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mer is built of brick and is a handsome structure. It has two ho- 

 tels, two flourishing schools, several stores, &,c. Population 600. 

 Amount of business done in Decatur is not so great as former- 

 ly. Incorporated in 1823. 



Atlanta is a new place, formerly called Marthasville, but in 

 1847 it was incorporated, and its name changed to " The City 

 of Atlanta." It has a mayor and six councilmen, clerk of 

 council, treasurer, city marshal, &c. The population may be 

 put down at 2500, and this number is constantly augmenting. 

 Atlanta is situated on a high ridge 6 miles west of Decatur, 

 101 miles northwest of Macon, and is the point at which the 

 Western and Atlantic, the Macon and Western, and the Geor- 

 gia Railroads connect. This has made Atlanta a place of bus- 

 tle and business. At this time there are four churches, and 

 another will be erected in the course of the year ; six schools, 

 about twenty dry goods and grocery stores, &c. — Immense 

 quantities of produce pass through Atlanta. Amount of busi- 

 ness done is over 200,000 dollars. 



Stone Mountain, formerly called New Gibraltar, is a very 

 thriving place ; has four hotels, eight stores and several me- 

 chanics. Population 300. A stage from Gainseville comes 

 to this village three times a week. 



Face of the Country, Nature of the Soil, Average Pro- 

 duct PER Acre, Value of Land. — The face of the country 

 is undulating. Much of the soil will hardly repay the labour of 

 cultivation. The rich lands are on the Chattahoochee and 

 South rivers, Peach Tree, Nancy's, and Utoy creeks, and have 

 been known to produce from 1000 to 1500 pounds of cotton 

 per acre, and from 8 to 12 barrels of corn per acre. Wheat 

 is rather an uncertain crop. The gray lands will produce 

 from 500 to 700 pounds of cotton per acre, from 5 to 8 bar- 

 rels of corn per acre, and from 15 to 25 bushels of wheat per 

 acre. Lands of the first quality are worth from 20 to 25 dol- 

 lars per acre ; the other lands from 3 to 10 dollars per acre. 



Productions. — Cotton, wheat, corn, rye, oats, potatoes, &c. 

 The county is celebrated for fine fruits, particularly apples. 

 These sold in Savannah last year, at five dollars per barrel, 

 and were said to be superior to the northern article. A small 

 quantity of silk is manufactured. 

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