Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-11-19
cAl,fosslA DIAMONDS.

lEroD the HAn FRANCISCO Cnrontfte, NOV. lo.I
.-0sosge A-Tneadwell Of this clty Is
on track OF another diamond sensation,
q little more definite In Its character
than that Of Lent, Roberts & Co. 1t
has the merit, too, Of being nearer
home, and that gives the subject a1it-
tie more interest. A few days ago
Mr.. Treadwell received the following
letter, which explains itself. It's wri-
ter, Mr.. Harris, Il superintendent OF
the Spring Valley Mining Company,
and isa highly respectable and trust.
worthy gentleman. AE% Nss|
CALIFORNIA g ooIcoNDA.
CHEROKEE, Butte Co.. Nov 9. ia
GEO. A. TREADwELL-DEAR SIR: l
send you to -dsy by express q package
Of diamonds which you Will please
have tested and thoroughly examined
by the lapidariss Of your city. Should
they prove to be genuine stones, they
can be found here, to what extent
am unable 70 state, as 1haye not paid
much attention to them, only picking
them up as a matter Of curiosity ; but
my belief Is that they are genuine dia-
monds. Othera, IS we'll as myself,
have found them. I believe they exist
here In large quantities. I will name
the parties that now own some OF
them. They are nearly all In poses
sion OF the people who live and own
mines here and value them as speci-
mems. have found two, one of'whlch
I have had set ; the other Is now IN
possession Of Mr. Lathrop, a gentle
man connected with the Spring Valley
Canal and Mining Company. Mrs.
| John Moore and Mrs. Captain Henry
Moore Of Cherokee. each have y dia-
mond about the same Size as mine.
| Mrs. Somers has . smaller one, found
by her little boy In our iume. The
two you saw at the Spring Valley
ICompsny's office are still smaller, and
were found by Mi. Powers. Mrs.
Whitlaw has q diamond found by hor
| husband. Mrs. Bidwell OF Chico, has
a diamond found here, which General
| Bidwell had cut In Boston. 1t Is a very
| handsome Q There was one found
by a boy named Glover, which was
| sold to an Insurance agent.
Please send me word as to what the
lapidaries say about the stones aud
| their value, as we want to commence
operations ut once. You are at liberty
to give our names In connection with
the mines and diamonds, and to refer
to US for any Information we may De
able to give. Very respectfully,
= q W. A. HARRIs.
Mr.. HARRIS DIAMONDS.
The diamonds sent to Mr.. Treadwell
are pronounced by lapidarles In TINS
city to be genuine stones. They are
small yellow stones and have the ap.
pearance Of having been partially cut.
This Is not so, however, as they are IN
the same condition as when found.
MIR. Treadwell's brother has n OF
them set In a ring In Its uncut state:
IL Ia about q carat aud a half stone and
looks like a pale topas. Being uncut
It of course has no brilliancy, but It Is
pronounced by competent experts to
De a genuine diamond. Mr.. Tread
we'll LEFT for Butte county on Thurs
day to make arrangements for develop
Ing the new field.
WHERE TnE STONES ARE FOUND.
The diamonds are picked no In the
gravel, which Is being washed for gold
and they are said to be quite plentiful.
OF course, rs the land In that region Is
already taken up. there Is no room for
the employment Of anything much but
capital, hence a rush for the California
diamond fields Is not to be expected.
But the discovery will greatly enhance
the value Of claims In that locality.
Abandoned mines will look up In the
market, aud \ general Impetus be
given to operations there.
DIAMONDS IN BUTTE COUNTY NO NEW
THING.
Diamond "fnds" In Butte county
are no new thing. Professor w. p.
Blake, In his catalogue Of Pacific
Coast minerals, published In March,
1865, mentions the discovery Of dia-
monds In this very locality-Cherokee
Flat. The diamonds found then an
swer exactly the description Of those
sent to Mr.. ,rreadwell, being. the Pro-
fessor says, "of a yellowish color,
c~rystalized In tetrahedron shape"
One he mentions having been found
which measured three-sixteenths OF m
inch In diameter. The same character
of stones have also been found In Idaho
Territory, heal the Owyhee river, and
a very large one was picked up IN
Amador county, In this State.