The
mineral collections in the State Museum at Ealeigh include a number of
valuable and interesting collections of gems and gem minerals prominent
among which is that of Mr. J. A. D. Stephenson, for more than 30 years
a resident of North Carolina and an enthusiastic explorer of its
natural resources.
Much
credit is also due to the late James D. Yerrington, for many years the
agent of the Henry D. Morse Diamond-Cutting Company, who for 30 years
carried on correspondence with North Carolina, doing much by his kindly
advice and care to encourage the people to send small gems, which in
many cases led to valuable results.
George Frederick Kunz.
