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Show Diamonds at Little Rock Mlnerallet Makoa Dlacovery of Perl-dottto Perl-dottto Near the River Wstt of City Hall. I.Htle Hock, Alk. There may be a diamond Held under the city nf Little Itoc-k, If the epecututlona of J. F. WhltliM'k, a inlnerttllnt. bavo worth. He clnlina to have discovered perl-dotlte, perl-dotlte, un Igneoua rock formation that Is tho unlive bed In whic h dla luonds are found, on the bunk of tho Arknnans rlvnr, within the lliulla of this elty. The rork Is auld to bo of Hie same nature aa thnt III Pike county coun-ty and III South Africa, from which dliiiuonda have been taken. It wna Mr. Whltlock'a yacht, which Ilea anchored In the river Jiml weal of the city ball, that led him to thla discovery. The present low alngo of the Arknnaaa river haa rxpoaed por-tluua por-tluua nf tho bank that have nut been out of the water before for years. While on hla yncht Mr. Wliltloek'e attention wna attracted by fruKtnonta nf a peculiar looking rork wiilrh waa found in conaldernhlo quantities on the bank near the water'e edge. Ho gathered up arverul specimens, examined ex-amined them clonely nnd then carried them to Couimlti-loiier Tuckcr'e ollire nnd compared them with epeclmeni from the South African nnd Pike dia liiond Holds. Ilotb he and Commie elonrr Tinker are confident that the ullvegreen rock la perldotlte. in practically every well Hint la dug In Little llnck, Iron ore containing contain-ing mien la Inund." enye Mr. Whltlm-k. "Thla goea to Indlrnto thnt the roek underneath the city was formed by volcanic uctlon. Now, It Is a well-known well-known fuel that perldntlle la formed hy vulcaulc action. Hence the fact thai thla rock has been found gives every reason to brlleve that there Is I a vast bid of perldotlte under the j .ity. This might or might not contain j diamonds. Largo quantities of perl- dotlte are found which do not contain dlnniuiids. |