The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-30
sea level, and the lowest ones from
3. 600 to 5000.

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beds of these rivulets that all the
work has yet been done. Tho
diamond region is a least 150
miles long by 100 broad, and con-
tains many millions of acres of
land. And this fact accounts for
the formation of the corporation.
placing the stock on the market
and the secrecy which has attend
ed all the movements of the pro-
jectors of the enterprise. There
need be no apprehension of tho
present company monopolizing all
the field, as their extent is largo
enough to form an entire State of
itself.
1t will be seen that this account
agrees with that given by Miner
in regard to the location of the
deposits, and the character and
general contour of the country in
which they are found.
ANOTHER RICHMOND IN THE FIELD.
To every inquiry the present
owners OF the diamond fields re-
spond, "Nothing new" But there
is something new, nevertheless,
and among other things are n
number of new claimants who are
preparing 10 assert their claims to
the diamond fields. Geo. w. Fox,
an old and well known miner III
Humboldt county, Nevada, arrived
in this city last evening, from
Virginia City, on mission some
what similar to that of Miner.
Mr.. Fox was formerly one of the
County Commissioners of Hum
boldt county, and was superinton-
dent of the Little Giant mine at
Battle Mountain. His story is
substantially as follows? : ,ont
a year ago he went on an eA .,edi-
tion to the diamond region at the
solicitation of Governor Stafford :
Arizona, who provided him with
an escort of 200 troops to accom-
pany him through the Apache
country. He started from Tucson,
and passed over the ground where
Stafford and Miners party diseoy-
cred the diamonds. Having pass
ed safely through the Indian
he sent back all the
troops and proceeded to the
ground claimed by Harpending &
Co. with a single companion.
THE LOCATION OF THE DIAMOND
FIELDS.
This ground, he says, is located
about 450 miles north of where
and Safford's party went in
the northeastern part of the Terri
tory, near the boundary line.
There is 4 government post not far
from it, and an Indian reservation
covers portion of the belt.
While there he and his companion
explored and prospected a bolt
from three to five miles in width
and about forty miles in length,
and found it very rich in precious
stones. He thinks there are few
genuine diamonds there, but it is
SO rich in other precious stones
that it would pay larger dividends
than the richest silver mine in eX-
istcnce. He says the grounds arc
in the foothills of the
Pinal mountains. There is plenty
of grass and timber, and wild
game, deer, turkeys, ETC., are
The country is cut mp
by little ridges and rayines, and
the stones are chiefly on the points
of these ridges; but occasionally
they are found in the washes.
The ant-hills are especially rich,
and some of them are perfectly
with their wealth of jew
els when the sun is shining on
them. He gathered between eight
and ten pounds of the stones, the
most of them being picked up on
the surface, and not washed at all.
The stones were chiefly rubies,
sapphires, opals, topaz. and there
were q few amethysts. He sent
the stones gathered by him to this
city to have them tested by a
They were tested and
pronounced genuine, but he had
little confidence in the lapidary,
and in order to settle the matter
he sent n number of them to Bos-
ton to be tested by q lapidary
there. While awaiting the result
of this test
THIS DIAMOND EXCITEMENT
broke out. He was gone on the
expedition about five months, and
on the ground prospect
ing and exploring the country
several weeks. He sent q number
of the rubies obtained by him to
friends in Nevada, among whom
was the Secretary of State, Tho
had set Of jewelry made nuV of
them. He crossed Safford's ira k
on his return, but did not oyertake
the party. Cory Gregory, who
was with Safford's party, says
that Miners story is all true ex-
cept that instead Of the diamond
fields being in Southern Arizona,
as stated by him, they are in
Northeastern Arizona, in the Pinal
Mountains, near the boundary
line. Fox says he was on the
ground only three days after Har-
pending left, and there cannot be
the slightest doubt that it is the
same ground now claimed by Har-
pending, Roberts & Co.
RIVAL COMPANY ORGANIZED.
On tho strength of Fox's story
tho "Arizona Diamond Mining
Company" was organized and in
eorporatcd in Virginia City on
Monday, with a capital stock of
81, 100000 divided into 100000
shares Of the par value of $50.
They purpose organizing and send
out an expedition to the diamond
fields, and getting a share Of the
booty lying around loose. For
this purpose they have set apart
10000 shares. of the stock, to be
sold at the bedrock price of $40
per share to raise a working capi-
tai TO start with. To prevent all
stock jcbbing, the shareholders are
forbidden To sell any of the stock
until this amount is first snbserib-
ed for and the amount named Is
realized for a working caIEtai.
Fox is to select his men to accom-
pany him from among his acquain-
ces- practical miners-each Of
whom is required to sign a writ
ten obligation to work for the
company at least three months
after they arrive at the diamond
fields. He scouts the idea that
Harpending, Roberts Il Co. have
obtained title to the land, and
announces his determination TO
have a share OF the treasare lying
there in such abundanee The