United States, Georgia, Lumpkin County, Dahlonega, 34.53259, -83.98491United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771Dexter, Amory, 1829-18871883-02-01Letter from Amory Dexter, civil engineer and one-time agent of the Yahoola River and Cane Creek Hydraulic Hose Mining Company, to Colonel Wier Boyd, dated February 1, 1883. Dexter hopes that the Rider Mine will open rich and sell high for Boyd, in spite of high expense. He suggests steam drills and pumps to work the hard rock of the Rider Mine. Dexter mentions he will try to visit Dahlonega during the summer and expresses love for both country and people. He complains that he has been on the grand jury for four weeks, but hopes to get off tomorrow. Dexter announces that he now has three boys and that they take after their mother, a McDougald.A project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Lumpkin County Library, Chestatee Regional Library System as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.text/htmlimage/jpegmka014enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Madeleine K. Anthony Collection, box II-1, folder 18., Chestatee Regional Library System, Lumpkin County BranchGold mines and mining--Georgia--DahlonegaMining leases--Georgia--DahlonegaJury duty--Georgia--ColumbusGrand jury--Georgia--ColumbusLetter: Columbus, Georgia to Colonel Wier Boyd, [Dahlonega, Georgia], 1883 Feb. 1Text