New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-01
TIE FEST INERICIY DLN0SD.
A CHAT WITH ITS uIS0ovERrR-uGs PLATINUM
AND MICA DISCOVERIES.

A CHAT WITH ITS uIS0OvERER-uIS PLATINUM
AND MICA DISCOVERIES.
A TRBUNE reporter, in a recent chat WIN
General T. L. Clingman. the reteran politician ana mlhe
raIngist Of North Carolina learned som" GeharA'Die
incidents in his LITE. General CIngman-iS contemporary
in politics with Clay and Harrison lie came INTO poLtl''
a. a WIKI first serving IN the Legislature and being
elerted to Congress Cay Wing. 1t was 1T this mime
tl,t b. changed five Democratic counties in NOrth
Carolina 30 the Wings. and carried them ny majority OF
two To one and forty-seyen to Il are This Vas foiU
wears ago. During fourteen years ne "aS elec'ea TO
Cou,ress without having nomination by any con-
venton. always running an Independent candIdate'
He said ~ the reporter that though each canvass lasted
five or six months he did not spend rs much a. 500 la
any one campaign that sum being more than Suh'lehI
for tickets and travelling expenses He scouts the de'
that more money needed IN elections Low thln Ia Ms
ay aud says il the politicians and not the people In
are corrupt Being asked the object Of his New YORK
visit he said:
am here get MY electric light INTO practical Use.
A company f. being formed To take mold OF IT, You see
the orators OF on the world have been trying tn 'nshten
Puucou,be County North Carolina, for over half
century. Now T. n a Bucombo man. am trying to
av the debt b. enighenns the world with sn electric
light from BuncOmbe mineral.
l. your light then. different from othersF
q think It will heat either the Brush or the Edison
Use zircon OF rather Zlcond, winch Is the extractor
zircon In my Light That mineral Is pro"Ict OF on
Buucombc-t though the county on daily OF thdt name Il
r,,v emf ND and distributed among others Zrron was
~ fund in ou,utitv until the discovery " 10 in North
C,,o.i7o II had been spIrinsly produced I'm Cryon.
~r,r,v ireland and scotliud We have ii in immense
quantities
VIII YOU tell me something If your early mineral dis
covertes North Carolina
~Corundum the harles, substance IN the world next to
the diamond WAS discovered by me- In masae'-the iirst
ever found in that conuton-in l-47 The Oriental
r,,l,v Oriental emerald. and the blue sapphire are
ytrtie, of coTlndun. sent au exhibition OF cnrunduln
~ the Worlds Fair ia London which was much praised
M the time since 1-I7 the only cornudam mines that
have been worked In the world are In western North
Carolina mi the border Of Georga-there are only two
Those mines arc worked with great PROFIT by Dr. Lucas
-, ,.4acl,etts who has found some handsome gems ID
bt. opsSations In 1916 made the most nnortant n
INV d,cOyrrlr- that of the diamond hld suo'eIuu ~
found platinum. Professor Charles y. HA'l t': H u
az, q m strqp's J9u-nai OF that year, spoke Of me
,,be d,coyerrr or the diamond and platinum IN Nouh
r. An oriental ruby witch had cut and set was pro-
nounced Dy eminent Judges tue lur- ever set
,|nte. Inc greater part the m! 20 used IN the world
r. ,ox o,t1iuet from those two counties Prominent
u ,,r,t,fs win whom / corrcspolded during my
mineral searches expressed the opinion or c'cru lh
tna, mere was a greater variety OF minerals within
r,rrie oil hty mile, aruuuL Asucye than Ina any known
i now Id YOU come 70 find the diamond. and what was
The exact particulars Of lis discovery are aim in my
,arI1rv Peonie iu Those days brought thousands ~
piece Tor NE TO examine. Wd- constantly scrutihZnE
mineral Iu@ diamond WUrtE Nl.oDO 10 N-'pOV
since then SEVERAL other diamonds have been picked uf
,u tuc Two new minerals were dl-c"Vefel uy mo-
audi aye named Ciugmaultc g. TINS gay a- may De seen
IN Dana. Nmewogv' About one or THESE turrc ui9
,ee some doubt ral,e % whether IL was not com
uaatiou or Otner kuogu minerals. o..
~ nat about the recently reported discoveries or UNI
That metal IL said To have been discovered IN zoe
| 1,yrr part of Cleveland County. Years ago lIoInh
ner.. there resembling tin which on testing proven I"
ne something else From the fact mat al Tue numerals
| a,eOmpauying tin IN Cornwall and Other countries arc
FOUND In west North Carolina think piopapc i1 Ln
veins exist there. Large veins OF the o-t lIuu ere
working " tue s0d mines u the -t1e IL hrinE
and OF them are represented as paying n'A7''
! profits.