New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
AMERICAN JEWELS AND GEMS.

How many OF the hundreds who OF a. opera
night at The Metropolitan divide their attention
almost equally between the works OF the great
composers as rendered upon that stage By the best
q content orary artists and the glitterlcg horse
shoe" occupied BY the metropolis fashion ana
beauty stop think or even know. that tne eK-
euisite taste IN jewels and gems displayed by the
latter IS The growth Of only little more than a
quarter Of e century, Up 10 a period dating some
years after the Civil War the taste OF Americans
IL jeVe-ry was UnedUcated, not 10 say barbarous
Not the fashioning OF a golden ornament, but its
size. not The cutting OF gem. but Its weight, was
accented IS the test Of value. So much that
some Of the leading jewellers had the necessity
forced upon them Ct cultivaUns IN our people an
understa ndiug or and taste for. artistic Work; and
they actually went TO tae length Of employing the
services Of an eminent writer the metropolitan
press 10 prepare and print q series Of papers TO
thar enc.
a BEAUTIFUL NATIVE TURQUOISE.
There are TO jewellers gem cutters in the
Eord 10 surpass the Americans. for reasons which
Il would take Io0 much space 20 enumerate here.
though one or two Of them may be given The
royal metals abound. and 3 great variety OF prec-
lo-s stones or superior quality have been olscoE-
eteo N IIls country ana tIs aDlnoat maj "a
people and their greatly enhanced wealth. combine
that was needed 70 foster their inboru genius
Only recently there was oiscovered IN san Ber-
Darcluo County, Ca, and IN Nevada. just the
line. - turquoise which il many respects equals.
and IN some SURPRISES the Persian stone, being
much lighter. what known as baby blue" and
retaining this beautiful blue under artificial light
and Of course. Jewelry is most worn at highland
beng very durable. The disgoverer had little diff
Guilty - bringing Il 10 the attention OF experts. and
ihrouSn ueIn, ia making lis merits known 10 the
whole country re took Il 10 the great cutting
tLe rrade for its superior work in diamond cut
tag. They, a. once recognizing The value Of the
through their unequaAed channels OF dstribu-
nq1 upon ne rlrAet alter oIgsnizing IN 1907 me
Is No Maiden Lanel Tor their opera ton.
al forty-tWo. ln the locality before mentioned.
covering some twenty acres each. and are held m
az described as the East. Middle and West Camps.
csmD. IN the state OF that name. The FIRST, COM
RrEiug some ten mines. covers TWO hundred acres:
fifty acres me third taree mines and fifty acres.
t1o tae fourth sixteen mines ana three h1norea
a. ne - lIe 40 or fifr rings There Is
beng worked AT present owing ID the TACT tnat tne
lock IN which Il is EMBEDDED If quite hard. The
IVES, Carr 1odIloes TIE highest colored aud prob
kIF the most beautiful blue stones 70 De Iclne
fsyEhere but these are softer "A texture: 4 te
.ef camps and, wing 20 the fact that lhey NoeLo
&uGisction IN that respect, the company does not
nm -.-e iaetn The Nevada camp 4 a Pfodueser 90, or
ly one N the world that produces stones OF sum
,S re- thickness and uniformity OF color 10 serve
,.Ihe writer was shown a magnificent specimen
SslAg sun iu the matrix. could only be estimated.
- y n thought by experts 20 be about 100 earats
-S Piece Of HlatriX. only three or four inches IN
ra-sth. couple width, and at its thickest paTt
ssrnaps Al inch through. was literally loaded with
49, Dsa4tfUl gems Of smaller size
~ ~ property r. really the old mines 81 the AZtecs.
ts, -ellees il Is uncertain Whch-whence the com
- name The ancient excavations COW
Win some eighteen feet OF soil when these
&C. were redlscOvered; ard when the dirt and
"a - were removed many interesting relics, such
fe,Iss ohe hammers. pieces Of pottery. etc,
ns. he PRODUCTS Of these mines have redeemed the
st9le reputation. which had been poor. the
s-s--sA coioF II most American turquoise having
tsr~+soss a prejudice against them. The Toitec
heoce-eeS Nas a once received into favor. and IL
cuts ttHore popular every day The company
rlnFs EXQUISITE stones for necklaces. brooches,
hsF v@ es5u anQ cur buttons. and. in fact for ali
ls.s. - .ssetIy ~ which gems used.
~1@xset =. Wood 4 Co.. lts selling agents.