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lands sell at $12 per acre. The inferior kinds from $2 to $8. 

 350 bags of cotton made in a year. 



Climate, Diseases, Longevity. — The climate in winter is 

 variable ; in summer pleasant, and bracing. Most of the dis- 

 eases are spring diseases. Cases of goitre, in a mild and mo- 

 dified form, occasionally occur. Several medical gentle- 

 men have instituted inquiries whether any cases of consump- 

 tion have ever occurred in this county, and they have not been 

 able to learn the occurrence of a single case. The instances of 

 longevity are Mrs. Floyd, over lOG; Mrs. Young, 108; Mr. 

 Young, son of this lady, 80; Mrs. Nancy Glaze, 102; Mr. 

 Gowder, 96 ; Capt. Armour, over 80 — was in the battle of 

 Vinegar Hill in Ireland. 



Mills. — Ten saw-mills, fourteen grist-mills, two merchant 

 mills, one upon the Chestatee, the other upon the Chattahoo- 

 chee. 



Roads, Bridges, Ferries. — The roads are fair. Bridges 

 two. Ferries two. 



Original Settlers. — Robert Armour, Messrs. Boyd, Bates, 

 Stringer, Floyd, Young, and Nicholl's. 



Minerals. — To the geologist and mineralogist, this county 

 offers an interesting field. A great variety of minerals exist. 

 The first diamond ever discovered in Georgia, was found in 

 Hall county. Dr. Daniell owns the diamond found about two 

 ► miles from Winn's ferry. Those owned by Dr. Banks and 

 Major Bell, were found among the old gold diggings of the 

 gold region of this county. One of the diamonds found here 

 brought $200. It is the opinion of several scientific gentle- 

 men, that if proper attention were paid to this subject, large 

 quantities of diamonds might be found in a certain section of 

 Georgia, of which Hall is a portion. This county is also fa- 

 mous for gold. We give a list of the principal mines. 



The Glade mines are the most extensive, situated on Flat 

 creek, about two miles from the Chattahoochee, thirteen miles 

 north of Gainesville ; this is a deposit vein. These embrace 

 sixty or seventy acres ; coin about 92 cts. per pennyweight; 

 have been worked sixteen years ; owned by Dr. Banks. 

 V, Hayden's mine, joining the above, on the same creek. 



Stocking Eater mine, on a branch entering into Flat creek. 

 Deposit mine. 



