, 1870-03-16
OUR LApIuARIE8. ::
The Yield of Precious .stsnss-Pre-
.sss Sass sieis. Ss1 {. = spss.

y: OUR LAPIuARIE8. :; : .
| Tne; Yield OF Precious .stsnss-Pre
! dUct ot,the NcW TexHiGnFaos-
lssnE Fields to be 0penca>s,.
\ .Frrm the New FORK camznescial Advertiser. :,
The pFecious stones h2de Of the Unitet
States 10 yet in its infancy; I bsesnsa our ro
West there arer excel ent aigns1 il we mAJ
Judge from the OCCASIONAL fine stones for
Wnr1ed to NeW York CAPITALISTS for- exaunina-
tion: For the Lat few month1 the trade in
precious stonee has sJmPxthized With trade
| 1t large. Probably 60 other department il
naunente can be dispensad Eith batter, more
easily, thln food tor ,apE ATsE We. eaFs in
[ New York or1T four eetabliahmants OF any
magnitude dong business. Ia this .Gne, VIZ. !:
Fox Co., who employ gxbout twenty hsnds :
| Card TNlthy, G<4hAm d jMxrk,. and Mr..
I phia two. Boston one,, ,bssidss quite. L num-
Der doing business IN small way These
Glzoa cut xEythi1g bat dtsm mo6d5.
IS already Int1maled, .ohr dealers xTe cnnd-
| dent that as soon as the great .Westesn Tor
! 1lto1ies are nore thoroughly e1p2aTea, Amed-
fan etonea vi DO bett@ known in the nariets
| Of the world. Samples Of sArdnpu h2ye been
| teceived from the Weatarn e1opeo equ1l to
Any from. Brazil; and there is goou rosson to
pelseve That when improved facilities for
|
mote parts, our superior skill 8Dd lntelli9snce
| viii develop workings As rich. Among other
native stones We hkya- fine ag1tes from the
shores Of Laka Superior, Afso jasper and
/ Tyesal; and ths Mont4pA sapphire is equal In
duality to the oiienta1' except in color, tha,
int being = blueish Pedn, inBtesd Of the sky
niue; but this fauls is Offset by =; higher
power Of reflection: We bar4 iaho beautiful
Eatnsts OF ~ deep red hue, from Montana,
snrpaesing the Oriental. Tvo stones sold At
$50 IN gold And OF: turquo1se soma of the
finest specinens known .hsVe been received
sought 1or, IApida1ies in New Fork ba1isye i
splendid feldfor enterprise might be opened
p. iGood Pear1s hays been taken from the freah
walter streams Of New Jersey, but they do not
cfmpare With the ses pearl, which mas, mote
l1sHe. The pearl fsheries Of the Gulf OF
California are being presented with good
saceess, near Mszatlsu- Some Of the pearls
taken posSase &bigh vs1ue. but the fnvariable
yellowish tint 1s marx. Of ioferioTity, CON-
Pared With tho East 1naia pearl: -.
.proceedipg BOW to speak Of fayorite stones
II the o1daI Of their importance to the lapi-
dfries {guFecued always BY that, capricious I
c!ste called Hthe f.ahion'o, We. put frat in
order the sardonyL. : y:
j. .Thfa is the stone almost universally nsed ia +
cutting cameos. and besides issswed, split,
Inents, such as seals, rings. sleeve buttons,
50. The preference given is on account OF
the delicate 1Awu color aud other tints, beau
titu)Jy lanainated. These stones are found
principally in Brazil whence they are taken
t9 Germany to be cut and eo1ored. The pre-
nles rather than busts- Contrary to COM
mnn mpreesion,: the beautiful lamipn SO !
much admired IN tie sa1donFx are not natural
but the refn1t nf burning and application Of
aclds. The original is . dissgrseaole., muddy
color, but On being ehsnically treated, ths
beautiful aIteruitmg laysrs Of white, brown,
orange, .dc.,, Ne presented In plea1ipg con
ertse. Then, by the use Of an tmpAlpab1e
4 diAmond dust and. enn1y the surfaces Are cut
through - desired, toMirg out she colors be-
pondarous rocky msssea, NJ though blasted
Erpu quarry ard thus submitted to Iabo--
l4us process Of Sitting. polishing, md color
rE before It is resdy for the jese1er. This
ast cutting WAS formerly done in. Paris, but
bio Late WAY oceasionad = genaral sta,npeds to
Germany, which now takes Ihe pslr1 ia .mora
ssnses than one-t shsll oameoa s1o NOV dis
eatded II chssp md 1nlgax.
Thoka who 6Ist crossed the, Western plains
Vi etaKs ooAo6eg, PRIOR to tho railway Ine,
sete : frequently met BY 1Eehlns It the vsy-
tstions eager to sell for . faw pennles beau-
ifn1 moss agataa, in which tho most delicate :
l8m Of tho sea seemed to haya bean sudden
? copge1led- This discovery sooa dEoVe TIE
afk-hued Texas Agste out or the market, 80
hat now the stones from Wyoming Territory. !
he New. fosk firm uf Fox i Co, h1ye. ra-
'eatedly sent men. thouB1u6B Of miles TO l..
ealeh for and g1ther such az are a1esty suited !
o the jewellers trAde- Some m1y think the !!
tatement hardly credible that the rough cob !
lea thus gathered, which Patrick would not | c
elgn to ram dowu into city pavement, IRE E
ent aeroBs the Atlantic to be- cut into slshs !
> the chesp labor Of Europe, end thence re- :
utned to the original place Of shipment, at !
eAyy charge for transportation md govern :
lent duties. The moss agate thus prepared,
9 yet In the cEude etate, ia worth from 81 to
10 per pound -
The blood stone is, Of late, much IN de- !
land \ stone found only in India: It liz J
ought by the ton, sorted out scco1 ding to ;
t4des, and then sold 1t from S15to $40 per !
ound for Ornaments In every variety.
Ialachsa ls green yeinsus stone, with
ack figures, found chiefly IN Ruseis. Some /
this mineral has been discovered in the b
AXE Superior COPPER region ct is = copper =
%. but Is inferior and not suitable for the y
pidary- When cut, I elab six or;eigh. inches b
lua1e, and half an inch thick, is worth s19.
We soe mslachite used for table e
DE, but only at beaTy cost II
The beautiful fame colored gem known Rs Il
10 opal Is found in Honduras, Mexico, and Il
adily bringing from s1o to $50 per carst, a
ID ranks next to the diamond. It comes CT
ON India, rs do rubies and emerslds- Good u
neralde have become so SCARCE that gems
aong them are worth ha much as choice y
anond. So of the ruby. ii
How delightful to visit the rooms Of the "
Eddist! What gems from the ocean, what tt
oDde1H from the minei How like the gor- vi
ors cave Of Aladdin! Hold, friend. moth 1 b
Of the sort. Such dreams are inusoF.. &
9thipg is Visible moro than machine shaft, Bi
few hapeing belts, snd roT Of ''1aps," OF q
'all grindstones, We were about to esy, but be
q ee1les Of revolving wheels, mostly horl-
ntal, arc either stone, steel, lead, or wood sa
grind or polish, theee Ire charged with ~
,,nond dust or emery, mixed with oil. In 70
. manner the eaws arc mere dlm Of re- th
living steel, without teeth, but where the u
ge is gently touched with the: diamond th
1ture, At the point OF = feather, the fragile Tt
Il is driyen through solid. flint. The drlll GU
ed in boring stones ia not less marvellous AZ
delicacy as we'll As power. A slauaer
re- Of steel is armed at It's point with two Es
y diamonds, which rude touch might de-
py, but, in the hands Of skilled workman ne
ng = bow, the hardest stone Is pierced. fl
With 1eviving trade, it will not be strange T. u
fugitiyes from France reach the United co
tea IN gtostes II .sroefs, bringing With tit
IN the arts which hourish among the dis th
md cutters Of Amsterdam, and the work &c
in precious stones who now are scattered 1u
:ough the cities Of Germany. il,
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: vac night IN the golden summer, 81
and We sailed the Indian seas, -
1eatn 3 cloud Of sWeIling cauraR, Vi
Before a fayortng breeze, CO
hat Waited the good ship horaewar6, de
Al 1t bent our taper spars; n
nile the broad bright moon sailed Ger us, Al