Arizona citizen., 1872-08-31
THE DIAMOND EXCITEMENT.

has spread tar and near, and just now
 the eyes of the civilized world are
 watching with anxiety for further in-
 formation, while many, ever ready
 to take the chances in any new scheme
 that promises reward are, either pre-
 pairing to come to the new diamond
 fields or are purchasing stock in con-
 panies already incorporated. We are
 constantly in receipt of letters of in
 quiry upon the subject, and having no
 opinions or information that we care
 to conceal, have determined through
 THE CITIZEN to answer one and all
 of the inquiries that have been made.
 A year ago last March we were in
 formed beyond reasona ble doubt that
 eight stones were taken from this
 Territory and sent to Boston and were
 there cut. Six of them proved to be
 first water diamonds-the most val
 uable one being worth $500, and the
 least valuable one, $40. The per
 son who found the stones stated that
 he found them in an old deserted h. dian wigwam that he had carried
 them about with him six or seven years, not knowing that they pos sessed any value until tested as above stated. Nor did he know whether the stones belonged naturally where he found them, or had been brought there by the Indians from some other locality. We have since known from time to time that the same person with one or two others has ire quently gone out from San Francisco for several months at @ time in a mys- terious manner, and we have had no doubt that the object of his ex- petitions was to search for the place where these stones were found.
 As soon as we were aware that dia- monds had actually been found in Arizona, we with three others com menced the search to find the place, but after spending several months and considerable money gave it up as @ hopeless task, never doubting how ever that diamonds had been found and probably would be again. In the search we found immense fields covered with garnets and quartz crystals so beautiful in shape and | brilliancy, and so hard, that one un- acquainted with precious stones might | easily believe the former were rubies and the latter diamonds.
 In this excitement, no doubt every device will be used to lure on and swindle the unsuspecting. These stones will no doubt be shown by un- principled men to sell stock in mines of no value, and we cannot refrain from advising all to go slow and not ,ake the statements of any one who oy any possibility can have an object n telling an untruth. If the San Francisco company of which MT. Janin is superintendent, is as rich $ represented by him, then there s very little object in the con- 'any's selling stock at the figures tated; and if the operation is as lonest and fair in all particulars as epresented by MT. Janin, why is it necessary to continue the profound ecresy even as to the location of the f hines? The statement that the con- | any have 8 United States patent to { he mine is untrue, if the location Is , a Arizona, for no such patent has 2 yer been applied for.
 Now we hope that all that MT. a amin has said and even more is true, ut with the Apache scourging us, V nd the falsehoods that have con- | tantly been circulated against us by T eople who would make money out of F