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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1906
Page
3
Local notes report flood damage from Yahoola dam, bridge washouts, and a cloudburst that halted travel. Mentions politics, mining gold finds, a large fall term opening, printing work, and a push to unite Cahonega and Lumpkin county residents amid economic concerns and wartime-like tensions.
A meeting at the Dahlonega courthouse heard three speakers from state and federal departments discuss extending the cattle tick quarantine line south from the Blue Ridge to include Lumpkin county. Despite questions and educator remarks, only five favored the extension. no change will occur.
The letter describes farmers near Porter Springs racing to pull fodder while river residents report washed away corn in a mill house and near-drowning incidents. People on Tate's farm view the river scene from old stills to pine trees in the bottom as Charley Anderson and Jim Ray seined 70 fish in one dip and 40 in another, with Jim bypassing pants to tie up legs and haul in more.
At the city council meeting last Monday night, accounts were audited including J M Brook sher 2.47 Water Power Mining Co 8.68 Stephen Rice 10.35 J E F Moore Co 2.96 Palmour Hardware Co 27.85 G McGuire 2.54 W J Hightower 49.26 The city school bond No 8 with coupons paid off was burned in council presence The case city vs G H Moore for fighting and shooting was heard and the mayor's decision sustained and case to proceed to Superior court The marshal itemized statement was read approved and filed Street tax cash 22.50 Fines 4.00 Dog tax 1.00 Orders to treasurer by marshal 72.91 This covers August.
A cloudburst near Yahoola and a longer downpour last Wednesday caused a historic flood. Bridges across the Tesnatee were swept away, dams damaged, mills and homes carried off, and livestock lost. No lives were reported, though rumors of a vanished family circulated until clarified. Locals joked about finding tubs and a drowned wild cat blamed on a rural distillery myth.
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