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rsckened. Tho fact seems surprising that the
Mormons are represented in nineteen states
and territories outside of Utah.

reckoned. Tho fact seems surprising that the
Mosmons are represented in nineteen states
and territories outside Of Utah.
DIFFICULTIES N SECURING INFORMATION.
Many scots did all they could to avoid being
enumerated, as IN the case Of the German
baptists calling themselves Dunkards. who re-
fused on the ground that the Bible sayS
Goods people are not to be numbered with the
nations" Because births and deaths are not
very regularly registered in the south the CEN
sus bureau applied to pastors of negro churches
LOT information. No pay was offered them.
ous one OF them insisted that he ought to re-
ceive 90. Finally, in despair. he wrote that he
would accept "a cheap watch" instead. In one
instance clerk for a religious association was
called upon similarly for facts, being told that
the giving of them must be "a labor of love"
on his part: In his response, addressed to
ouPerlnrendent Porter, he said: 81 am not sure
what you mean by "a labor of love- II YOU
mean love for my people, 1 do not see what
good It Will do them. If you mean love for
yourself, l must confess to a weakness in that
direction but it is not powerful enough to induce
me 10 do clerical work for you without COM
psnsation."
GOLD AND SILVER MINING.
There was sl.5s worth of silver and gold pro-
duced In this country last year for every man,
woman and child in the United States To dig
ana rehne 1t cost s2o67 per troy ounce for
That mining for these precious metals is not a
prohtabie industry on the whole though indi-
fiduals make fortunes at it. The investment of
money or labor i'll 1t is like buying lottery tick
s.s WIN notion OF securing possible prize.
Y is encouraging to discover that since 1890 thu
United States has become the largest copper
producing country in the world, turning out
Zzo,Ooo,0oO pounds yearly, nearly all Of il from
Montana and Wyoming.
FEW PRECIOUS STONES
1t seems odd that this country, 60 rich in
other natural resources, should be compare
tively barren of precious stones Some gems
are gathered on the beaches, Is the agates and
chlorastrolites Of Lake Superior where they
have fallen out Of the rocks which have been
gradually disintegrating. True beryls and gar
nets are frequently found incidentally to the
mining of mica in Virginia and South Carolina.
But the finest garnets in the United States come
from the home Of the Navajo nation in north
west New Mexico and northeast Arizona, where
they are collected from ant hills and scorpion
nests by tho Indians, who dispose Of them in
barter. These are the most beautiful garnets
in the world, being known as Arizona rubies,
and they often yield cut stones weighing two or
three carats. Turquoise, which was worked by
the Aztecs before the Spaniards came. is now
regularly mined in New Mexico by the Pueblo
Indians, who break up the rocks containing the
valuable material by heating them and then
pouring cold water on them. This is very apt
to destroy the torquoise, turning it green
A few diamonds have been found in Cali
fornia, North Carolina and Georgia, but they
nre rare accidents. The biggest one, weighing
twenty-five carats, was picked up near Rich
mond, Va Sapphires, rubies and emeraIds
have been discovered only in Montana and
North Carolina, and they are not Of much
value, being,on color and usually fawed badly.
Occasionally superb amethyst is come across
in Delaware county, Penn. Splendid crystals
OF topaz have been found on Cheyenne noun
tain, near Pixies Peak in Colorado. One of
them weighed pound. Moss agate occurs in
great Quantities in Wyoming, Colorado. Utah
and Montana. 1t was formerly used in jewe.ry
by the ton, but now there is no market for ii
worth mentioning, and it is only sold to tour
lists Fossil corals are plentiful along the shores
OF Little Traverse bay, Mich. They take high
polish md make very pretty cuff buttons and
other such trinkets. Amber occurs along the
coast of New Jersey, but nowhere in sufficient
quantities to make mining for it worth while.
RENE BAcHE.