New-York tribune., 1890-08-30
AMERICAN PEARLS.
From The Cincinnati Tlmes star.


There is a currcn, expression about pearls and swine
which would seem e. have a Wldcr Application IN
sense referred To is tln, While pearls be found
u the streams and river, all over our country, few
appreciate the fact. People, with the exception of
those who we'll informed on the subject. have
vague idea thai al pearl, come from the remote iast.
ana do not ,u- pec that some very line Specimens
have been found IN American water.
with the d5c rny rm Of Ncw York that the state Of
Oho furnishes the handsomcst specimens oi th'
AmenG"n rn pca vcra Ih' g pr, valued at % soo6
ne finding Of American pcarls bcgan about thlrt!
tiffany gave Al 900 with a watch and chain. 10 tn
discovcrer for This gem. and nnally, alter pa 'us
through many hand. II came INTO The possession oi
the Lmprcs, Eugene.
The discovery Of this pearl created great cyec
ment ana the waters IN the nclghborhoOd where II
Was onnd were carefully scarcIcd Ly many would be
pearl finders. Nothing wn> found ~ vauab" rs 'h,
before II noticed. which would have been worth
II estimated. S2o0o. -
since that time tlcy have been found almost every
where and Just al present there I, an exciting schrc
lcing prosecuted for them ~ secluded I''a hp !"
Michigan already very valuable gen, have been as
covered IN this locality one II the last places "h'ri
any one would have supposed them 10 cNlst. 49,, .o.
r-Scntativc Of The Tiffany finn that tie bcst "L.,'
IenIls found IN America come from the ilg ana illl
Miami Ilvers Of this state The Time, star reporter
found ,t' upon upon inquiry among tho jewellers that 'hr
Miami pearls were considered almost WORTHLESS. mere
sccn onv ~ Yrs n man came I'm herr. not long ago
with q handful of them. They are too Irregular lh
sha Pc and tDo impure to split our purposes.
A friend Oi mine ono" spent hi7 vacation npo.
the Mam gathering them with The expectation, @
earning quite sum In that way. lie brought ,In them
and a hall for the whole lotr
Where can the American pearls be- found ,s .,
"Wcl. Michigan IS the place ius' now that IS az
V.hcrc thew will be found next Diamonds have been
found Unexpectedly In all kinds OF OF, Of thcway
places. aud il Is Just the same IN the case Oh ''c
. What gives the pearl lts, value'. ,,.. 49,,
aThc most valnnblc pearls Of pure white and
pertecily rdand This Is the only gem which docs not
fho t,pid diary a
times when the Ont'r covering IS spotted or otherwiSe
imperfect 1t Is peeled or Underneath VIII be folmo
smaller but more valuable than the original
precions gem grain Of sand or some other small
and Irritating particle gets lodged IN an oyster or mus
rid Of lis irritating effects II deposits layer after lay
er OF secretion OF lime and hdc the Irritating grain
Of his fact 10 obtain most delicate pearl figures Small
! pellets Of clay are moulded into various shalcs OF
magGs &c rHcr Hrs % in be are month Of May and
eft there until November The mussel by that iims
has nasr paSd pearl mage has been oban@d which
could not have been cut ont OF completely formed
"it thus happens that when the exterior covering
is imperfect It can be peeled on pearl IS Ike an
onion in that respect end consists Of many conccn
| tric spherical layers But no matter how far you you
NAV peel you rarely find the grain which caused the
| construction Of the beautiful gem.
The perfectly roTnded pearl have said; IS Or Or
| sbapcd some have the form II buttons. but these
have 10 be cut into shape and when they are CUT they
do moi possess the lustre. which is quality tlat rem
dcrs q pearl valuable. , A., 90,
While the pure white Is the most valued the 0d e0i
| orcd pearl commands u high price. In ln.la anu
China the yellow ranks first in valno The Michigan
pearls pink and those that come from the Gun o'
| California black
| Have you ever any largo ones ~ .,, f.
"Dh YES I'm New York have seen one n haii mn y,
diameter The size has great deal IN do win inc Nuv %
SET upon them n wish to see some ll.t a. 'neS %
are taken out of the she'll have no doubt you ns
| find some at Ilarfr q Cr9mcr's. They hnn o'o"
| many upon oncnlng their oysters and clans ID,
| tiS said that expert can tell qnclly whctiicr
| pcarl comes from fresh water or not Snch pr
lacks the Iustr' always characteristic of hc oric"'
American pearls are used principally for pins alu
| lroorhes and are wcl known I'm Europe lnc| na,
nrizcd for their oddlty and prismatc oolors gr'h
many were exhibited NJ the Paris Exposition anu "'
| sold o,.,,,t caus
not Tor brlIlance. but for lustrr and iransluccnce
| Tbev have been long known To the world. ana ancen
ai,ers refer to them angels tears ana drops
| dew from heaven .,,, l., . ,,. limos,
| "There are two moments In divers nc
one when n bergar he prcp1r,S 10 plunge
| One when ID prince he rises With his pearl