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chochee or Bear creek. The other streams are, Slaughter, 

 Kinchafoonee, Allonahachee, &c. 



Nature of the Soil, Productions, Value of Land. — 

 One-third of the lands is of the first quality, of a dark gray colour, 

 peculiarly adapted to cotton, corn, sugar-cane, potatoes, oats> 

 &c. The second quality embraces what are called the level 

 pine lands, colour inclining to that of red, suitable for wheat, 

 corn and cotton. The third quality embraces a sort of land 

 containing a little of every colour and degree of fertility. 

 Lands of the first quality are worth $7 per acre ; second, $4 ; 

 third, $2. 



Average Product per Acre. — On lands of the first quality, 

 the average product of cotton per acre is 1,000 lbs. ; corn, 30 

 bushels. The second quality lands will produce 700 lbs. of 

 cotton per acre, and corn, 20 bushels. 



Mineral Springs. — Ten miles west of Lumpkin are two 

 or three springs, within a short distance of each other, im- 

 pregnated with sulphur and iron. 



Minerals. — Iron is found in a few places. Excellent marl, 

 shell rock, and fossils. 



Manufactures, Mills. — One wool factory ; 20 grist-mills; 

 15 saw-mills. 



Towns. — Lumpkin is the seat of justice ; situated in the 

 centre of the county, on the waters of Hodchodkee creek, dis- 

 tant from Milledgeville 160 miles S. W., 36 from Columbus, 

 35 from Americus, and 22 from Cuthbert. It has the usual 

 county buildings, three hotels, two churches, and two acade- 

 mies, seven stores, five groceries, three tailors, two blacksmiths, 

 two carriage-makers, one cabinet-maker, two shoe shops, one 

 silversmith, 10 lawyers, four doctors, and one minister. Con- 

 siderable business is done in this place. Population, from 800 

 to 1,000. 



Florence is on the Chattahoochee river, 16 miles W. of 

 Lumpkin. Population, 200. This was once a flourishing 

 place ; but from its unhealthiness, it has lost much of its 

 business. * 



Lannahassee is a prominent place in the eastern part of the 

 county. 



Roads. — The roads, with few exceptions, are kept in good 

 order. ^' 



