40 RIVERS. 



Its head springs are within a few hundred yards of those of the 

 Hiwassee. Its course is southwest, but at Miller's Bend it sud- 

 denly turns to the south, and pursuing a course of about three 

 hundred and sixty miles, it unites with the Flint river in Deca- 

 tur county, and then taking the name of Appalachicola dis- 

 charges itself into Appalachicola bay. This river is the 

 boundary between Georgia and Alabama for the distance of 

 about thirty-two miles above Columbus, and for a hundred 

 and twenty miles to the bounds of Florida. It is navigable 

 for steamboats to Columbus. Large quantities of gold have 

 been, and still continue to be found in the upper part of this 

 river. 



Chestatee river rises in Union, and empties into the Chatta- 

 hoochee eleven miles below Gainesville in Hall county. In this 

 river a considerable amount of gold has been found. 



Chickamauga river (west) rises in the Pigeon mountain, 

 flows north, and empties into the Tennessee river. 



Chickamauga river (east) rises in the eastern part of Walk- 

 er county, flows north, and unites with the west Chicka- 

 mauga. 



Connesauga river rises in the mountains of Gilmer, crosses 

 the boundary between Tennessee and Georgia several times, 

 and then turns south, flows through Murray county, and unites 

 with the Coosawattee to form the Oostenaula at New Echota 

 in Cass county. 



Coosewattee river rises in Gilmer, runs southwest, and 

 unites with the Conesauga at New Echota. 



Cotton river rises in Henry county, and flows into the 

 South River. 



Crooked river rises in Camden county, and flows east. 



Ellijay river has its origin in Gilmer, and discharges itself 

 into the Coosewattee at Ellijay. 



Etowah river rises in Lumpkin county, pursues a south 

 course until it reaches a point near Auraria, when it takes a 

 southwest direction and unites at Rome with the Oostenaula 

 to form the Coosa. The Etowah is celebrated for the fine land 

 on its banks, as well as for the facilities which it affords for 

 manufacturing purposes. 



Fhnt river rises in De Kalb, flows south and then south- 



