, 1881-09-26

4 Htono Dlacuvcrch 1t. North Carolina
Which brings from $40 TO 800 n

Carat.
New lark Hun.
Among tho latest discoveries tu Ame+Irnn
miuos Is an emerald green variety of spo,lu.
n,cne cHtircly new TO scontltlo lnpii. Tho crys.
tnts arc OF different shapca nild Sizes, and some
nre sufficiently like the ordinary utnurntls to In
mistaken for fhoin. a considerable humber
hnto 6cun cut md aot, although not enough II,
otfsct tho prIco Of c1neralds. Tho gems arc
taken from II milo IN Alexander County. N, L.
Attention wis t!rst attracted to Tho now gems
In tho full Of 1o'B by Mr. William Enrl Hidden.
Ut this city, who WIS travelling through TIM
South In search Of pllttnnm to supply tho DO.
mHNd for Edleon's electric light apparatus. Mr..
Hidden Is tho gentleman who prcseHtnll Dun
Pedro, E.npuror Of Drazii, with a collection uf
Amerlcan gems Oh tho occasion Of his visit 10
this country, and rcclvctl in rutur,l collection
of Ilrnzlllnn minerals WhIlo examining col;
lection Ut tho wonderful mlncrnls OF Western
North Carollra. Mr.. Hidden lcnrned thnt spcci.
lnen which stronkly re.smb!ed tao l,ogota on,.
Alexandcr County. < co!nt'any wis formed for tT
tho purpose Of mnkinx further cxcya.
1n ns ,er ,he w2r " h 1as bcsn EonK On eyes
dcaite;,, othors havo been sold as tho iitha
The mlno y now only tb,rty.on feet dcer,
with tunnel :a'l feot sung TOR !lruinnKe ~
teighboring croek, Thy vein III width must Of
irches w!;lo mud two feet long. Tha, lar9st:
ptGEe TT tho new stUtl9 yet nbtMECd WelHhs tlvn
mud iiye.giK CArats, Tho uulra raTy frntn
iiuht to acep umrralI Rrcnn. Tilr t,risrnntso .
cienyaXe is sntl 10 l1e pcrfect md tho slirI,,ues
ARC Ut tho hghust lustre, ao1uo tlt tho srcciinans
being oycIl moro brlllfnnt ttIui the c1ncrniI
Ono Ct tho guns, Weighing two and d t1Q,f
cnrnts. bus becn p1rchuaod for the British
Museum.
4 very ctlslous specimen Of tho now Reu, IS In
tho 1ossessitn Of afr. YurrluRtUil, Of tho HlUrse
Dln1n0sd Cutting CouipnE,Y in this city, TbIs /.
II pp1lcll embedded In q piece Of qtlurtz, Aar
Warrington his severnl uf those punclls, Ono Ut
without e,lttlEx. very much tho ehuuu of IL WuoC.
cuxrnvora i htirIn, frls shppv ni,d otfRcs Of tho
tool Nrp purfcct, The 1usk wuIuublu Iu.tt Of lin
gem is ut tho cnl Of tho rtncIl, which il genor-
lilly tlark co,oretl. Mr.. ferriugton says 10 has
bud II n,,,li,or Of tho specimens cut BY laptiS.
rIus aud lie thinks ihnt tho lt,ss IL ortnps ill.,
tio 0rcktor tbnti In cuttiuG tjnnut,tia il snInc,
times flnurcs tb0t tlliy ii ncr rgIt Of 1lInn,pn
ren,nits inter tho cutting liz ono cusn Mr. Ter.
ringtun got ony il two ulid h.lf c,lrilt out of
4 Sun reporter snw Il lnpury III tho act of
cuttlpg p{lu pIccr whlch ut tho RlNrt was nbotlt
one-tIunrtcr tho slzo Of il lcnl puilcIt but hnI
4Ut duwjI to very small pblpuE piece, Tho
color ,yls huwoyrr. cI,,ur, nsli tho stOno ,yns
very brilliant The ,apitIury SAID tlo founl tint
Cllt iyorc softer thn tho ton, purts ar tho gem
he snij, vert, hnrGcr tban tho en1crniI
BIZ. Yurrtt,xtpu bRs nkso Il lMrxo nI1ts,ler of
curious stccltI1cns Of ntlartz niuil rtjiD hcrri
s considered pr,,iitulo for tt,IllcriuRlcal vpcn.
mons alone. The most beautiful sbecIf1,cns
huro been found Gully twonty feet from tho sur
facc,
In rcport mado bY ], 1awronco Smith, "a
1t ID salI that tnost Ur tho epeClIleus buvv t,e.
nnnAtrfr TINT fhe mineral hna hnrn f,,r,tIshf,d