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cedar, &c. Apples grow in great abundance, and of superior 

 quality. The farmers carry large quantities below, for which 

 they obtain means to procure sugar, coffee, and salt. 



Animals, Fish. — There are vast numbers of deer in the 

 mountains ; also bears and wolves. The streams are well 

 supplied with fish ; there are, however, no large fish except in 

 the rivers. Here can be had to great perfection the delicious 

 mountain trout. A very peculiar fish, called the " jumping mul- 

 let," is caught in great numbers at a shoal on War Woman's 

 creek. The process of catching them, as it has been de- 

 scribed, is this. The fish in immense numbers come up to 

 the foot of the shoal and attempt to jump over the obstacle ; 

 not being sufficiently active to reach the top, they necessarily 

 fall back, and in their descent are caught in baskets held by 

 the fishermen for the purpose. 



Religious Sects, Temperance, Education. — Baptists and 

 Methodists ; the former are the most numerous. The tempe- 

 rance effort has been productive of good. In almost every 

 settlement there is a school, in which the common branches 

 are taught. Number of poor children, 435. Educational 

 fund, $377 28. 



Character of the People, Amusements. — If the records 

 of the court in Rabun be any criteria by which to judge the 

 character of its population, then we are prepared to say that 

 the character of the people is good as to morals and punctu- 

 ality in personal matters, as there are not a dozen cases, in- 

 cluding civil and criminal, returned to the court in a year. 

 The amusements are hunting and fishing. Indeed, we have 

 been informed that hunting is the principal business of many. 

 Energy and industry are much wanted. 



Value of Town Lots, &c. — The value of town lots is 

 $3,825. Value of stock in trade, $2,500. Money at inte- 

 rest, $1,495. 



Name. — This county was named after William Rabun, 

 formerly Governor of the State of Georgia. He was born in 

 Halifax county. North Carolina, on the 8th of April, 1771. 

 He came to Georgia with his father, Matthew Rabun, in 1785, 

 who, after residing in Wilkes one year, removed to Hancock. 

 Mr. Rabun was not favoured with a good education, but em- 



