings as mere spectators, enforcing a strict party line this year. Thousands from Georgia attend Gen Gordon funeral in Atlanta today.
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