Show i Val Verda Residents Mineral Gem Meet Meek iff Val Va Verda residents Lucille and Vernon Christensen with Vernons Vernon's mother and sister Katie Christensen and Japtha Christensen both of Layton at ended fended the Northwest Federation Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion Mineral and Gem Show at Butte Mont Sept 5 6 and 7 Katie and Japtha are both avid rock hounds and are I members of the Golden Spike Chapter of Ogden I I ROCK HOUNDS from every part of the United States Canada Canada Can I ada and Mexico attended the i show in Buttes Butte's Civic Center F The Saturday exhibits drew a crowd of more than 2500 men women and children T The h e viewed the collections collections collections col col- col- col of agates aquamarine berls berIs garnet jade opal quartz petrified wood lood jasper onyx and even diamonds that have accumulated Utah is particularly particularly particularly noted for topaz crystals and geodes They also saw in the competitive competitive competitive com com- exhibits made hand jewelry from rocks and gems collected This is a craft that many add to their hobby In fact Vernons Vernon's mother is becoming quite adept in the lapidary art THERE were special displays displays displays dis dis- dis- dis plays by dealers from all over the United States and from as asfar asfar asfar far away as Switzerland Rock- Rock hounds have the additional pleasure of trading rocks and gems There were competitive exhibits exhibits exhibits ex ex- ex- ex hibits which were judged on Saturday The prize winning ex ex- I ex-I hibits received trophies at the Finlen Hotel The were among the more than guests at the dinner DURING their stay in Butte they went down in a mine over overa a mile deep known as deepest hole in the world Of interest to the Christen Christen- sens was the for Butte Richest Hill in the I World and the fact that because because because be be- cause Butte is so undermined with tunnels it is now mandatory mandatory manda manda- tory that when a ton of ore is removed it must be replaced with a ton of dirt THEY returned home Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day evening Sept 8 8 Lucille commented about their wonderful wonder wonder- ful trip and laughingly added They call the children collectors collectors collectors tors pebble pups nl |