Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-12-18
with it must rest under certain

connected with it must rest under certain
degree of suspicion.
The Denver Times describes Stanton's
ruby as follows:
1.-THE alleged ruby brought here by
Stanton was taken to the Mint on the
morning of the Goth, and was twice easily
scratched by pece OF corundum (saP-
phire) in the hands Of Professor Schrmer.
Ia the afternoon it was shown to A. b.
Ingol's the jeweller. and to the expert IN
precious stones, w. J. Howard, and by
them both was easily scratched by an old
file. Even the color of the stone is not a
true ruby red TEere can be no doubt but
that this ruby is a garnet, and soft Que
at best. A thorough and experienced
ieweIler informs US that in selecting gar
nets for the Jewels of watches those only
are used which will not yield to the file,
The flaw in this stone is deep one-not
on the surface. as SO glIbIy declared by
Mr.. Star ton, and SO deep to prec ude
the possibility of cutting without the flaw }
without breaking it into two parts, and Its
va ue would then be very small, even for
fine garnet. There are 6ue garnets IN this
city which will cut larger and more valu-
able gems than this boosted ruby Of Ari-
IONA.
These reports Of precious stones have
cow been coming for four or five months,
and during that time many squads OF from
three 10 .twenty have passed through or
started from Denver to the diamond fields.
Ga their return. package after package OF
stones has been shown and tested in this
city, the owners supposiDg them to be val
liable, but in no instance have their hopes
been realized. Garnets, nothing but gar
nets and quartz crystals, and from one and
/ all, except those who have stock to sell,
comes the cry Of 'swindle and fraud So
/ far as we can ascertain not a single ruby,
and certainly none of any value, has been
presented in this city, though bushel or
/ two of common garnets, of all shades and
| sizes, have passed through the ordeal. Oh
the various parties who have been here and
gone, we have history to give in our
expose, but have room only for few part
/ ing words with Mr.. Stanton.
This man arrived at Fort Defiance
about the 9th of October, and on the 9Th
Dr. R. F. Adams, of Chicago, and his
wife, also arrived The latter two are
now at the fremont House in Denver, and
we have the Doctors permission to make
this statement That Stanton hung around
| Fort Defiance for about month, during
which time he made his trip and returned
to the fort he was also engaged in pur-
chasing stones from the Indians and Others
generally at the rate of twenty. five or fifty
cents per handful; that while there be fire.
quently asserted that he expected to make
10 money from any of the stones he might
yet, but that be was there in the interest
Of San Francisco diamond company with
fifteen or twenty millions of stock, aud he
intended to make such reports as should
make that stock valuable, and in that way
ne should make ali immense amount OF
money. We next hear Of Mr.. Stanton at
Santa Fe on his return, aud. true 10 his
plan he bad marked out, be telegraphs his
arrival with a wonderful ruby.
And on his arrival in Denver he an
nounces that Messrs Huggins and Justice,
from Tiffany & Cos, had declared at
Santa Fe that his ruby was worth quar-
ter Of a million, and all that trash. L #
any 4 Go. telegraph to Denver that they
have no agent or experts Of any kind in
his part of the country, and our Denver
experts have pronounced the ruby gar
uet DR. Adams and his wife, before re-
ferred to, have each a iue assortment OF
stones, superior even to StantOn's and so
declared by our jewellers, and including
he so-caIled rubles and diamo, ds +; but
they do not claim or believe them to be
either, but garnets and quartz crystals.
Their gems are free to be seen by any one
interested, by calling at the fremont
Our space warns Us to close for to-day Ut
We advise any one interested to see d..
Adams before starting for Arizona"