The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-20
FIND AMERICAN DIAMONDS.
PROBLEM OF LOCATING REAL GEMS
IN THIS COUNTRY.

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Most of Them We're Picked Up by
tIe Farmrrs-ProbabIv All Came
.,.,..,. ,r,,is
rom 7''Aie 'e'
Is Not Proven.
From the Chicago Chronicle
In soerulating on the probable location
Of the diamond fields that undoubtedly
exist on mis- continent. il Is. first necessary
to rernern her that the diamonds which
have from time 10 time been discovered
In the region Of the great lakes of North
America now number seventeen. not in
Guiding those Of microscope size. With
the AUGMENTATION OF the number Of stones
the problems arising out Of Their dis
tribu1ion in the glacial drift. and paric-
uarly those relating to the source or
sources from which they have been de
rived, assume increasing interest
4ae loca-ttles at "n-ch the diaHlollus
haHe OeeIi Aouhu are u's'I lOuteN "a. b..
out an area neaIly o'J mines Ia !ehs "a W
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al 80 apoI' ~ I'il.eS "i'i' 40
"eti ny oi's "a ~ " 1870,
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fbro,Iob ~, aca,,-,. - ,ba ice mantle
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mn, f,s Urn - ,,,,,ariIr,s, No ON
1.tr,I t<,,,. 1lt,t ttt. c,',,i7.9 hafore
49, -, - - T., ~ 80
Inc nrohlen ~ IocafinS he area fror,
which he 5isroo,,5., If tbe drift no heen
dari,ed i - fasci,oting ona and v1bi,a
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rs cnror-ste eointior 49,, orc of a l,ind
"a indicate ma MIN tb, Increase of oIlr
knouyledee likely 10 con,a in t6a newt
l4..,7a IT, d.sirad a,d 80 te reached
From n Cannon Source.
.rbe FIRST opes,ion which naturally arises
is whether an the diamonds mat have he.,n
rourd in tha lake p, eion have besn derived
f,C,,, q Common -l,,,7cs Wine tbsra Is M
,a,t1ir evidence tb.,t th.,, hove ne,artba-
je-s if womb SON, IN he nrobabla Dia-
rond-bearirg rocks are NOT so numerous
tbat tbaro fe r,uct likelihood Of w. mn,
,l,,.otie7 80 hl.tn., ,5iscoI.aTo4 in tba
re.,o7 i'm Question Moreover ire ooour-
rsnla. If diamonds viii, somewhat si.,slar
or,-s..,. tabfrs ,,.er 80 l,roa a tertiary
,,-5,-'d ssa,, 10 f,e -isn,fc,nf
49, a., hon, ~ r. dior,oyds csn
lac lo.ate5 ,,.i+h Isfinfte,,aes IL Vii he no.
,se.ear,, 10 carr. oi,t se,.r,I linas Of inves-
,i.-,,i,, r,r ers, 49,. a,,,.a is II ~, ,ba
49,, ~ 10 ,,,,,,,.,', ~. sl,4i5 IN a.
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Wisconsin's Diamond Finds.
For The encoura gement Of diamond seek
ers il is as wen 10 enumerate The discoy-
cries of valuable diamonds made on this
continent Prof William Hobbs interest
having been aroused in the reported find
inc Of stones he investigated and after
some correspondence learned that yellow
diamond of over fifteen carats weight was
in the possession of Col. S. b. Boyn4on. a
iev-elar Of Chicago. From Mr. Rovnton
vas learned me history of this stone
which was undoubtedly found as reported
at E,aole near VVaukesha Wis The stone
WAS brOne bf to light while digging a Wen
ON the farm owned bv Thomas Devereaux
Tho diamond was noted as something pc
cuIiar and was given TO Mrs Clar,ssa
Wood who with her husband was a ten
ant on the nroperrv Seven wears later
Will etuI ignorant of the stone she sold
f. Ia Mr. Boynton at that time conduct
inc n iewelrv business in Milwaukee for,
The sum of 81 Col Bovnton submitted
me Stone "a connetent examination and
learned thar If was a diamond. Upon hear
in,, ~ tbis Mrs Wood offered K, purchase
he stone for 81 10 and unon his refusal
- accent mis- OFFER brought snit aeaist
him 10 recover the fun value of the stone.
Af,ar extensive litigation The case was
hr.o,,ebt ~ me Sunrenna Court OF the state
fro,,n which a decision was handed down in
| fsy1r ~ tba defendant. on the ground of
} bie is,,o,a 7ca Of tha nature of The stone
a. ~, line of purchasing II
nm r. ana The Oregon diamond were
e,,t,s.',g,,,a,,t 1v n,rchased nv TIFFANY & 90.
os ~, work and are sim uncut in the
| g,iefan, collection
! NJ I2ovDtcn saws that a large diamond
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