Show EARTHS RICHEST RUBY MINES center of worlds store of Pre Prec clou loue stones Is known to be located in upper burma the world s ruby center Is blogos in opper burma some 70 miles north ot of r mandalay alny here are the great ruby mines one of burmas most valuable monopolies say says the london weekly telegraph indeed not only does Ahls 9 country produce the finest of t these ese coveted cov covet etil wd gems but they are recovered in suii quantities as to enable her to dominate the market few are aware that weight for weight a ruby Is to more valuable than a diamond it Is estimated hat that one the color of pigeons blood weighing five carats barats will sell for ten en times the value of a diamond of the same weight furthermore ther more the price increases with the size of the stone agthe byon or earth donta containing lulng the coveted gea gems la Is taken from the ground it Is placed in a great revolving tub here it Is screened and all loose earth removed by water ahe residue Is then tipped on the sorting table A white overseer carefully examines the pile selecting the true gems from fro m the worthless debris if hes lucky he may at fit one sorting find gems worth many thousands of dollars while bile on oil the other hand the yield may be but a hundred dollar or two the yearly output of rubles from these mines totals about aw M |