Black Diamonds
And flow I'Ucv Arc
Mined in Brazil
Tilt- Mack diamond is an impor
tant article of commerce, not be
cause it is destined to embellish the
hand of feminine grace, but because
of the fact that it has been widely
app'ied in industry, where it is
almost as valuable as its white
fellow. The home of the black
diamond is Brazil, the classical
land of the diam id, the richest
beds of the mineral having been
found in the province ot Bahia and
on the banks and in the bed of the
San Jose river. The stone, which
is perfectly opaque, is not beautiful,
and if the magical word diamond
had never been apj lied to the sub
stance, there is no doubt tb.it to
this day the black diamond would
be a thing unknown. However,
the favor which this mineual enjoys
is of very recent dale, for twenty
years ago its properties were ur.
known and the trade in the stone
was practically nothing.
Tiie co:ista.,tlv increasing per
fection of boring instruments
brought out the value ot the black
diamond, the use of diamond-point
dnu» no,v having become so gen
et.il that the plica of the mineral
has in consequence rapidly increas
ed To lay the diamond has become
of prime neces-ity in working tern
pered metals, -a.virg < f m r 1 s,
pie. g ot tun. els and ga.leries.
and m mines. ,\t t le nine oi me
in 11,.; it ion ui the laboratory o:
art-i uul trades the first of July,
1933. a circular sa.v provided with
di unoud points pro luce 1 sir prising
results', V.ing into thin slices the
h nd-.-t 1 la'.erials.
On the a 1s of the S u Jo e we
tin l til • t.a e- of ill - fir-, s xplo t 1
ti 11 i.f the mi ics b. til’ 11 .lives,
the (laiinipei.is. The black din
mood- l.owe.er, having no coni
Oita,., . , lid not attract these
people, uul thev were apparently
ij.11. : m. ol the real character ot
the ii.oicial. From the report ot
an engineer who explored tlie re
gion in 1H3S we learn that one da)
the diamond diggeis discov -red .1
bla. - »l> ne 111 the Sin Jose The;,
look the stone to one ol their in..s
ami sought to d -cover its nature
by attempting .0 ciuek it All
their efforts weie fruitless, the stone
resisting the must powertul liam
IUC1 0 a.id alter a time it was
thrown t> .« V into the river. The
slo.c w .lglied als.Ut I -.000 carat*,
and at the present pt :ce «| jkjo 4
carat lepie-wnts a loss ol $4410,u«n>
I Ue exp.oitali'ni ol the Buniuti
Uiatuuiul mines by the <>unmp*ro*.
It w unnecessary to say, was uul
'scientific. The crevices of the
rocks are explored with the hand,
the gravel being taken away in
little barrels which are carried on
the head. Attempts have been
made to lessen the time of the work
by diving for the mineral, but the
violence of the stream is such dur
ing the rainy .season that this plan
has been but little adopted. The
only method which will produce
results and the one which will
shortly be put in operation is that
of draining. Dams will be erected
300 feet apart and centrifugal pumps
will be installed for the purposes of
drawing off the water. The results
of the work cannot be a questton of
doubt, judging from the past per
formances of these diamond mines.
The question naturally arises,
Why have the diamonds been found
in the San Jose? The answer to
this is not difficult, and is given
when we state that the original
rock which formeily occupied the
high plateau—has been gradually
disintegrated, the debris of the
rock being carried by rains into the
San Jose. Because of their density
the black and white di imonds were
concealed under the sand, together
with the mineral accessories which
surround them and which are the
indications of the precious stones.
Thus in the course of years these
beds have been formed, beds the
richness ot which is incalculable.
Jules Turpean, in a Paris paper.
FORTYMiLE CAMP
STILL A YIELDKR
Dawson, Nov. 18. From the
News. Jao'.-i Wade creek is busy
this winter. VI irteen claims are
being worked b> torty-five men.
Miller and G! • ;i t also are busy.
On Walker's Fork not much work
i-. being done. A report to this
effect was brought 1> Frank Goyne,
circulator lor the Dawson News in
the Fortvniile i mutry. He says:
Oil Jack W • the work is be
ing pur- led stc lily, md some big
dumps will be [.induced.
•'On Miller good pay has been
located <>u sevetal lays. On John
Shell.it s claim. No. 19 below dis
covert, is high as s> to the U.x
length, otherwise a space 12 teet
Mjuari on the ground, tut secured
last tail. Some Jack \\ .«le ground
last rummer went as high ..s pv*'
to the Imx length.
"The lower end ot (>lacier is
showing up well tuts winter.
• On No. 11 a I save lower discov
ery on Wade creek, lloirv Canter
took me down his shall and flow
the ground ( 1 k« d up in a lew in 1
utes $4* worth of gold, mostly ii.
nuggets. One nugget was w« Ith
j,i j .Some ot the Wade creek
claims are being winked hy st«am
thaweisaiul some with wood hies
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Fair! auk: Dec. 3. From the
Fairbunh - News—The following
telegram v. ..s received this raoin
ing by Poslmast Barnette:
“Washiug on, Nov. 2y. — Post
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to Circle, tv, 1 m.d trips monthly,
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ger, sect.nd assistant postmaster
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In complau : h the above
telegram hi . , 1 for, stating
how much j 1 r, tup the nine
trips will he 1 h !, am! what
time is de .d ■ make the round
trip in.
Mail Men' ^tulen.
The Fairl)., h'
jther particula:
who were in -
Delta some tin.,
expected to, ' ,
seventy mil
arrival, a It e r
rations for -
disappointed 1 •
stolen. The trie
their »!< g ’ n
tne> had !•' s', |
dogs died ' <
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News gives fur
t he mail carriers
-t. ails <>n the
ak They had
isi. ms ,.t a cache
he Delta 1‘poil
,.g h< en on short
ia\ s, tin v were
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to pi 1. nut ami
Three of the
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DAWSON CRITICISES
ALASKA MAIL SERVICE
Dawson, Nov. 18.— From the
Dawson News. -From the way
some of the Dawson mails have
been straggling into the city there
must be something defective in the
method of handling the n; ils dis
patched from Fairbanks.
In the last mail which arrived
here from the outside came a letter
addressed to a Dawsonite. The
i letter was mailed in Fail banks on
Sept. 15. before it reached the one
■ to whom it was addressed ' ■ letter
somehow took a journey to Hunker,
| and bore the postmark of Hunker.
Two full sacks of tr.a 1 that came
tip the Yukon on one of the last
steamers from Fairbanks wvie mis
-eiit to Skagway, and did not get
back 1 ere until after the upj er river
navig ition ceased. They were
brought over the trail.
0,.< \aMtv. Mail On Tiuit*.
bail milks News, Dec l. The
fust of the Value/ mails to get
tht 'iigl »n schedule time was de
li v re ! Mail Cariiei Kied this
mo 11 ng. 1 lie sluianciit contained
4« pounds |t left Yaldr/ Nov. 14
,V« Mill in kloiiiliki* Cifv.
Dawson, Not iS \ new saw
mitt is U-tng built it Klondike City
by Ben R Sh isr, formerly manager
of the klt'tidik City null, winch
was binned last summer. Shaw
will start hi new util: ruinin g nent
March. It will fsc one of the lest
W the < it itry — Dawson New