The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-18

IRE discovery of pearls in Of the title muddy
screams of reisheors in New Jersey, Blu, few miles
nom here having caused great excitemer among those
usssually said and somnambnhs people and created
sve Interest among the bon ton and ps RI lovers OF our
cay, despatched reporter thther TO gain what in
ne could upon the subject The following ia LIS
ssscants-
mali hour the Union branch a the New York u-d
IRE Railroad OF the mud of New York u,c tie
Ssd of Paterson for has been nsc,usy raining for
900 dsys Paterson is modest lie ssn little city. seven
been nses from New York; no~ ss,braed from It's Re-
vcieroaary memories than oy sAyshng Of Inciefs date
though the Passac Fasone of s roamet and ,rr,,,est
falls IN the worlds situated jus above In, town
IRE Great Notch where In ,Icsrls were erst found is
s"osed tnree miles tns $40 OF Paterson. BesNe visiting
WAL now famous iocahg,v must see the who made
q se-pavid hower-~nS Is reckened among the
so~'' eeeor OF Oh Nev Jersey and WHO erhaps, may
y" nave hs name VT uep the historic page the
pson VINO has found extraordinary large pearl and
Aen cAnmy, anssv Dry breakfast scost Of S26 600
"S 'ne dearest pre- lkfsst eaten by family Of
ufee' hsgs and O aquerors have sSpped on earths
rest and BEST but none costly meal, not
sven nc "who In twelve summers q world; nor
- VINO al whose ro a dinners hundred tables
served up"
DAVID no WEIR, THE FEAR. DIsCOvHRBR.
Passing from ID town proper and into the suburbs,
nssa We neat, leasaut little oC:age Of Mr. Bower.
MOCK at the doc broughta young damsel, buxom coun
ny dAnsei, Out who without word question invited
m Mr.. and Mrs Howe, srirg on, vere seus n, and
sson entered Mr.. Hover plain pleasant looking man.
syo, p.ao' poSen but good hunored When young he
served n tn sAe alternating business
sersye 70 his heaith he left and learned the
49, sn~ ely supported himself and family HIS better
wc.an, M ch Younger than himself. Two daapbsn'
ee one in her months, the ether In her teens,
ssmFee his family circle the elder daughter being
NJ ensu OF his first wife. Having introd uced
wuV gan energecaly 70 pitch into reporters general
2i - he said, "had been there during the week and
I s likeness Of him without seeing me- which
sAesesx more hike me than o polar bear" After
eeeoa g with him upon the wrong face which had been
ySsr him, aud he cOasOins himself BY saying that
n him al any rate, e. they hsd never had his
print yet, drew from him the following account
% finding the $4,000, and thereby discovering the
"n times you know in the winter and money was
~ anything particular do three ncshSors wen,
oGrest Notch musce fishing. II was one day, think,
- sces, rs each; threw in The stream SO we
We uh all have an even number, and rs was many
Mrs. Hower-wer, when they came home they wanted
Them In here ON the stove, but they were dirty
assy things, and woDd not let them, they went out
The snow, and man having nearly frozen his nngers
Dssce, but did not notice it particularly.
Mrs Howcr-I put the muscles In pot tn bell them for
sssr when took them on, they seemed tough so put
h<n INTO pan fry them, bu, In doing noticed
sruck knife agains, it, aging was bard as a stone
M ms ps sal wof s an: and
ssrt in the world 30 jewellers tell me, but Oh had
The poor man looked sad here and said made sick
1n days but bis heroic wife nov cheered him up
HeIt DAY cweller Paterson toli Hover he
k,sw the value Of the injured pearl but offered $40 for It,
has since been placed In the store OF Ball, Black %.
NJ bower thinks the color returning g. and that
may yet come back A. 70 be worth ten or neen thou
SAND dollars For the poor mans sake we say amen lie
hunting much his first
acsgh be has found another small pearl snd sold for
500 He lie going business extensively DOW;
every body else appear be waiting for the weather
sset he warmer, so they can waoe in the streams
and hsh the sithou, taking cod He thinks he
susht 10 have per oenisge upon all peark found
o~use be (his wife Iather) discovered them.
THE PEARLS NOW IN PATERSON.
the majority Of the pearls have been found by the
niepds and immediate neighbOrs Of Mr. Bowsr, wen,
~ specimens Of the precious treasures IL
possession The folio wing pearls in the hands Of
M Jacob sckenbush, his three brothers, and Mr.. Tenn
pscton, parnerss-
One genuine beautiful perfectly round, pink col
sres pearl, three -eiehths Of an Inch in diameter
pearl large pistol ball, perfectly round hight
roe ceor (he largest yet found that undpsed Of
Two perfe lily round, white pearls, about the size Of
Three obloug pearls rosc pink coored, and the
-Four cen pcar the OF bposho,s u various
esors and forms, somc Of them being imperfect
Of the same sze, but OF good color and perfectly
scasd besides very large number Of very eman pearls
and others Of var SIZES with but pee iDa or mpere
% eco They all obtained Monday ard tuesday
q last week, by the four parties who own them.
Incth LOT in the hands Of Jacob QaaeEenoush consists
Two beautiful and perfectly round pearls, pink color
Two Of the description, as large a. a pa
Two Of the same description, the size Of small rea
Ten Of ID same description, u The size oi No shot
Youneen Of irregular form different coors, and The size
pea.
THIS lot Is estimated a. being worth $50
David Van ordIn has fourteen pearls ,he 'ze q pistol
balls Gil perfectly round and OF good cosors lie has
verA1 smaller ones worth one or two shiinss piece
NJ lot Is estimated a, 500.
Henry Conklin hAs large one. the size OF small
biz, perfectly round pnk color ana valued by him Al
$500 Besides these gres, many have been sold lately
Cps Of the nessrs Quackenbush has sold pearl Tsny
Co. for $500, which rs valued by The present holder at
slSeo and nay yet be disposed Of for much larger
Rev jersey, and been found occas'ooally for mary
ys.s past WI appeal % many s p,,s but sub
father Of hcssrs Jacob and John before
mentioned in this article and several Other old inhAst
o Paterson and vicinity state That about forty years
ago there similar discovery, which created good
Deal q talk The true locality Of ,he treasures vs Al The
me KEEP, carefully from the public, and few knowing
SPECTATORS boesai ne pretty Stones Of The eoys fef
whether fishery exhausted whether nshers
eolld DO, nnd market does not appear Anothor sen.
usman has heard bis father say hsi when boy be hsd
large shiny substances found In the oysters
.sfhoorbood, which used things among the
asosss no n sps-. % DC u q s
ssrsd ihSn prstiy raIeles Thai pearls worth thou-
sgporaD OF What they were destroy ed them r1 apt.ar
n cur further narrative.
GREAT NOTCH snooH.
Leaving The City Of spndes, Paterson called from
he large number of ia cotton manufactures,
x e Great Notch brook, which lies three mes this side
Of souib " Pserton, and the place whore pearls
s 6rst found, and where The s25 900 pearl ~s found
ne road wound along the foct q range Of low noun
nAs yboee sides black with ragged and stunt
I'D trees ms range IA called The Frs, Mountain II Is
ahree and half miles vide At Paterson, and only half