The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-20
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! VI d tte great industrial concerns II
the world and from other sources.
He is renowned for his generosity il
charities and benefactions, private and
public, but he is equally celebrated fol
his wisdom in giving, and he may have
concluded that the American people have
already multiplicity of things of which
to be proud, and that the hundreds OF
thousands OF dollors he would be forced
TO pay for the diamond could be better
spent. 1t might-and not unreasonabl bly,
occur to him that there is a wide diff
ference in analogy beside the seaside
home for poor children on the public
Staten Island shore and the Hope dia-
mond as a public benehcence.
Senator Clark wanted to go to the
| United States Senate, and the fight
against him compelled him 10 spend 500
600 or more to secure the seat He owns
the Anaconda, the richest copper mine in
the world. and some of the millions that
his vast properties earn are spent with a
free hand for the higher Iuxuries of
life.
The Senator has bought famous paint
ings. has mansion in this city that he
is striving to make the finest in the
! country, and might be regarded as a
man who would possibly immcrtalize his
Lame by munifcent gift to the people
such in the Hope diamond.
/ James J. Hill is the wonder OF the art
world and a marvel among those who
! deal in precious stones. He has very
4 high place among amateur art critics.
and his estimate Of painting is thought
by many TO be as good as need be.
/ He knows ali about gems. though he
modestly disclaims superiority in that
respect. Several years ago he was shown
a string Of splendid pearls by a New
York jeweler.
What are they worth?' asked the
jeweler.
Mr.. Hill examined each pearl.
The string is worth $780, said he.
The jeweler was astounded.
You astsnfsh me. said he. II did not
know there was any man not profess
sional expert that coulu tell what these
pearls arc worth. I bought them at a
bargain, and they stood me just 81 200.
Mr.. Hill is just a sfamliar with the
value of diamonds, sapphires and all
other stones. He knows what the intrin-
sic value OF the Hope diamond is for he
has investigated the celebrated stone.
OF all the wealthy men Of America, he
Is the one who might care to have The
gem for his private collection, and if he
has no desire in that way he is so ap-
preciative of the beauty of the diamond,
the city
Until recently there was 10 gem Of
the same brilliant sapphire blue as that
OF the Hope diamond. Now there is one
other, but it is much smaller, weighing
only thirty-five carats. while the Hope
gem weighs AZ carats
II is known as a cushion-shaped stone
and is about an inch square, with slight
" rounded corners. It is really only one
part Of the three parts into which the
original diamond was divided
1t was taken from India to France in
1912 by Tanevrier. Louis XIV acquired
it for his chief crown jewel. and it adorn-
cd the collar of the Order OF the Golden
Fleece worn by Louis XIV.
Then it was cut into three pieces, the
work being splendidly done. One piece
is now known as the Prize diamond and
another piece, owned by the Duke of
Brunswick, is called the Brunswick dia-
mond. Both are immensely valuable
The gem in its original shape was
stolen during the tormoil of the French
Revolution and was not heard from
until 1880, when 1t was taken to Lon
don by David Sliason a trader, and sold
to the Hope family, in which it became
4 white elephant.
There are thirteen other diamonds in
the world that may be mentioned in the
same breath with it, One is the Kohl
Moor. chief of the Jewels of the British
crown and the most famous and most
perfect diamond known.
It's weight is only 1857 carats, yet so
fine { gem is It that it is worth about
s., 0oO.0O o.
The Car of Russia owns the Shah.
very ancient Persian gem which weighs
IS carats and is worth 81. 100000.
The Orion diamond is the sceptre Of |
the Russian sovereign. and is worth /
IS. 600 900. 1t weighs 1874 carats.
The chief state jewel OF France is the I
Regent of Pitt diamond, which weighs /
lS6 carats and is valued at 100000
The Imperial. diamond from Kimber- /
ley mines Of South Africa. is the prop /
erty Of a syndicate, weighs $50 carats
and is valued al a million dollars
Another wonderful gem is the Jaegers-
fontein Excelsior, an African diamond /
owned by a syndicate. It is still in its
rough state and weighs 81 carats The
value of it is about 81 10000.
other noted gems are the Stewart, from /
South Africa. weighing in the rough
2SS SIS carats; the Austrian Yellow, a
brilliant owned by the Emperor Franz
Joseph weighing l5s carats; the Star of
the South from Brazil. weighing 125
,arats owned by Coster. the diamond
cutter, and the Dudley diamond. al Bra
lillian gem. Weighing 70 carsts
Each Of these stones is worth about
500 Oo0
II the world come from the mines OF
South Africa. consequently the Transvaal
troubles had the effect or sending the
prices in the diamond market skyward.
The production OF the gems began again
soon after the relief of Kimberley. where.
md e Jaegersfontein and Bloemfontein.
he diamond mines are located. and The
market prices since have descended to
more reasonable figures.
a gem like the Hope diamond is sup
'osed 10 be worth almost as much for its
associations as it IS intrinsicany. There
s. on the other hand not crying de-
nand for stone Of its weight and cost.
md IL is therefore supposed that the