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local towns and tourist resorts derive 

 their supply of water from these sources. 

 In the Coastal Plain, the local streams 

 have a sluggish flow and exhibit the 

 reddish-amber discoloration character- 

 istic of the streams of acid pine lands. 

 All of these streams are more or less 

 contaminated wherever they happen to 

 pass close to human habitations. 



IV. NATURAL, AREAS 



Possible new localities 



1. Cumberland Island. Owned by 

 Andrew Carnegie, 2nd. Has been a 

 bird and game preserve for nearly forty 

 years. Situated in Camden County. 

 Reached by boat from Brunswick. Area 

 considerable, but exact figures not 

 available at this writing. 



2. Ossabaw Island. Owned by Stra- 

 chan and Co., Savannah. A game pre- 

 serve of 30,000 acres, containing mag- 

 nificent colony of herons. Situated in 

 Chatham County. Reached, probably 

 by private arrangement with the owners, 

 from Savannah. 



3. St. Catherine Island. Owned by 

 the Rauer's Estate. A game preserve, 

 much like Ossabaw Island. Situated 

 in Liberty County. Not very acces- 

 sible, could probably be reached by 

 private arrangement with owners from 

 Savannah. 



4. Okefenokee Swamp, Charlton County. 

 (C2.) Deciduous swamp forest in midst 

 of southeastern coniferous forest, a 

 region of nearly level country, the 

 greater part permanently wet, but with 

 limited areas of higher dry sandy land 

 as islands within the swamp. Vegeta- 

 tion much like that of the Dismal Swamp 

 of Virginia as described by Kearney. 

 Swamp traversed by sluggish streams, 

 water of a clear amber color. Bears, 

 otters, raccoons, deer, opossum, alli- 

 gators and snakes reported as common, 

 but scarce in region of settlements, due 

 to incessant gunning. Game laws very 

 poorly enforced, as in most parts of 

 Georgia. Well forested for most part, 

 but the larger and more valuable cypress 

 and longleaf pine now being rapidly 

 removed in lumbering operations. 

 Owned by a lumber company. 



Reached most readily from Waycross, 

 Ga. Excellent hotel accommodations 

 at this place. Swamp can be penetrated 

 along line of railroad (Waycross & 

 Southern) owned and operated by a 

 lumber company. Passage could prob- 

 ably be secured on a log train by appli- 

 cation to agent of the company at Way- 



cross. Train starts from Hebardville, 

 about two miles north of Waycross, and 

 goes far into the Swamp with stops at 

 Hopkins, on its northwestern margin, 

 and Billy's Island about 15 miles further 

 south in the midst of the swamp. Log- 

 ging camp on this island where sleeping 

 accommodations might be obtained 

 through courtesy of lumber company, 

 also excellent meals at the company's 

 dining hall for its white employees. 

 Extensions of the company's line pene- 

 trate far into the swamp. Guides pro- 

 curable at Billy's Island. Trip from 

 Waycross to Billy's Island takes half a 

 day, to Hopkins about half the time. 

 Parts of the Swamp, especially along 

 its northern and eastern margins can be 

 reached, according to information re- 

 ceived at Waycross, by automobile from 

 the latter locality. The Swamp can 

 also be reached from Folkston, Charlton 

 County, but hotel accommodations there 

 not ascertained. 



Strong local sentiment at Waycross 

 in favor of preserving the Swamp as a 

 natural game refuge. The lumber com- 

 pany, according to information received 

 from several sources, is willing to sur- 

 render its title at cost to either State or 

 National Government. 



Information on Okefenokee Swamp 

 based on recent trip with party of Boy 

 Scouts to Billy's Island. 



5. Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, 

 Ga. (C4.) A prominent granite dome 

 rising abruptly out of a gently rolling 

 plain in the Piedmont Region. A nearly 

 bare rock mass, with some limited 

 woodland on its flanks near its base. 

 Surrounding country mostly cleared 

 and in high state of cultivation, with 

 scattered groves of mixed deciduous and 

 coniferous trees. Area much modified 

 by human agency. Gently flowing 

 streams at base of mountain bordered 

 by tree growth and harboring interesting 

 flora. The rock dome is the habitat of 

 an interesting species of plant and of a 

 rare saxicolus grasshopper. Extent of 

 area suitable for preservation not deter- 

 mined, but would not include much more 

 than the rock dome. Readily reached 

 on foot from the village of Stone Moun- 

 tain, about 12 mi. east of Atlanta, the 

 terminus of an electric line from Atlanta. 

 Trolley service good. Hotel accommo- 

 dations in Atlanta excellent. Observed 

 personally on visit to Stone Mountain 

 in April, '1921. 



6. Mountain Foot-hills, vicinity of 

 Toccoa, Ga. Observed along route of 

 Southern Railway from car window. 

 Mixed deciduous and coniferous forest, 

 more or less modified by human agency. 

 Country rugged, with deep ravines, at 



