Show LOOK OUT FOR FOB DIAMONDS I Authority Advises Western Prospect Prospectors ors to Keep Eyes Byes Open An authority on de deposits deposits posits writing to the Mining and En Engineering Engineering Review says It would probably be worth the while of gravel miners in the foot hills hUla of or the Sierras Sierra to learn to recognize rough diamonds The finding of occasional stones some of ot them of ot considerable value proves the existence of these precious stones at places widely separated The blue i grav gravel which te Is found at ninny many spots along the ancient river SS I tem tern of ot California Is the place to look I for them as it resembles the South I African formations in which the stones ston s sare are discovered Diamonds have been baen found in Butte Nevada PIncer Placer El Dorado Durado Amador and Riverside coun ties almost almo t always in connection with will the same formation It is not unlike unlikely ly Iy also that many valuable stones have ve been berj thrown away because their character was not recognized and many more have be been n crushed crush to pieces in the stamp mills operating on gravel graveland graveland and cement v vOnce Once known the peculiar greasy greasy or vitreous translucency cy of or the gem In the rough can never be mistaken Miners in southern Oregon should also alBo look for the stones in the forma carrying platinum where they ar are known knOD to occur and placer miners in Idaho would do well to be on the lookout |