The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-11-27
MONTANA DIAMONDS
Samples Sent from Philipsburg to
New York.
ARE SAID TO BE PURE GEMS
\ New Yorker Comes to Philipsburg
to look up our supposed
Diamond Fields

Diamonds have been found at Phil
ipsburg, Mont. A few days ago Mr..
Nr slander, q diaomnd expert of
Maiden lane, New York, received
three stones from some miners at Phil
ipsburg, with "A request to examine
them. Mr.. Vreslander did so aud
found they We're fine diamonds. In
speaking of them he said:
IF they have more of these stones
at Philipsburg and they assure me
they have. there are millions il it for
S me one. Where they find small dia-
monds there must be large ones. /
have rarely seen more perfect crystals.
| have asked the men to send on more
specimens. L have always said Amer
ica should have diamond folds as we'll
as Africa and Brazil, Twice before
have received native specimens, both
from Montana, hIt in neither case
were they such f stones. - San
Francisco Chr i le
d. De Sola Men les, 81 Maiden Lane,
last Wee, Gaze into possession Of
three sI.aF diamonds, said to have
been found at Philipsburg. Mont. The
stones which are undoubtedly dia-
monds were sent by miner from
whom the firm has often received Mon
tana sapphires He states there are
more stones where these came from.
Mr.. Mendes sent his brother TO Philips
burg to investigate the matter. Jew
elers' Circular.
Mr.. McnGes, the gentleman referred
to i'll the above paragraph, repre- seat
ing the New York firm, was in Phil
ipsburg sereval days ago and made dill
igent inquiry. but could not find the
men who had sent the stones. He also
attempted i'll a general way to learn
of the whereabouts OF any mines pro-
ducing diamonds, but he was unsuc-
cessful. Mr.. Mendes, being unable to
get any satisfaction here, returned 80
New York after IA fruitless search.
The Mail has made inquiries of va
rious people as to the truth { f the news
paper notices printed above. but with
out success. IF we have diamond fields
here they are not known as ca, pos
sibly not even to their owners. Sap
phires are plentiful in parts of Gran
ite county. in tho Rock Greek section,
but that thore is any likelihood Of hay
ing diamond fields here is something
entirely unheord Of by our people.
AS to whether or not we are so for
tunaie as to have within the boun-
| udl les VI OltI IlCll llltle COuul y llclus
containing the queen of all gems, it
is highly improbable that anybody in
the county knows. How many people
would know diamond in its rough
state if they saw one? How many
miners would stop to pick up one from
the ground? How many prospectors
would take the trouble to send one of
these stones in its crude state TO New
York to ascertain what it was and
whether it had any value?
At any rate. it might be a good idea
for our prospectOrs next year while ou,
on chase for gold, silver. copper,
lead, sapphires, etc, to take the
trouble to pick up what they might
consider as having the appearance OF
diamonds and have them tested. While
the report may be a canard, still al
the same time it would cost nothing
but little trouble on the part of oul
prospectors TO prove whether or not j,
is true. 1t is evident that samples OF
diamonds have been found somewhere
in the state and sent east for testing
otherwise the firm dealing in precious
stones on Maiden Lane would not have
taken the trouble TO send man ou
here for the purpose of investigation
1t will do no harm to look the matter
up anyway, and possibly Philipsburl
may be the center of another indus
try.