Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-03
DIAMONDS.
INTERESTING FACTS IN nroARD 10 TifE
srARI<LisO ofais.


connected story Of historical and
romantic Interest. such stones ~ the
Koh.i-Noor, the Orlofi, the -aury, the
Hops or the Great Mogul have au In.
dividuality almost rivallng graf
pcrsOnage. The especially large dis
play OF diamonds Incident 10 the
holiday season by the ~ Louis
Jewellers naturally calls more thnn usual
notice to them auh their origin. The
most famous Ia existence have come
from uolconda aud Brazil. tut th0so ak
cecdIng In the average size are FROM the
South African fields, where, also, tile
greater number OF "wliite" diamonds
are now said b. he lonnd. The notable
stones from these fields are the "Stew.
art, !" the ''Schreiner" aud the "Stat NJ
South Airlca.v The first weighed 2ss
carat- IN the rough, the largest unbleni.
i-hed diamond ever found In Africa.
The claim VI the mine producing II
was sold for $3.50. The diamonds color
I. light straw, and II IL very brilliant.
The "5chrelnet" weighed more. hut
was Of irregular form. The "Star of
South Africa" Il also known n the
''DuIlcy.v IL IL " the purcst water.
The prevailing color Of the African or
I'f' "'"''"'' .. s'no', '"nkihh 49,
ueeP orange 70 hght straw, nhu
ueh meis,hf INTO while' ihey
are rcierfru 10 Us whltr. "caln
White, ,yc WhAei "Oii Color
anu yeIo". some ulsliVn"
Me mihy Wn'le, hnu ocu 'slOh'
MY pno oi"e phe y iouhu. b,vwh
nhu pihN ue c.mnlun heAt " yeho"i
puth are no, ne'u worm mum. Nin"rs
every nViinchsion ~ INC rSsteh oi
cryruuilation 20 Whicih ule uianplu
polnnks uc.uIr csu.lt uo Vuue, oc-
neuroilt, 'i.hoI Puiieot ur peVsltu, MIs
we most ,Vmihoni next, uvlcoaheu-
I9h.. Hlh-htpn's, mn.Fr hlu ss'
tlolh.lt''ohA " uhy .iyAVhh oueuf nv
quehtly; ,,..
~ curious pnehpmeuon ~ Tue nuis'
ing. 90 HlilttinH'S OF a diamond; llils
VcruIs rom lnheTen. u,us.s anu ohIy
unr ki"'HS sums NhlV" nave no "
neNtr 70 hlnJ tuic " pieMh w
.n ,,, lhry sfn usu.ily octahelrohs,
WIZ Nely h"ip anF,es fhn ui
huci hniler ihAl'y l.hn othefs,
.Aeegt the hmoh' Mnch sr'h
70 hc an hiNhncel shkc OF
'ne S'nl. oohulii'n ou,h ''one
cpni,s clear anu btllilnii. rom tnc
mine, anu perhaps Va an hour little
"fcathorv or fracture points toward IT,
center. Tho buyer who has bcun
stuck" with such diamond no soon.
ar discovers this "fathcr" than lac
runs out 10 soil II, slackcniug his pare
NJ he ntgrr the door, and nonohalhnt.
ly sauutcring Ia aud Offering " for snle,
with tho assurance that II has been out
Of the milne mouth; the nelghlor geis
II nj bargain, Of course, aud Few
hours later, 70 his horror finds tue lit.
tie ioaiher now a streak extending
much further In; lac, too, nov Palms IL
OIL at n large loss Ia hinsolf--and ~
on, tho diamond always going farther
and faring wore," till at last II drops
In pieccs and brings the larg.
est loss on tho last holder.
A beautiful diamond Of this ma.
ture, though unexpected, may be laid
In the box ut night AMI found Ia mum
e ,d. ir'gnsi,s IA lh. morning. Thp
,.asa s-n,, A.. . ,',o, ,,o ~ 'ns ~
nv. s,r,.siai ~ w." P ,.I ~ WILL
We w, cIys s,' nas oesh supyeo'.I IN hs
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s ' wr'p sue" s.on',, ~ soon as
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