The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-27

1,bc oriental topaz-also from the same
famlly-is found now and then III Wy
States mentioned. but the most Deau.I-
ful this country produces come iroii,
Colorado and Idaho. Sapphircs are foun"
I'm the far West also but nave 9ts 70
500 one from The west OF the MISSISSIPPI
that can be pronounced perfect IN every
way. ...,,., ,...,.. ., ,,.,
south is the beryl some OF them ~.
golden. some a pea green; some u 49,
blue. and others "A dark oiue or sIecn.
Rtt they do not always appear wei Oh
n.,rsors who perspire too freely IN warm
weather Otherwise they oftsh elual III
brilliancv. especially IN artificial hsh''
the diamond. ., hoo,
hroneht 10 iirht in Mitchell. Nancey, ana
NfcDoweU counties North Carolina, sur
passing in fustre the Washington eouh-
,rhe b,dienite first mined In. Alexan-
d,i, colintv \. c. has been found also
IN RuYIte and Mcdowell counties, ,l'
same state. and ! should not ne SUI
ed 10 learn OF their being miIie' III .n
extreme northwest OF SCUM S1tV''i' ',,,,,i
Northern Georgia. Such Is the u' III.
for this gem that IL Is now conhah,p,",e
n higher price than diamonds or rupirS'
and il has been found impossloie " sup
ply the market. 49, hoan
In the states referred 10 nave HttH
found gems Of other species ana very
choice Very superior einefaldS ~
found IN Alexandria and Mcpoweil coun,
tics y. C.. and recently J nave sen
very fair turquoise IRON Nisoutei' ammo
In Mcdowell and Burke counties 'oulinn
lines are found Of three colors, p,lh,
',yeen and black the latter opaque ana
peridot ais, arcunds I'm these souilsl'99ii
The garnets Of Burke ana Nc M
counties are a deep NeiNety ie,i, ~
are tho hardest garncts round III 'ne
United States. running as htgh az - 70
: I'm the scale OF TO. . MI.
A very beautiful gem Is founu III , i,n,No
and Mcdowell counties IN quantity, KNOWN
as tho "Venice-hair crystal The en-,
ce-hairs are fine threads OF crNsiailZs1
rutOe sometimes running III pdi"le
iines sometimes crossing each other ana
occasionally so numerous as 70 49, -,
100 to a square inch. When the ~
crystal * perfectly clear and the rutlle
Threads perfect. the stones FOR ofnain'h-
tai use are i'm such great demand tna1
they are seldom seen m leNeif
~ The largest and wealthiest clti.s. IN,
rock CRYSTAL Is found hereabouts WIN
irrirsions of asbestos. actlnohte' plp-
oblorite ochre-yellOw and CRIMSON ~
Lslte tourmalne threads ana ocCd',G,,.''
" gems OF various species. ooi,'e' , III,
,bose minerals are included IN the rock
cr,etaI in such a manner as % comniulu
the highest price in the market. re-
csn,lv saw a stone with rare inclusions.
cut for mounting, valued al S'' 40,
ain ne exhibited at Atlanta IN the COZ
lection OF the Southern Railroad 'yih-
,so,,oN and il from rines Of the Marion
Improvement Company, when nuinp'ts
some twenty Pennsylvanians an'o,5 ~
stockholders. including five or SIX fh'ia-
Mich attention is now being given IN TINS
section OF North Carolina to the mihihs
of corundum, mica. zircon ana fhofidNitt,
perhaps the most inter sung ulnNi%
Of the number named II ITO oc ~, Wals-
enters into the manufacture OF tle W Nls,
bach Light I'm the United Siat'9 aDV
other similar lights I'm Europe. Al ,li lu'.'s
this industry assumes such pivp"i 80 80
that from one Of the central points I'VE
tons have been shipped In a single Gay
at an average price of 800 per ION. re
Gently | have been giving nu'h d,.en-
ton TO this mineral. ana hnd thal II -
wanted I'm Europe for the thorla VVh-
tanned therein, also the cerium, uluN-
Mum erodium. lanthanium and yttrium.
To be saiahle in Europe 1t must contain
two per cent. OF thorum. some OF II
runs a. high as ten per cent. the zen pt
cent article being found m commer ,h1l
vicinity. The demand for these metals
can be- accounted for when ! state mat
the rrice per kllo l2,0B pounds u Vel Is
fcr cerium. sl547O for didymium. 81. y,
for erhium. $1,000 for lanthanium, SIS 10
for pure thorium and $3.50 for yttrl-
UNI ThOril.m. II comparatively clean.
brings from s23S TO $500 per kilo; nut IT
brilliant IL will bring In the market III
Germany SOi.W per KIN
The highest percentage OF cerium oNlne
| have found in any monizite In this To-
calitv is p per cent, and the hisntst
percentage OF thOria Is l2.i per cent Inc
latter determination would indicate the
highest grade OF monaZite for thoria
found I'm commercial quantities any
where i'm the world. that mined In Nor
wav and Siberia seldom reaching I'D per
cent thora oxide. and that mined IN
Brazil . per cent. And mOnazite Is found
a.. o H...H In q me-. 81. a
five localities in the world Siberia, Nor,
way Sweden. Brazil ard North ana
South Carolina-the South Carolina de-
post being practically the extension or
the deposit OF North Carolina. Monazlte
ia found also In Connecticut. virginia;
Quebec and New South Nales-a picked
sample from Virginia analyzing 1850 per
cent thora oxide, the highest OF any
found anywhere. hut the product II TOO
uncertain 10 encourage systematic min
ing. as the taking out of hundred
mounds might average ln cost consider
ably over a dollar a pound.
For variety and novelty Of species the
country hereabouts j. the most interest
ing. perhaps. that has been discovered.
Scientists have gone through this part OF
the State In considerable nu nbers, ana
have been rewarded with many unique
specimens Of rare minerals. systematic
search OF an area here of less than I'VE
square miles leads 10 a tabulation or clas-
sifcation Of l3s species Of minerals, I'M
apprOached | believe, by any similar area
on the globe though one or TWO localities
i'm Australia have yielded nearly as many.
one OF the minerals found mere IS
known technically as acknowledgement
ret Of cadmium. | have failed 10 ma any
Of II even here, except tn workings pc
low the water level OF the cOuntry-tnat
is. below the operations In shafts where
continuous pumping OF water Is i'qur,p.
When the sulphur Is extracted IRON III"
greenockite-and IL Is easily done by nre-
a metal known as. cadmium remains. IN"
cadmium being about u per cent. OF the
mineral The cadmium possesses great
value. because Il has been found 10 be
productive OF isntant death 10 various MI
croDes hurtful 10 the human system When
applied IN small quantities IN solutioni
am under the impression that mOlyb-
denium. from the mineral molybdenite,
would be found more eincaciOus than cad
MUM and a number Of beauuful Specl-
mems Of this mineral have been iouhd
here in the shafts, one OF winch WIS
sent to the Smithsonian. at washington.
| give these items somewhat at ieuslh
because Of the tate experiments ~ Eng
land. France. and Germany, wherein !.
has been solved that some OF the farer
metals are antidOtcs for bacilh found III
pulmonary consumption, scafiet-lefeb
smallpox diphtheria and Aslatc choiSIa'
With the work now In hand II ~ not I'M
probable that ere another twelve mohtH
there will be offered to the general puDhc
metallic destrOyers OF all disease germs
nj he human system and prepared IN
such a manner that they can De ,nNen
effectively in necessary QUANTITIES "i,hous
ieooardiZing human life. The New South
bids fair 10 be the hand-maiden OF au-
vanced science in eliminating dreah us
ease. overthrowlng present mortuary "a
bles and adding many years OF happt hlc
10 the langevity Of the human rase.- n -