| Show precious Pre clou stories la in tile the united states up to the present time there has wen very little mining tor for precious or semipro cious biou stones tit in the united state i anil and then their only bt at irregular periods it il has been car ned on during tile the pat few years at paris me near los CLr clarillos N al in alexander county N C from until IM aud and on the missouri Alis river afele helena ca mon 1011 since the beginning of true berels and garnets have been frequently foun found d its as a byproduct tit in the mining of mien mica e specially ally in virginia and north carolina Car oliD L some kenis genus tuch ni its the and agaten 0 of luke lake superior Sa lire are gathered on benches betic bes where they have fallen from rock which has gradually dis integrated by weathering and wave action mr air george ae F I 1 kunz in his recent report ou on the industries in the united says MITS that a very tory limited number of diamonds have bien been found tn in the united baates they lire are met with in well all di fined districts of california north carolina georgea Geor gfA Kl and recently in wisconsin Wis cousin but up to the present time the dico discoveries veries have been rare and aad kniely accidental their oc currence is chiefly confined to a belt of country lying along the east link flank 0 of f tile tha southern from virginal Virgi nii niL to georgia and another along the Mc stern basei of the sierra nevada und and the cascade ranges in ili northern norl bern california and south eoute ein et a oregon the corundum gems ems sapphire ruby oriental emerald etc have been found in iii only two to state Mi ite north Ct cirolini Ciroli rolina nl and Slon montana tana and then never dever iu in line gems tourmaline has hai been found for the past 01 51 years tit nt mount Alo tint mica alica 1 paris ciris me ale in niad luli turi cent crystal which have furnished borne bome knis K nis rivaling any ever found |
