Salt Lake Herald | 1905-09-18 | Page 6 | Moss Opals near Lida

MOSS OPALS NEAR LIDA LDA Miners Have Located Ground in Which Gems Are Found Dan Cornelison Cornelson Alex White hl and F FM FM M 1 Myrich have uncovered a N ledge of or what according to Tiffany tho the gem g m ex cx pett is a moss mos opaL The ledge or de deposit deposit posit lies les about ten miles mies north and west vest of ot Lida Li a and amid occurs in an altered granite granie or lava Java formation says the theLida theLida Lida Enterprise The stones are of various shades from a milk mik white to those of a dark dare smoky appearance all aU being streaked as the agates and arc are very hard hord Sam Samples Samples ples pIes have been suit sEnt to Tiffany Tifany for clas classification the time identity so far having been established by means m eans of a the tive catalogue sent out by the gem gem ox ex experts The stones stone will wi undoubtedly make handsome ornaments ornament and take on ona ona ona The miners positive positive a high polish are so tive they have a good thing that they have hae located acres and ond will Avill wi now await awai the decision of s experts with considerable Impatience By some of our local experts the stones are arc pronounced moss agates agate but butas butas butas as they are found In the formation said suid by b Tiffany to produce the moss or it i is probable the tIme latter clas classification cas classification Is correct I