Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-06
Crystals or BrfIIiauss.
REPORTED DISCOVERY OF DIAMOND mr.
PosIT IN CALIFORNIA.


Prom me San Francisco Bl.ll-ffal
report has just been received OF the 40
cidental discovery OF deposit OF briliiants
In The coast range OF San MsteO county. rne
story il told by GEORGE r. Mondon. the dis
coVerer. Mr.. Moncon says that on SUNDAY
last he visited the family OF James w Bell
owner OF the Bell ranch on San Gregorio
creek, San Mateo county. While there, tue
subject OF the existence OF quicksilver on the
Bell ranch WAS brosched, and Mondon su9-
gested TO James NJ. Bell, a son of the James
W. BELL above mentioned, that they prospect
the adjacent hills for cinnaoar MoDdon,s
proposition was accepted, aud tue two al
once started out with picks, sho vel, aud pan.
Inc! ssceh1ea san oregorio creek, which 10
steep aud rocky slopes. Their attention was
nnally attracted by large boulder resting
Ia crevlce IN the rock on bel OF bright
sand. After little labor the boulder waS
removed, and behind IL lay a mass OF Drill
liant crystals embedded IN the sand
Neither OF the two men knew the nat IRE Of
TIE or1lllants they mad so unex pectsiiy uu-
earthed, but both were impressed with the
idea that they were OF some value. HAstlI o
scraping together the contents OF the creyfce,
they packed AZ hastily into bags, aud then
concealed them, having, however, previous
~ picked out from 200 90 800 specimens ar
The sparkling crystals. They then returned
70 The ranch house, and showed one of the
specimens TO the elder Bell. lie AT once gave
IL as his opinion that the stone was a rough
diamond, and was very an xious 20 learn the
whereabouts Of the discovery. Neither his
Information wha until he gave them =
bill OF sale for a third interest each In q ia
mond claim on San Gregorio creek, reserv-
Ing 70 himself the other third. The oill O.
~ described about four feet square under
big boulder rock"
The discoverer, George r. Mondon, furtheI
alleges that he showed some of the sp.ci n, 90
TO persons In the town OF San Msteo' vhd
profess 10 be precious-st stone experts. md
they pronounced them TO be pure Diamond
he is now IN this city, and says that he tool
found under the boulder, TO a jeweler, Who
name he has not taken the pains 10 ascert NJ nj
and ne not only declared IL 20 be q rou "a q Al
mond, but offered him twenty-five doIlarz
for IT, The stone is about one-third the 81 z9
OF an ordinary garden pea. Inc largest spo]
cfmens are double the size OF a castor bean.
Mondon says that he and his partner pros1
pected the nelghb0rhood carefully for othod
deposits, but failed 10 ind any. He repro1
sents that great excitement prevails almond
the neighboring ranchmen, who have lef1
plough, harrow, and seeding machines, aud
taken 10 the hills 70 prospect for diamonds.
A MIDNIGHT STROLL UPON rHK II oussl
IoPs-d LiaaWtc Dances upon a ROOF on Ao0n1
hght.-Everybo living In the vicin fty q
Main street near 9Th, was reused from sleepI
just after midnight Wednesday night by ths|
piercing shrieks OF a human being. PeDple|
jumped from their beds and thrust their un-I
covered heads and shlvering shOal iers fr0an|
chamber windows and inq aired of persons
running towards the Arlington hoass|
whats the natter" what is ire' IL was|
found that a colored lunatic named Alico|
Brown was capering in q half nude condi-|
ton upon the roof oil the Arlington house.
Policeman Paratar called 10 her 10 stop. ana
she Immediately jumped from her dfzzy'
height 10 the roof OF two story back build-I
Ing adjoining, and thence 10 the ground, q
distance OF thirty feet. Without falling cd
stopping she ran out OF the yard, Out wa
captured after long chase py the ON ceq
and locked up In the station-house unti0
yesterday, when the police Justice committed
her 10 jail 10 await examination oy a conf
mission OF lunacy.-l RichaOad Eaqairer.