Beaver Press | 1924-10-10 | Page 2 | Diamonds from the Canadian Mines Scattered Widely by Glacial Drift

diamonds from the canadian mines scattered widely by glacial drift by DR GEORGE F KUNZ new york mineralogist I 1 anve traced more than a hundred diamonds found in glacial drift in ohio indiana Alic michigan higan and wisconsin one of the diamonds found in america was a fine stone of seventeen carats barats which was discovered by men digging a well in wisconsin more than other diamonds have been found in glacial drift in At america Tierica and some in canada undoubtedly diamond mines exist in some parts of canada and by closely tracing achig tr tile the glacial drift to the point of origin the general locality of the mines mav may be found all of the diamond mines in the world today do 0 not occupy an area of more than four square miles in its southward movement the glacier must have gouged out the top of tho the diamond mine and carried the diamonds about depositing them over an area of a thousand miles or more in diameter I 1 have no doubt that a diamond mine or mines of great value are arc t ft be found in canada