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Show ' EXHIBIT PRECIOUS STONES. 1 1 i California State Mining: Bureau Adda 1 1 j Fine Collection. 1 1 j SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. A col- al 5 lection of tourmaline, precious stones, jj valued at $15,000, has been added to the " (j ( State mining bureau's exhibit of Call- M fomla specimens. The stones come j) from Mesa Grande, San Diego county, L' where the discovery of It In quantities 5 j has. caused much excitement. It Is 1! ( -Halmed that the collection sent to San pi . Francisco is the most valuablo ever j t gotten together, they being specimens jjj of every known color and shade, and j ! all of them of bright luster. Tho 111 ; stones, cut, retail for from $25 to $50 fl Per carat, and New York Jewelers are ! taking all they can get, as there Is a " i '"ad for the Jewel in fashionable New ji York circles. |