The sun., 1872-08-09
THE GREAT DIAMOND FIELD
KII CIRSON THE NAV VINO FrBSr
FOUND THE GEMS,
4 Description of the Precious stones TIM,
have Already hcen Taken to san Fran.
cisco for Examination.


have Already hcen Taken to san Fran.
cisco for Examination.
Prom ne San Ejdncfsco B,iicfin
The existence OF deposits Of the prcciot,
stones in Eastern Arizona and Western N1,
Mexico has been well authenticated for many
years. The Aztccs, AZ the time Of the Spanish
conquest of Mexico. had large stores of ruhirs.
emcralds, aud turquoises, which are not known
Of Mexico, and whch they intarniiy WINERY t"ld '[yy
Conquerors came from the north To this day
diamonds, mostly of an inferior quality, ridelv
cut and clumsily set, are exceedingly abundant
in Mexico, and the fact that they have a general.
y similar q pearance' and DO not resemble 'ha
has led to the conclusion that they came fr0n,
fields somewhere on the North American conti-
nent. 1t is an unqucstlonablc fact that Central
Arizona and New Mexico were occupied fos
many centuries before the Spanish conquest w
colony of the Aztec race, who built many pop-
this day, scattered territory as large as tGs
whole Middle States.
THE CAMPS OF THE ANCIENT MINERS
There are also many ruins which we're
long mistaken for temples for rcligiOuG
worship, generally on the submits of commend.
ing hills, but which later investigations have
demonstrated to have been iDtrenched mnng
camps, built IN an enemys country. One Il
these, In a good state OF preservation, may hs
seen on the hil on the western border Of the
and Wickenburg, on the bride trail which leads
up the lIassyampi riyer,is very fine one, which
We believe has never been described in detail hy
any visitor On a broad tlow Of lava, extending
many miles southwark from the now extinrt
volcano of Mount San Francisco, In Northeast.
ern Arizona, many miles from water, there are
In several places ruins Of what were evidently
mining camps. The mining operations appear
10 have been carried on by cutting through tho
lava, and getting at the grayelly soil beneath
There has been much conjecture as to wh0thcI
the miners were seeking for placer gold or nre-
cious stones, the majority Of visitors incline
10 the belief that 1t was the latter.
DISCOVERIES OF RUBIgs.
On the barren plain near tho headquarters u
the Colorado Chiquito, a species Of large red ant
has thrown to the surface large quantities ui
gravel, in which, some years since, party IN.
der Kit Carson found rubies of deep color,
varying In size from that OF a grain Of wheat 10
a small pea Many Of these were given to friends
now residing Ia Arizona and about dozen oi
the rubies, with an emerald OF very pale color
were gwen to u gentleman now IN this city by
Fred. Henry, an old frontlersman. The emerald
was brought to this city, ground 10y apidary
and pronounced genuine. The rubics were,
however, too small, and tho emerald too pale 10
be OF much value. They are now in the dhmef
Of Wells Female College, Auburn. y. Y. IN lsjd
a man named lAmherson. owner OF small grst
mill at Walnut Grove, on the Hassiyampl river,
a few miles southwest Of Prescott showed the
writer large handful Of rubies, some Of which
were Of good size, which lie said he found n his
mill race In coarse gravel. He refused to seu
any OF them, but pointed out the spot whore he
claimed to have found them. The visitors speni
hours In pannlng out the gravel ia hope Of md
ing Others, but did not succeed. and resdepa
were not found there, but were a part OF tho.s
brought down from the northeast by Nit Tar
the latter In general appearance.
DIAMONDS HEHErOFORE FOUND.
From time to time stones which appeared hka
diamonds have been brought here from Arizona,
we're T I'm nndoubtedIv fomnd there and exhibited ID
jewellers I'm this city. ono of them, weighing two
carats, was sent to BostOn to be cut, and proved
to he genuine brilliant. The party hndina
them returned To Arizona Immediately for more.
A few years since party of prospectors hunt.
Maria branch Of Bin Williams Fork of the Col.
Orado, found several very small diamonds, " No
commercial value. They also found stone welghI
ing li3 carats which was supposed to be a dA-
mond worth millions Of dollars, which is now, "
was recently, In tho hand4 Of Hooper Co., on
California street. IL pruNedtO bo IA mere lulnp
Of quartz of no value.
4 COMPANY INCORPORATED.
On Tuesday afternoon a certificate Of lucor.
puration Of the "San Francisco and New Yofs
| Mining aud Commercial Company was nled In
| the County Clerks oiiice In this city. The OH
iects of the company as stated are ITO carry ~
| the business of mining and exploring for gold,
| silver, and other precious minerals and sub
| stances Of every name and nature In any and all
| " the States and Territories OF the United
| states. and to do such commercial bu.incsg
| connected Herewith "a the interests u the said
S r. ss1rSs Hf .oC each 1Rs names q 4.
| Milton $. Latham, Louis Sloss, VIM. Lent. Thos
| II. Selby. and Maurice Dorc ~ san Francisco,
and samuel Barlow and George B Mcclellan Z"
| We hope that the fullest antlcipatlons ~ ths
| projectors ol inc cntcfi Use may De moro man
| realized, and the precious stone, hcrowc ~
| abundant In San Francisco - peaches .r Cl'
| markets.
THE STONES ALRE>py RECEIvrp
The stones already received I'm this city roih.
| prise several hundred diamonds. varying u tUa
| from very minute particles to stones ui lW
rarats. There are also large number of rlllos,
| many sapphires. some Yer, large, n few hlaCA
| diamonds. aud a half dozen emerads. the lalt,i
! of an Inferior quality. The value 81 the cutrd
| collection cannot bc definitely stated, hut q
| portion which were exhibited to a lew persons
| In the cashiers room Of the BANK Of California
| to-day are estimated To- bc worth fully .ltAun
| This does not include ~ quart "r more ~ -ndl
! stones not yet carefully examined, nor d"cs 4
| include the large diamond before referred tu.
| PROBABLE ErFECls OF ruE DrsCONUN.
| The region is not Ear from the line of the lro'
| iCctrd railway. and tho discovery must re-. .t a
the -uCt dy settlement 10y American Of rcl Ion
| heretofore a wilderness or occupied unh ~ 1
| race II nIurdcrUus saNagc-.