fine crystals. One of these localities, Stony Point, is about 35 miles southeast of the Blue Ridge and 16 miles northeast of Statesville, North Carolina. The country has a rolling surface, and lies about 1,000 feet above the sea. The soil, which is not rich, is generally a red, gravelly clay, resulting from the decomposition of the gneissoid rock, and hence under these circumstances it is easy to find the sources of minerals discovered on the surfa*ce. The unaltered rock was found at Stony Point at a depth of 26 feet and is unusually hard, especially the walls of the gem-bearing pockets. The Emerald, and Hiddenite Mining Company was organized in 1881 to work the property at Stony Point, and has done so irregularly for periods varying from one week to eight months of each year. The entire output (including specimens of other minerals and other gems) since the organization of the company in 1881 to the present time amounts to about $15,000. Some crystals have been found here measuring 8 inches in length and weighing 10 ounces, but no gem obtained has been sold for over $100. At Stoneham, Maine, many transparent crystals of beryl have been found, and at least $3,000 worth of gems have been sold from this locality; one gem weighed 133| carats. At Mount Antero, Colorado, at an altitude of 14,000 feet, many beautiful crystals of beryl were found resembling in color and habit the crystals from Mourne mountain, Ireland; one crystal measured 4 inches in length, many of these afforded small gems, and fully $5,000 worth were cut into gems.
A dark-green beryl, weighing 25.4 ounces, part of which would furnish gems of some size, was found in January, 1888, near Russell Gap road, Alexander county, North Carolina, and fine gems from this crystal were shown in the North Carolina exhibit and in the gem collection in the northwest gallery of the Mines and Mining building, World's Columbian Exposition. Deep golden brown and golden yellow crystals have been discovered in Mitchell county. Yellow and green beryl gems have been found in Alabama, near Coosa, Rockford county. The largest known beryl crystals have been obtained at Alger's Hill, near Grafton, New Hampshire, weighing 2,900 pounds and measuring 4 by 2 by 2£ feet. They were valueless as gems. White and pale gems have been found at Grafton and-South Ackworth, New Hampshire, Mount Mica and Hebron, Maine. Very fine golden yellow beryls have been found at the Avondale quarries, Delaware county, Pennsylvania; one weighed 35f^ carats and another 20 carats. Six fine yellow beryls were found at Manhattanville, New York city. At a mica mine between Litchfield and New Milford, Connecticut, many beryls, deep yellow, light yellow, yellow green, light green, and white have been found during the past seven years, which were cut into gems and extensively sold, the former under the name of golden beryl. About $17,000 worth of beryls from this locality were sold within four years by the owner of the mine, S. L. Wilson.
