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Show MINING OF RARE GEMS DETAILED Herbert Foulger Tells of Diamond Mines in South Africa Mininc "f diamonds in South Africa and Its many Interesting details to thoroughly explained to members Of I the Progressive club of Ogden t the, noon luncheon today by Herbert Foul-I ger. who has spent three years in thej diamond CleldS and has Riven Intense f.tudv to the mining and cutting Of ft re clous stones Mr Foulger began with the discovery discov-ery of the world's largest diamond mine at Kfmberley, south Africa, which -;ime tVir"ji-, , child. The small Child was playing In a yard one day when it picked up n plistenlng ston", and later brought It Into the house Investigation was made and It was; I found that the Btone, when cut, wasi worth $2500. Immediately mines were opened which have already produced $200.-oon $200.-oon ooo worth if gems and have nowj nn aerape yield of $50,000 a day,! Mr. Foulger said. So numerous are the i 1 e ps valuable stones In tho vicinity that frequently after a rainstorm! handsful of small blue diamonds can be picked from the ground surface 1 UjUABLiE STONES IN MIM s The more valuable stones are found' In the mines which have been stink, to great depths Extreme rare la I tiken with the natives who work ln these mines and they are imprisoned) for six months' periods and not allowed al-lowed to communicate with any per-1 son outside during their employment They are piaecd In solitary' confine-1 ment and thoroughly searched before b-nvlnp the compounds, the speaker! said. The diamonds are found in "blue pre.und" formation, whieh J similar to granite, the ground being brought to' the surface and allowed to remain in the open until it crumbjes. Then It goes Into machinery which contains grease pans where "the diamonds deposit de-posit and are segregated from the rock. The diamonds are then sent to various parts of Europe and to New York for cutting and polishing. WRIGHT PRESIDES Paul L. VYYight. manager of the ladles' ready-to-wear department at Wright's store, presided at the luncheon lunch-eon today He was the first chairman to be selected throuph the new systenJ of allowing the members to" preside pre-side at the luncheons, instead of one' of the offirer. A. T. Wright won the attendance' prise, a beautiful vase donated by; Qua Wright. The winner then offered of-fered the vase, at auction, the pro-1 eeeds to po Into the rlub treasury Clyde P.rown of the Ogden Paint,! Oil and Glass companv. was Intro, duced as a new member. Announcement was made that the members will go on an inspection v?sltl at the Globe mills next Tuesday after! finbhing a hurried luncheon at the' club. Thej vVI be the guests of E. R Alton, manage? of the mills. |