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American Sapphlr# FUld*,One of the government experts at Washington gives a striking deucrlp* tion-of the treasure that the state of Montana possesses In sapphires. The only systematic mining for these pre-clous stones In the United States la done In that state. The annual output exceeds 500,000. carats, Including the stones that are suitable for cutting as gems and those that are useful only for mechanical purposes. It Is said that the lapidaries In Montana do finer work than Is done on the stones that nre sent to London to be cut Montana might well be called the “Gem State, In view of the fact that her output of precious stones exceeds the production In that line of all the rest of the United States.
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Richmond Christian Advocate
Richmond, Virginia, US
Fri, Jan 26, 1844
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