New-York tribune., 1901-08-25
OP4LS At CRIPPLE CREEK.
A RARE STONE UNEARTHED IN TIE Bo-
MANIA KING NINE

F7-cu The Cripple Creek Times-Citizen-
4 nan once said he would not he surprised i
l.lmcaGs We're found IN Cripple Creek F-opie
-erpeG 1he:r heads and thought he was crazy
= thar as il may. opals have been found in
the district. and they are I'm ones. roo lhey
have been discovered within pistol snoi oI rip
PIE Greek, al a depth Of l3O teet from me sur
fa,,e. in TIE property Of the BonAI-Z4- King OF
Gc-5 H.n
The ground Is under lease 70 r + sherman
and John Carmichael At the depth ln-lcalel
thy have run drift u the south q d-sl4-l'r ~
ninety fe-r where the opal find mas been rlad--
Tor th4 last twenty-five or thirty ---l ~i-rI-4 =
mas noticed the 0paescent stains N the rock.
tacugh he has PAID but little -'let'--oh ~ IL
FIe and has partner haze driven aio..S pa r-'
drift and Yesterday tne fine stone u CONNER
cial value was uncovered i Was : pe2E-s- 1T
haG been cracked 10y the elect u oE ~
Br-al-ing the r0c6. DEl ~ -l-H-ti--r anu go
a resplendent manner that told only TOO PLAINLY
i-s r-ar value 1u1 the rarlty u IN si'-liii y
Carmichael richrG IL 90. a4ld &tlrh NJ -'-i-t-
o.. n h.. nearly dropped dead Then h. called
sherman who after examining ~ S'Ai ~ ma
- 80 -. an .rh,.r niece H searched about
-, r~erL-d tn larger II the TWO carried
IN. velIowish light that makes ne hungarian
o'i,t T,5. stone weighed probably ten larats- II
was taken % Ralne, who. after eZaniAli.7 IL
stated tnat il Was q match isf me Hi--sl II 14i
.arfan opal II th- -nark~t-a rare specimen u
T1e mark for th- stone IS rhe ore In ne rein'
,,.i,, rI nm IS good as $50 IN gold 10 tbe ton
3
or rather TWO 0f Them, that cross a. tii- exact
r,oinr II the occurrence - the oIa-.
-r-e stains which have been noticed Ior thr
ls-- +eu- weeks come and 20 and are oi a ft7l-
s5sb ringe brilliant and clear lh+l t't-ti- D4'
light reflect and Tefract II, ana HlaAt IL cane
= rh. eyes Of the beholder- These STAINS -ir III
rr.. lime seam alongside porDhyriilc iocA ana
l.s-alr 1h4 contact showing t44c mat y tEi-
5a7rfv M true matriX II TIE stone ana max
shows evidence Il gr-at heat-I-ore L4an -
,--,,a. in he mines a. rule. but not ihat c-Al-
s4-.r ~ hat that seemed 10 have burned eF-
-ryrhing with which II came IN contact al lAe
-ir-.- m. frs of th- earIh burned 50 ieTceiy-
As 20 whether there are any more OF ihe
er..r-s only C-yeIopmrut VIII show and as the
srores were found pay ore Of course deNel'p-
roarrz vyfU b. pushed. but the Indications are
-nat down b-reath the floor II the drift there
r,7,,- I.. value. in opals IN that case the vein IS
worth len times az mueh for the value OF the
r,--,.ous stones as for The removal Of goiG bear
ir- rock but the rem0Va! u the rock Nlil Pay
I'M M expenses il the event Of opals being
fal;n6 leaving the value Of the stones as Gear
Tn finding Of this rare stone was clearly
accidental fut from now the lessees viii
-,4rrb their ore more carefully, WIIh view 10
picz-ng them up. ,,
T-h.- Bonanza King j. owned by the Portland
cornrsrv is situated Gold Hlll. and lies above
the Midget. The find as made IN the Bent
shaft which Is well known 10 many old timers
IN tins connection il - interesting 10 note taat
n oua. found in the Borsnz2 King mas al OF
m. fner On ira eleristics mentioned IN hldpatA
technical description. II is also one Of the lag-
fst stones ever found III that \ Is about ha4r
ne size Of 4 hens