The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-13

&.693.9S3; natural gas to the amount of ST.
254.5S9. The report says there are more
companies and individuals in Indiana that
furnish themselves and others with natural
gas than in any other State, the number re-
porting in 1900 being $40. 1t is estimated
that the S~7.254.539 worth Of natural gas pro-
duced in the State during the year dis
placed other fuels 10 the value of 81. SCI, 76S.
The report says: Indiana produces more
natural gas than any other State. A large
amount is sold at a low figure, based on a
price Of a certain-sized opening, and wheth-
er a greater or less amount of gas goes
through, the price is the same. This is
wrong in practice and theory. as when sold
by the cubic foot, through a meter. the
tendency Of the consumer is to burn it in
the most economical manner known. 9th
CT nonmetallic mineral products in Indiana
were limestone, S2,344,s1S; clay products, in
Guiding brick. tile and pottery, SS,S5S,35O;
rock cement, Indiana and Kentucky, $685.
$50; mineral waters, 1881; Portland &C.
ment, $37, 500. Indiana is mentioned as pro-
ducing some gold and is credited with hav-
ing produced a few diamonds. The report
says:
An interesting occurrence OF a diamond in
Indiana, discovered within the last year, is
recorded, with full details. The stone was
an octahedron OF Az carats, with a yellow
tlnge, and had a black spot not quite CEN
trail. 1t has since been cut into two stones,
probably in the hope of eliminating the
flaw, but without success. as both are at
tected by il. Their color is a peculiar
greenish yellow, and their weights are rs
and eleven-sixteenth. carats, respectively.
This diamond was found in panning for
stream gold, in material derived from gla-
cial drift. In these respects its occurrence
resembles most nearly that of the diamonds
from Plum creek, Pearce county, Wiscon-
sin. The glacial deposits of Brown and
Morgan counties Indiana. contain a little
gold, which is occasionally sought for in the
stream beds, where some concentration has
occurred. Late in the autumn of 1900 a
farm hand OF Mr.. r. L. Royse, OF Indian
apOlis, while panning in this way on a small
tributary Of Gold creek, in Morgan county,
about nine miles northeast of Martinsville,
found this diamond. He sold 1t to his en-
ployer, Mr.. Koyse, for $25. from whom 1t
was afterwards purchased by Mr.. C. L.
Nordyke, Of indianapolis. The latter gen.
tleman had 1t cut in Cincinnati by the Her
man keck Company, and retains the two
ley, state geolOgiSt of Indiana, says that
two or three other small diamonds have
been reported from the same neighborhood
The glacial material there was brought.
i0Ab6 " DloNNAACgB ~ NAN
first ice invasion.
No doubt there are other diamonds In the
same formation. but diamond hunting will
never rank high as a productive industry
in Indiana. In fact, the United States is not
rich in precious stones, the entire product
of all kinds during the year amount
ing to only S233, 40, while our i'm
ports of them, mostly diamonds.
amounted to slS.5s1, 5SS. New Mexico is the
chief supply of turquoise for the world.
and Montana produces fine sapphires. The
output of the former during the year
amounted to $4,000, and that of the latter
to $4,000. One turquoise mine in New Next
co is said to have produced S2.OOO.OO o worth
of the stones since 1890. The fact that the
product of metallic minerals in the United
States increased from $3.50, OBS, $50. in 1880, to
$549, 1874, $40, in 1900, and that of nonmetalliC
minerals from s17S. 279, 1S5. in 1880. to s516.671.-
217, in 1900, shows that Americans are not
slow in discovering and utilizing the nat
ural resources of the country.