472 PIKE COUNTY. 



Barnesville is a thriving little village, named after Mr. 

 Barnes, who first settled here. It is on the Macon and West- 

 ern Railroad, 18 miles from Griffin. It has two hotels, four or 

 five stores, a church, school, &c. It is the point from which 

 the Columbus stages depart. More business is transacted 

 in Barnesville than one would suppose, and the population will 

 not suffer by a comparison with any in Georgia. 



Milner, on the railroad, 12 miles below Griffin. 



Liberty Hill, 13 miles S. E. of Griffin. 



Mills. — Nine saw-mills ; 14 grist-mills ; 4 flour-mills. 



Mountains. — The Pine mountains are in the southern 

 part of the county. 



Bridges and Roads. — The roads are fair, although some are 

 very bad. The people of Georgia are not in the habit of keeping 

 their roads in a good condition. The bridges are in good order. 



Mail Route. — New- York and New-Orleans Mail Line, 

 owned by Richard Peters, E. L. Ellsworth, and D. E. Beman. 

 On this line are 18 stages; 240 horses, besides a number of 

 extras; 15 drivers; 8 agents. Staging reduced to 93 miles ; 

 running time, 18 hours between Griffin and Opelika. The 

 route passes through Greeneville, La Grange, and West Point. 

 Extra coaches are always ready to carry forward in fast time 

 any number of through passengers, without detention. The 

 roads are excellent, the agents are accommodating, the coaches 

 new, horses good, and the drivers temperate and experienced. 

 Indeed, this is one among the most superior mail routes in the 

 United States. The average number of passengers each way 

 per day, is 10. About 48,000 bushels of corn, and over 

 1,152,000 pounds of fodder are consumed by the horses con- 

 nected with this route, per annum. Contract for carrying the 

 mail, $6,000 per annum. 



Minerals. — Beautiful rose-coloured quartz at Mr. John 

 Lamar's, three miles west of Griffin ; also smoky quartz, tour- 

 maline, beryl, iron, &c. In the banks of the railroad a species of 

 white clay is found, used very frequently by some medical gen- 

 tlemen in the place of magnesia, and said to be superior to mag- 

 nesia as an antacid. In the vicinity of Barnesville and near the 

 Baptist Church, beautiful crystallized quartz is found, and near 

 Zebulon are rare specimens of quartz and other minerals. 



