The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
BIG DIAMOND MINES MAY BE IN AMERICA.
Recent Finds of Gems Indicate Great Fields, Rivaling Kimberley.
 May be Found,

Chicago Chronicle.
 Is there a field of diamonds somewhere lip in British North America. to the westward of Hudson Bay? So a man of Monthly not long ago. He told of the discovery of small diamonds here and there in the glacial moraines--the hills of gravel and pebbles left by the melt ing ice sheet of the glacial period-and said that the stones were evidently scoop ed from the surface of diamond field at the point where the glaciers started. The source evidently was somewhere in British North America. Here Is chance for the adventurous. Let them discover this new Kimberley up in the Barren Lands.
 It will surprise most persons to learn that diamonds have been found in many parts of the United States. T. Edgar Wilson of the Jewellers Circular Weekly tells about them in The New York Times Magazine. It appears that in almost all cases the gems were either on the sur face or in loose material and among de-
 posits Of gravel or earth All the discov- cries have been of sufficient importance to excite the interest of the geologist or mineralogist. but never have they been large enough to warrant any speculation. Where Diamonds Have Been Found.
 According to George F. Kunz, the Gov ernment gem expert. the authentic dis coveries of diamonds have all been in three distinct regions:
 First--In Wisconsin. Michigan. Indiana. and Ohio. in the vicinity of the Green Bay lobe of the continental glacier
 Second-In Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina. Tennessee and Ken lucky
 Third-In California adjacent to the watersheds of the San Joaquin and Sac ramento Rivers, where diamonds were first found in the United Sates.
 The last diamond known to have been found was a 2-karat stone picked up on land owned by E. F. Hudson. five miles from Columbus. Ga, early last Novem- Der. On Mir. Hudson's farm is field about ten acres in extent full of rocks of all descriptions. While crossing this MT. Hudson's son found crystal which seemed to have q peculiar light. He took it to a jeweler of Columbus, who after careful examination thought it might be a diamond. So interested was he in the specimen that he advised MT. Hudson to write to MT. kunz and send him the stone. This Mir. Hudson did, and in reply received word that the stone was dia- monJ. for which an offer of ss0 was made. To this Mir. Hudson agreed and he re- ceived a check for the amount:
 Gem Discovered in Alabama.
 The only important recent find reported prior to that of MT. Hudson was dia- mond of 41-2 carats found in Alabama. in shelby County, about thirty miles south of Birmingham It was found by little girl in earth used to fill up some low spots in a garden. Some of the earth was close to the house, where water dripped on it from the roof, and here af- ter a rain she saw the diamond It had been washed clean. The stone, which was pronounced an excellent one. would cut into a gem of l-2 carats. 1t is esti- sent to New York and examined. but re- mains in the possession of the finder
 Two diamonds were reported from Ten nessee in the latter part or lss9 and were found at Luttrell, near kno2viile. They were bought 0y jeweler in Knoxville who had them cut and reports that they are of good quality.
 Hardly any other finds of importance have occurred during the last six yeaTs. Srine 5sSs ,s ss7 s9o% oF 1888 nave Many Diamonds in North Carolina.
 One of the first diamonds reported to have been found on the Atlantic coast was a stone unearthed at Brindleton Creek, Burke County, N. c., by pr r. M. Stephenson and its value is said 10 later another stone weighing 1-S carats was found in Rutherford County, N. C.. in gold washings. This was the first find to attract general attention, put since then diamonds have been found also in Lincoln. Mecklenburg. Franklin and Mcdowell Counties of the same State. The latest recorded from North Carolina was diamond of grayish-green tnGo. l-E cardtS m WelBht dIlu Ndiueu dS d SNM at about S15O. It was discovered in 1888 by Will Cristie. a young boy. at Bright Farm, near Dysbrtville. While getting pail of water at a spring he saw bright object, which he brought home. It was kept as a curiosity for a long time. until some one believing it to be a diamond forwarded it to New York experts, by whom Its character was determined.
 One of the most famous diamonds and one of the largest ever found in the United Sates was known for a long time as the Dewey diamond This stone was found in Manchester. Va. in 1855. by laborer engaged In grading one of the streets. He sold It to a Richmond citi- zen. and 1t eventually came into the hands of Samuel w. Dewey. by whose- name it was afterward generally known. The stone was cut by Henry D. Morse of Boston and reduced in size from it's original weight of g 3-4 carats to Il 1l-lG carats. It was valued In Richmond after discovery at 5000 and later John A. Nor rissey is said to have lent s6.000 on it. AS it was not redeemed 1t became part of the Morrssev estate. The stone Is of color and imperfect. and valued as a gem today at only about 800. Copies of the p~xss AlAlnaHA are in paaRx nAsAeSSAA