152 CASS COUNTY. 



Forest Trees, Fruits. — Hickory, poplar, pine, black gum, 

 walnut, elm, sycamore, &c. The fruit trees are the peach, 

 apple, pear, quince, apricot. Peaches and grapes are very 

 fine. 



Fish. — Red-horse, catfish, sometimes weighing from 50 to 

 60 pounds, buffalo, soft-shell turtle, in great abundance. In 

 many places are to be seen the remains of the Indian fish-traps, 

 formed by piling stones in a circle, the upper part being left 

 lower for the purpose of admitting the fish. Muscle shells of 

 exquisite beauty, and of rare species are found in the rivers 

 and creeks. 



Religious Sects. — Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, 

 Episcopalians, and a few Roman Catholics. 



Education. — The people are not indifferent to the cause of 

 education. Exertions are making to establish good schools in 

 every neighbourhood. 



Character of the People. — There is a mixture of all 

 classes in this county, and like every newly settled country, 

 Cass has its full share of immoral citizens. The lands are so 

 fertile that little labour is required to obtain the necessaries of 

 life, and consequently there is a great lack of industry among 

 some classes. Too much time is spent at the grocery. More 

 attention ought to be paid to domestic comforts. Gardens 

 should be attended to, orchards should be planted, and efforts 

 made to render the general appearance of the farm-houses and 

 outbuildings more comfortable. Many of the best and most 

 intelligent people in Georgia and South Carolina have re- 

 moved to this section, and we are happy to state are using 

 their influence in favour of religion and education. 



Manufactures, Mills. — The water power of Cass is im- 

 mense. The streams abound with valuable shoals, and pro- 

 bably there is no part of the State where manufactories can 

 be conducted with greater success. Cooper & Wyley's iron 

 works would do honour to any country. Their establishment 

 is situated four or five miles from Cartersville, in a beautiful 

 and healthy country, giving employment to three or four 

 hundred persons. All kinds of hollow-ware, machinery and 

 gearing are manufactured ; and it ought to be mentioned that 

 Railroad ^.iron, the first made in Georgia, has been manufac- 



