The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-01

rrs PRESENT CoNDIrIoN-PsARLs Found IN OTHER
STATES.
The report on the New Jersey pearl fisheries which a
peared In the HERALD Of the 18th ult, created great
element among the people who live in the vicinity OF
brooks or streams which muscles were known grow
The idea that pearls could be found In the muddy bub
bling brooks that rpped ay along before their doors,
novel In the extreme absolutely startled their sober
Wits They never dreamed Of such thing-n was super
pa,ura-h mposs oe-they would no, beleveit; but
nevertheless IT tempting bait held cut by old man
mon, SO many good and pious people, many steady
and industrious husbandmen thought they mould just
and see They did so, and the result ia seen
by letters and specimens Of pearls pouring into our jew
ery stores not only from New jersey bu: from various
parts OF New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan and
Pennsylvania. True, very remarkable specimens Of
ar have been found at least sent here from the lat
YER places but shows that the knowledge gone forth
that movement s foot, and that pearl gro wing
muscles found in these places, but in how small in
how great an extent the pearls will be found there is
known.
Many of the good people who visi ed the brooks found
nothing but nasty MUSCLES and went home fully convinced
inquire her Harnum was bat opinions quite
In regard 70 the whole Inject Other persons found
pretty it.le shiny stones in the muscles and laid them
aside, thinking tney might be worth something Some are
thus laid the waiting for chance to dispose
Of them others have been brought TO the CITY, One
who had only two little ones, thought he would take
down 10 New York, just to see they worth any
thing. On arriving the metropolis he called into the
store the OF Murray and Broad way and
asked the proprietor buy them they worth any
thing How much do you value Them r inquired the
proprietor We'll SIR suppose they might perhaps be
worth a. much as i've dollars piece" replied the
TIC. 81 will willingly give you $46 piece for them"
said the genilemanly merchant 1t may readily be
supposed that the rustic jumped at the ouer and could
scarcely believe that be was not until he grssped
the $50 In shining gold He returned home the happest
Of MORALS Il would take long time, thought he, to
make much money by hard days works The were
very small but perfect beautiful pearls Other country
men bring smaller imperfect pearls city, expect
ing to receive fabulous prices for the m Ball. Black Co.
have bought from of the Jersey pearls
within the last three weeks They have they say been
buying pearls from there and other parts of the country
for the lat forty years The large pc RI found by Hover
in the centre of necklace, Of forty three pearls with
gallery settings in gold showing the whole pearls which
necklace is priced At 81 500 number of exceedingly
beautiful pearls have been disposed Of to this house
there is one IS large rs MARBLE with peculiar rose
c0ored rainbow hue, of nj transparent brancy which
considered TO be the most beautiful has been
found equal 70 any oriental pearl The Jersey pearls
general rule have that liquid ustre of the oriental
pearl though have been found there which can.
not be surpassed In color the Hover pearl was per.
feet its present owners consider that s25 900 would be
most extraordinary and fabulous price for it,
About one hundred good pearls, and great many i'm
perfect Ones have been sold to Tiffany % one of these
oolons form Among the numbers one in which three
grown entirely together Is Of large irregular form,
and has bronze or copper color Some pearls have been
found with little pieces of metal In them. There Is
pearl which IL perfectly black David Shaffer, Of Gin
cinnau has sent shell 10 this city, which was found 10
Little Miami river, Ohio, and which contained a. pearls OF
good form and color Ia held great curiosity among
naturahsts
PATERSON PEARL HUNTERS.
On Saturday or reporters again visited the pearl
fisheries Of New Jersey When at Paterson he went 70
David Hover the discoverer of the pearls but that
Jersey worthy had gone fishing knew where nor
were they any wiser To tho time Of his return. lie
probably wouid follow the example OF scrptura wor
thy cast bis Det rather brawny arms the sea
(mud pudde) the Sabbath. He would at least be nsh-
ing for pearls Of great price, whether he found them or
ter half having been for several days in Newark Mr.
Hover has found several good pearls of fair since
fret that he found though he has since
last report been out fishing except trip the
last Of the month. The water has been cold high and
muddy account OF tho heavy rains that until few days
since useless 10 go into The BROOKS the muscles
could not be got is still too high cold, and muddy TO
please the pearl nshere The four Messrs
have found quite number Of the valuable gems lately
they also all OF 70 the fisheries, Of them had
gone three days. the other two left the previous day
If they knew when they started where they going
they took good TO keep TO themselves for Of
their en is knew least would TELL where they were
II not n any OF the old streams they said but
where further north They frequently go outHnd try
streams II successful remain at them, II not 20 10
others Thus when they start they know where
course may lead them before returning Other persons
and around Paterson have found nu nber OF PEARL,
but OF them that have not already disposed OF
10 New York jewellers Of sufficient importance DO
enumerated.
GREAT NOTCH BROOK.
This famous little place reposcd In Its usual que,ude
The black and rugged rocks Of the First mountain lowered
up just high, and the hardy hussandmen passed on
their way plant ng and poughing, just cernedly
they did before the pearls discovered here Tho
brook, which Is three and half miles long has been
searched from end 10 end and every muscle could be
be found taken out aud opened to see II IL cont ned
pearl 20 there Ia now scarcely a muscle In the whole
stream The fishing In this stream Is considered have
ended though parties passing along still ixous
wistful eye into its shsllow depths to they dis
cover shell fish worth It's weigh, In god. Az muscles
are not remarkably productive animals, win be years
before many pearls arc found In his stream again,
deed they The of tho muscle IL not eaa.
Bile; hard tough and unssvory, aud whea taken into
the stomach II s not eUy o,gesed There Ia q story told
Of man In h, region who had 70 take physc three days
In get rid OF one meal OF muscles.
ROCK ROAD BROOK.
Quite number OF pearls have been found Rock Road
Cherry Lane brook since last report upon IT, The
mstrony looking old who Is domiced hard by the
stream acknowledged 10 reporter that the
ces which habited the adjacent stream had grown won
derfully pretty little stones In them sometimes; "Bdt"
n BEEN Ssr n. us s NO sss%
single mnscle In all that stream People have
been running round here enymost crazy some Of them
did get something but they dug up all the muscles and
don't believe any more viii ever gro~ here."
Houokrs STREAM.
This the widest pest longest stream In which tho
pearl bearing muscles have been found; probably has
produced pearls than both ne brooks before men
toned. II rises the boundary Of New York, and
amer coursing along the hills twelve miles, cmptcs into
the passac river may be called branch OF Mat river
very large number Of pearls have been found Ia this
stream, and many arc still being found In IT. Our
porter started al ohokus and followed up the
miles. Al Hohokus runs along through gorge, BE-
tween two high hills FOR quarter Of mile up the hills
continue biCh and abrur tho
a swampy slope, aner whi,h liz course IL along hills
again. There are numerous springs along the hills emp
tying intoh gives very advantageous water power.
and there several mills, such cotton mills -four
mills, saw minis and paper mills upon H. All along Ia
margin there great quantes Of muscle Shells which
have been opened and len there by the pearl fishermen
Oar reporter found old woman washing linen some
distance up the She stated that everybody had
been digging muscles there, and nearly all OF them
had fnnnd snethinq bit Renerny only ANAL