Spanish Fork Press | 1906-08-30 | Page 7 | Diamonds in United States

DIAMONDS IN UNITED STATES Store to the Value of 300 Found In Single Year Never in tho history of tho United States has there been ouch a demand for diamonds as there was in 1803 Largo quantities wore Imported but tho country produced none In 1903 It produced diamonds to the value of 50 In 1901 It had an output worth 100 In 1900 Its production was valued at 160 antI In 1899 tho country coun-try boasted native diamonds to the raluo of 300 Diamonds have been discovered In tho United States In four different regions re-gions but their actual place Of ori gin Is unknown All have been found III loose and superficial deposits and all accidentally It is not at all Improbable however how-ever that some day tho original sources of this queen of gems may be discovered The high price of diamonds monds has made the recent search for these precious stones In tho United States and Canada keener than over before Scientific American