|
DISTRIBUTION" OF GOLD MINES IN THE SOUTH APPALACHIAN" REGION. 81
Among the mines of this district there are some that are operated by lessees, and in those cases the usual royalty is 25 per cent, for properties on which a mill and water-power are furnished, and 10 per cent, where these are absent.
MINES IN DAWSON COUNTY.
At present no active work of any prominence is prosecuted. Among the mines formerly extensively operated by the Dahlonega method may be mentioned the Cincinnati Consolidated, the Etowah, the Kin-Mori and the McGuire, all situated in the vicinity of Dawsonville, the county seat.
At the Kin-Mori a ditch 34 miles in length, delivering 600 to 700 inches at a pressure of 286 feet, was completed in 1883, and placermining on an extensive scale was carried on in connection with a Hendy gravel elevator. A 30-stamp mill was erected during the winter of 1884-85. The mine has been idle since 1888.
MINES IN FORSYTHE COUNTY.
Xo mines of importance have been developed, the gold output having been derived almost solely from small placer-diggings. The Dr. Charles property, which is 6 miles southwest of Dawsonville, and not far from the Cherokee county line, has been prospected to some extent. The quartz-veins carry arsenical pyrites from the grass roots down, and very little ordinary pyrites. There is a 10-stamp mill at this mine.
Other properties that might warrant attention are the Little, Settles, Collins, Sawnee Mt, Parks, and Fowler.
MINES IN GWINNETT COUNTY.
The Piedmont mine, 2 miles northeast of Buford, has been worked in a small way until recently. The vein-quartz carries pyrite, galena, and free gold.
The Shelby mine is 4 miles west of Buford. It is equipped with a 5-stamp mill. The quartz-vein is 2 feet in width, and is stated to carry values approximating $6 per ton. The Simmons property adjoins the Shelby on the east.
MINES IN CHEROKEE COUNTY.
At Creighton, near the eastern boundary of this county, is located the
Creighton (Franklin) mine, which, together with the Ffaile mine of
South Carolina, and some smaller mines in iN^orth Carolina, shows
the brighter side of Southern gold-mining. It is a continuously
and systematically worked, dividend-paving property (for description "6
|
||
|
|
||