The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02

Tn the rough, the stones have much the appearance of a rose on the upper side and vary in size from 6 large pea to penny In the center on the un- der side of each one Is a single little nodule of quartz of a reddish color When the stone has been smoothly cut this little red spot plainly shines through the clear substance of the stone, and from this the stone is given it's name-the cyclops The clear quartz substance, which is chalcedony, has apparently accumulated on the red colored nodule in strata, and in general shape resembles a hemisphere with the red ball in the middle of the flat side.
 Some of the stones do not possess this single spot very well defined, but have instead rather clouded interior resembling the agate to some extent. These are not so valuable as the more perfect ones, but are nevertheless pre- cious enough to be set in pieces of jew elry and offered at a good price. The stone is entirely new and has been so pronounced by all experts who have seen it. Last summer the same speci- mems which are now in Chicago were taken to Europe and were there eXhib- l tied to some of the best-known special | ists, who pronounced them beautiful and well worth developing.
 The popularity of the stone is yet to l be tested. The stones are now being set in various ways, in rings, scarf pins, etc, and will soon be placed on sale The present value placed upon the stone is about the same as that of the opal varying according to the l beauty and quality of each indivtdual specimen, The lapidary gives the 'cy- clops' the same cutting as he gives the opal called en cabochon In this cut ting, as is we'll known, no facets are cut but instead a smooth rounding surface In it's native state 1t is found imbedded in the rock and is only ex- tracted by shattering the stone which surrounds it into a thousand pieces. 1 In some instances each stone is found isolated, and again they are found two or three inseparably connected, evil dently having been joined when the quartz was in a liquid state. In break ing them apart instead of separating where they are joined together the connection is sometimes so solid and | pGIlGCl lildI d DlOW DiCuhS oiiS VI ShS nodules in two instead
 The finding of a new stone is of con- siderable importance in the mineralog- ical world. It happens so seldom that a discovery always attracts much wide attention and considerable comment In our own country only three semi precious stones have been found which are not in other parts of the world. Americas first discovery, peculiar to its own soil, was found about forty years ago on Isle Royal in Lake Supe- rior. This stone was called the chlor- astrolte The little island is inhabited only by the lighthouse keeper and Is visited only occasionally by curiosity seekers and mineralogists. This stone is opaque and of a greenish color with white star-like spots scattered through it. It attracted a great deal of attef1- tion when it was first discovered and gave no little fame to Isle Royal. On visit to Europe MT. Smith was once visited by a brother expert, who told him that he had at last found new stone for him. When the stones were brought in for inspection MT. Smith smiled and said "Oh, yes, I used to play with those when I was small boy"
 The second stone, which was na- tive of America only, was found about fifteen years ago in North Carolina. It was found by man named Hidden, and after him was called the Hidden ite" The hiddenite is lithian eme- raid and is somewhat similar in ap- pearance to the ordinary emerald, be- ing translucent, but scarcely transpa- rent. Next in discovery to the hidden ite comes the cyclops. As a gem Of value and in all probability in popular ity the cyclops will outrank either of its predecessors. But as it's popularity
 and quantity are both problematical
 the future of the cyclops is somewhat
 uncertain-Chicago Herald.