Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-13
THE DIAMOND FIELDS.

We find in the San Francisco Chronicle
a very amusing description of the return
of party of diamond hunters. The
expedition Was composed of Gen. J. w.
Bost, Surveyor; NJ. G. King, Engineer;
NJ. G. Gillette, Alfred Rubery, John F.
Boyd, DIR. C. d. Cleveland, E. NJ. Fry,
Chauncy Fairfield and c. G. Meyers.
The Chronicles reporter says that Mr..
Roberts gave him the following informal
ton = whether the reporter ever saw
Roberts Heaven only knows, but this is
what the Chronicle says:
This party" said Roberts, twas sent
out for the purpose of making an accu-
rate survey of the location, SO that the
company might be able to secure Gov
erment patent for its lands. We took
with us an experienced surveyor and a
civil engineer. We have accomplished
that portion of our work, surveyed 5000
acres of land, and have fully confirmed
the truth and accuracy of Mr.. Jan
ms report-more than confirmed it, in
fact"
After some further conversation with
MIR. Roberts the reporter next opened his
batteries upon General j. W. Bost,
Surveyor of the expedition. The Gen
eral is well known throughout California,
having been Surveyor-General of the
State under Haight's administration. He
pronounced the diamond fields to be
as rich and extensive as they were first
represented to be. Mr.. Janin's report
was fully warranted by what he General
Bost} saw for himself. Said he: I've
all started in one afternoon, at o'clock
to see how many diamonds We could
each find in an hour. We scratched and
dug with our knives among the sand and
gravel, down to bedrock, which varies
in depth from six inches to ten feet. The
diamonds are found close down to the
bedrock. Well at the expiration of an
hour We counted up our finds. Alto
gether, we had 2S6 diamonds, varying il
size from a drop of water to white bean
Boyd alone had picked up 81. l found
the largest one"
Here a little package containing about
teaspoonful Of sparkling gems Were
opened before the astonished reporter,
and General Bost, picking up one which
was really as large as bean, said joy
fully:
There, that's mine-that is, l found
it myself" and he held the glitterins
stone between his fore finger and thumb,
and gazed upon it with all the fond atfec-
ton of mother for her tirst-born. Then
with a tear in his eye, he replaced it III
the package, which was turned over to
Mr.. Lent.
of sd tn hn nrta fl,nt
there was not "a shadow of doubt about
the fabulous wealth of deposits.
Mr.. Gillett, the large, dusty, savage
looking, good natured man, was singled
out as the next victim. Near him sd
DIR. Cleveland and Mr.. Rubery. Tn,
statements made by Mr.. Roberts auc
those of Gen. Bost were fully contirme,
by each of these gentlemen. They speal
with an earnestness that carried full con
viction with it, and there was no incou
sistency or discrepancy which nigh
have cast a doubt o. their truthfulness
There may be some mistake yet abou
these diamond-helds, but If they do no
prove to be the richest and most extern
sive deposit of gems ever heard of before
the reporter who interviewed these tel
men yesterday will be prepared to listel
to any argument to prove that the eartl
is not round, and that things are not a
our senses represent them to US.
THE JEwELED ANT HILL
Mr.. Rubery, a very intelligent youni
Englishman, who has made two trips t,
the tields-the first with Mr.. Janln ant
the last with Roberts told the reporte
marvellous tale about an ant-hill bull
of jewels. He had stepped accidental
on the aide of the mound, and the bus
little insects came angrily forth to wrea
Vengeance on the intruder. Stoopin
down to look closer at the ants, MI
Rubery noticed a great number of re
and. white stones, of uniform size. !
close examination showed that nearly tn
entire mound was composed of diamond
and rubies. He shoveled the whole an
hill into a sack, and brought it alon
with him.
The Roberts party will be the lions
the town for the next nine days-afte
they get washed and shaved.
AS to the location, not syllable
information could be gained. On th
point every member of the party was q
mute as an Egyptian mummy.