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In Washington is one of the best hotels in Georgia, and 

 travellers will find the landlord ready to accommodate them 

 in superior style. Would not the travelling public be under 

 great obligations to the v^^orthy proprietor of the Washington 

 Hotel, if he would make a tour through Georgia, and deliver 

 lectures on the art of keeping a good tavern ? We know of se- 

 veral places where this kind of knowledge is much wanted. 



Negro men are hired at $75 per annum ; women at $40. 



Mineral Spring. — About a mile and a half from Wash- 

 ington is a sulphur spring, formerly much frequented. 



Minerals. — Granite, quartz, iron, soapstone, and many 

 others which are common to middle Georgia. 



Productions, Market. — Corn, cotton, wheat, rye, oats, 

 potatoes, &c., are the chief productions. About 14,000 bags 

 of cotton are annually produced. 



Augusta is the chief market. 



Climate, Diseases, Longevity. — The climate is subject 

 to great changes. In 1826 — 27, the county suffered much 

 from sickness, but since those periods the inhabitants have 

 enjoyed a great share of health. Many instances of longe- 

 vity have occurred. Mrs. Shener died last summer, at the 

 age of 100. There are now living Mrs. Minton, 94 ; Mr. 

 Wm. Jones, 80 ; Mr. John Combs, 80 ; and Mrs. Ray, 90. 



Mills. — Flour-mills, 4 ; saw-mills, 9 ; grist-mills, 14. 



Religious Sects, Education. — The Baptists and Metho- 

 dists are the most numerous religious societies in the county. 

 There are a few Presbyterians and Roman Catholics. There 

 are sixteen churches in the county. 



At a very early period in the settlement of Wilkes, atten- 

 tion was paid to the important subject of education. Excellent 

 schools are in Washington and other places. 



Character of the People. — The people of this county 

 are generally well informed, industrious, temperate, and reli- 

 gious. During the American Revolution, no part of the State 

 suffered more than Wilkes, and yet the citizens, with few ex- 

 ceptions, devoted themselves to the cause of liberty. It re- 

 ceived the name of the "Hornet's Nest," from the great op- 

 position of the people to the tories. 



>| Early Settlers. — Jesse Willingham, John Freeman, 

 Holman Freeman, Thomas Gresham, John Pope, and others 



