Show an ali ALLEGED VALUABLE DISCOVERY the san francisco herald gives the ful ul lowing description of what it terms a valuable discovery we were shown by mons charles thiery a practical jeweler of this city c i ty a discovery of his which a promises t to 0 become of very considerable importance by a process known only to himself mons thiery is is enabled to keep gold suspended in in a natural state in in quartz liquefied by the action of heat beat so that when it solid fles again from being exposed to cold it presents a f fac ac simile appearance with the natural gold bearing quartz by this process mons thiery is enabled to manufacture vases drinking vessels snuff boxes or any other article that may be desired or that can be manufactured from glass each article being edg as perfect a representation of the natural gold bearing quartz as curl can be the manufactured quartz is is superior to the natural in in a variety of ways first it can be infiltrated with as much or as little gold as maybe desired Se second condit it can be invested with any colors that may be needed third it is is harder more perfect and susceptible of a greater polish than the natural gold bearing quartz fourth it is is free from checks or fractures I 1 which abound in in the natural quartz and are carefully pasted up by the lapidary j fifth it is capable of being manufactured into a thousand articles of use and and ornament that the natural quartz can never be and sixth its cost is only one half that of the natural quartz while its beauty excellence and applicability are far greater the discovery of mons afons thiery will undoubtedly become a great feature in california manufactures and entirely gives us the control of other markets in in the way w ay of gold bearing quartz jewelry and articles of use and ornament ornament |