Most likely Gold. Don't think there was ever much found in Murray, but in 1830s all of "Cherokee Georgia" was considered prime Gold country. Gold rush long before 49ers. Joe Harrington -----Original Message----- From: Jmwsb7@aol.com [mailto:Jmwsb7@aol.com] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:32 PM To: GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MURRAY] Re: GAMURRAY-D Digest V03 #4 My GGFather was listed in the 1840 census in Murray Co., Ga. as working in the mines. What type of ore was mined in that county in the early 1800's. An answer would be greatly appreciated Sincerely, John ==== GAMURRAY Mailing List ==== --- Author Retains Copyright --- -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved Post to List: GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com Unsubscribe request To: GAMURRAY-L-request@rootsweb.com ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl