Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 
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Large bales of cotton were brought here, picked in the near-by 
cotton fields. Cotton and corn appear to be the only crops, with 
the addition of some cane, in places. The water in the Paint 
Rock was comparatively clear, and less muddy than in most of 
the water-courses of the region, or for instance the deep muddy 
trough of the Flint River. Several miles either way the Paint 
Rock Creek has high steep banks, mostly covered with tangles of 
briars and dense vegetation. Tile water itself was often choked 
up with snags, roots, rocks, etc., flowing usually over clay bottoms. 
Cedar Creek, Georgia. 
About the shallows below the dam we found the only submerged 
aquatic plants, clusters of Myriophyllum, etc. Consequently the 
only fishes were free-swimmers, though cats and various suckers 
were said to be abundant. 
Passing over into the upper tributaries of the Alabama River 
basin in upper Georgia, the conditions are more like those of the up- 
per or mountainous regions in which theTennesse originates. These 
headwater streams all have a south-westerly course, and flow down 
through the various valleys south of Lookout Mountain. As 
typical of the Coosa basin we visited Cedar Creek, below Rome, 
and followed it through several miles of interesting country. It 
is a truly beautiful stream, the water of rather bright green color, 
perfectly clear and pure, and with riffs and little cascades about 
every span of several hundred yards. The stream is rather rapid, 
