The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-01
CANADIAN PRECIOUS STONES.
LSbradorite, OF which the Prince OF Wales
had a Set of Jewelry Made.
Montreal Xitness.l

had Set of Jewelry Made.
Montreal witness.l
Near the corner of ST. Lambert's Hill. on
st. James street, there is a small workshop.
not particularly inviting in appearance, with
q few b'ocks of stone in the window, of no
apparent value. Nine out of 10 persons
would pass it unnoticed, and vet it contains
> museum of wonderful interest to the ma
turaIist and of much profitable instruction
TO the general student. The shop is the
workshop of lapidary. Mr.. Samuel II. F..
Dick, than whom more competent authori-
t. upon the subject Of jewels does not exist.
"Are there many prscious stones found in
Canada, Mr.. Dick?" was the fist question
put BY cur reporter.
I There aye great msay; but it - surpris-
ing ho~littDe people know concerning them.
We have. in Canada as beautiful specimens
If their kind as You wiz find anywhere.
Bow, yos,- perhaps, do not know thas there
are such stones IS Quebec Gamonds, which
arr really rock crystals. / Pave one speci-
m IN mere. which / will Show you," and the
speaker pryduceJ a beautiful crystal Of in
ten,e brilaancy and white,ess There
are some whiei an ordsnary per-
son could not tai at first from dia-
monI- The one ysz now see, h continued.
sis just as it vas fonnd-it has never been;
cut; NEST of Them have the same appear
ance"
"Wlst other stones are there peculiar to-
Canada2r
The Ottawa distric5eontains QUITE num-
Der of rem. Here ycp observe, is a speci--
men of lkabradorite, SCI ralled because it was .
first fours on the coast Of Labrador by the
Observation-Disclosures ID years ago"
The sanple submitted was a ccMmon-
looking stone of dull, grayish color, but
when helciin certsiR positions exhibited a
81 L., -, Il.
blue, far superior tosany manufactured shade
| It is possible tofind.- Atcertain times al the
colors of tho rainb bow are 1sAected upon its
surface.
| "Very lit De, is known OF this beautiful
stone," observed the lapidary- 81 believ sthe
prince of w saes had asset OF jewelry made
| from it-so have beeisaold. 1t is strange
| SO little should be known.of JAis stone. If
| fashion were to introduce it.. society would
soon become charmed fer, as you see, it is
very lovely"
| where are they fouad2'
/ "They are gtnerally mlclosels In powders
and great care is required in taising them out,
| as, they are lial2e to crack. Gasnets are also
found in the Ottawa district of very fair quail
| ity, but small in size. Zircon, q stone about
which very lit els known, except that it has
the quality of double refraction in high de-
| gree, is also foulrl in. this district. As you
VIA see, IL Is a 1o1r-slded p-1Sm, winch, when
polished, gives besutifu1red surface. Next,
there are green sapphires found in tolerably
large numbers. They are-not very valuable,
however, although exceedingly hard. Pearls
have also been foAnd near the Bay Chalsur,
both large in size and very good in quality.
| Qsite number believe, have been found
near the Restigouehe."
Are there ma-y agates found IN the Do
| m:aion2"
/ Those are peculiar to Lake Superior, and
consist of two kirds-gray and red; each is
similar in its character 10 tAeonYx- Wehave
also the chalcedory or red carneliaa. Some
of the most delicase shades of colos are con-
taiaed in them, as-you can see in those sam
Piles / have. -chlorastrslife (frsm chlor,
grean, and astro tie heaven, very much res
embing the malaahite, are alse found in Lake
Superior"
ADO you think here are Sufficient precious
stones in Canada for exportation?"
-There are plersy; and ozr native agates
ara,eeual to any Nave seen s1ywhere. About
II months since Imade a bracelet of Cana
dian agates set in gold, and hey were equal
in appearance and polish to any STONE used
fon the same purpose"