318 HARRIS COUNTY. 



Mills. — Merchant-mills, . . , . 3 



Grist-mills, ... .6 



Saw-mills, ... . . 8 



Distilleries, ..... 2 



Productioms. — The productions are similar to those of 

 Troup and the adjoining counties. 



Cotton averages 500 pounds per acre. 



Corn " 4 barrels " " 



Wheat from 10 to 12 bushels " " 



Markets, Cotton. — Columbus and Griffin. Eight thousand 

 bales of cotton are annually produced. 



Face OF the Country, Nature of the Soil, Value of 

 Land. — There is much variety in the face of the country. The 

 Pine mountains enter the county near the N. E. corner. The 

 Oak mountains enter the county at its eastern corner. Above 

 the Pine mountains, east of the road leading to Columbus, the 

 country is level, having a thin, light soil, productive but not last- 

 ing. West of the road, from Columbus to La Grange, it is a 

 broken, rich country, heavily timbered. As you approach the 

 Pine mountains it assumes a rocky and knolly aspect. In the 

 valley between the Oak and Pine mountains the soil is gray ; 

 growth, Spanish oak and hickory. South of the Oak mountain, 

 upon the head waters of Mulberry creek, and extending all the 

 way down said creek, the soil is rich. 



Improved lands are worth $5 per acre. Unimproved lands 

 from 3 to 4 dollars per acre. 



Character of the People. — The citizens of Harris are 

 clever and spirited. In morality, intelligence, and benevo- 

 lence, they are upon an equality with the people of the adjoin- 

 ing counties. 



Early Settlers. — W. C. Osborn, W. Switzer, Hon. M. 

 J. Welborn, John Greer, IN. Barden, S. Clay, R. R. Brown, 

 Gen. McDougald, Gen. Low, and others. 



Minerals. — Gold has been found in the Pine mountains, 

 and most of the minerals which exist in the adjacent counties 

 are found in Harris. 



Bridges and Roads.- -Nothing very favourable can be said 

 of the bridges and roads. Their condition would be improved 

 by more attention on the part of the citizens. 



