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THE SLACK DIAMOND
It Is One of the Curiosities of the
Mineral Kingdom.
A PUZZLE TO SCIENTISTS.
Nature Has In Some Poculiar Way
Produced This Rare Form of Carbon
and Then Thrown Away the Secret
of the Process ? Found Only In Brazil.
The tenu "black diamonds" Is some
times jokingly applied to ordinary coal
which we burn lu our furnaces, but
the real "black diamonds" of com
merce are among the most uulque min
eral products of I he world, and they
serve a purpose lu the Industrial world
that makes them of great value. Tho
black diamonds are pure carbou and
yet lu uo outward appearance resem
ble the diamonds which we are accus
tomed to wear as ornameuts. They
are slightly harder tlmu the cryRtal or
gem diamonds and, in fact, about tho
hardest substance kuown.
Black diamonds, or carbons, aro
among the greatest curiosities of the
mineral kiugdom. They are without
crystalline form and are found lu Ir
regular pieces, ranging In size from
half a carat up to three, four and tlve
hundred carats. They are dark gray,
black or brownish In color and opaque.
The real diamond of the Jewelry trade
Is also pure carbou, but translucent
and crystalline In form. Two objects
so alike in composition could not be
found so opposite In appearance as
these two forms of carbou.
Another peculiar thing about tho
black diamonds is that they are found
only in ono locality In the world. They
come from a very small section of Bra
zil not more than 223 tnlles square In
area. Outside of this limited territory
no pure black diamonds have ever
been found.
What peculiar freak of nature caus
ed the deposition of the black dia
monds In this section of the world and
nowhere else is one of the mysteries
which science has failed to explain.
Noue of them has been found In the
great Kliuberley diamond regions. ;
where the crystal form of diamonds j
have for so long been rnlucd.
The whole origin of the black dla- i
mond Is, therefore, a scicntlllc enigma.
Naturally the question Is raised, "Of
what use Is a black diamoudV" No
one would care to wear oue of theso
diamonds, which resembles a piece of j
coal more than a real diamond, and so !
far no one has popularized the black
gems as the black pearl has been, j
Nevertheless the black diamonds serve
a most important and useful function
in the industrial world.
This pure black carbon is not only j
harder than the real diamond, but ;
tougher and not so brittle as the gem. !
Consequently it Is of great value for
many mechanical purposes and partic
ularly for boring with diamond drills.
In diamond drilling the tips of the
drills are studded with carbon, or
black diamonds, aud when the bores
are deep the pressure is so great that
the gem diamonds would be crushed lu
the process. But the carbon resists
this continued pressure aud slowly
eats down Into the rocks.
In diamoud drill work the carbon is ;
set lu circular pieces of soft steel or
Iron, called bits, and these bits are at
tached to tubing. Armed with these
black diamond teeth, the drills push
their way down under severe pressure
to a depth of five aud sis thousand
feet, cutting through the hardest kind
of rock. Some black diamonds arc
much harder than others, aud there 1m
no way to determine by the color the
difference in the degree of toughness.
Black diamonds or pure carbon are
not by any means cheap, and the own- j
ers of the mines in Brazil where they
arc gathered are making a good thing
out of their monopoly. There Is no 1
known substance that can take the
place of carbon In drills in boring for
gold, silver, copper and other mineral
deposits. Before the black diamonds
of Brazil were discovered It was Im
possible to make borings.
Wheu the carbou was Orst Introduc- ,
ed in our Industries It was used In
diamond saws for cutting stones, mar
ble and similar substances. Then the
price advanced so that the carbon was
found too costly for such use, and bort
was substituted for stone cutting. Bort
is really an imperfect crystal or gem
diamond, but it Is too brittle for use
In drills. Consequently bort has tak
en the place of black diamonds for
stone cutting, aud the latter have been
restricted almost entirely to diamond
drilling purposes.
Tho average size of black diamonds
used in the drills ranges from two to
Ave carats, but the larger si>eclmen8
give much better results. They cost
more, but they last longer. Conse
quently there Is a greater demaud for
the larger pieces of pure carbon, and
the price Is sometimes run up to pre
mium figures for unusual specimens.
The fear that the supply of black
diamonds may some day give out and
paralyze the diamoud drilling industry
has stimulated prospectors to syste
matic search for new deposits, but so
far they have uot been successful. On
the other hand, scientists have been
making a close study of the chemical
conditions which have produced the
black dlauiouds. but their manufacture
Is apparently about as difficult as the
making of the gem diamonds. It Is
possible under certain conditions to
make either, but not In sizes sufficient
to be of any commercial value. Na
ture in some peculiar way has made
these rare products and then thrown
the secret of the process away. If any
man can ew|x unlock or tlnd that ho-,
crrt he may^ cause a panic la the dlajl
THE HUDSON RIVER.
It Has Been Known by at Least Twen
ty Different Names.
Id the coarse of the pnst 400 years
1 tbe Hudson has been known by at
least twenty different names, and even
today? In New York, at any rate? It Is
Indifferently referred to both us the
Hudson and the North river.
While Henry Hudson Is universally
acclaimed as the discoverer of the no
ble river wblcb bears his name. It Is
well known that uearly a century be
fore Hudson's successful exploration
John da Verrazano. a Florentine, en
tered the mouth of tbe Hudson and re
ported that he had passed up the river
about a league In a boat, not venturing
to sail bis vessel, the Daupblne, up n
river with which he was unfamiliar
A sudden squall Impelled him to re
turn to his ship. Verrazano called the
Hudsou "the river of steep bills." This
was In 1524. Some years later Verra
zano's brother made a map of the re
gion. and he named the mouth of the
Hudson "San Germano."
In 1525 a Spaniard named Gomez,
who came to America on an exploring
trip, made a chart upon which be des
ignated the Hudson as "San Antonio."
When some eighty years later Henry
Hudson In his efforts to reach the East
Indian possessions of the Dutch East
India company by a northwestern
route accidentally ran Into the Hudson
he promptly dubbed It the "Manhattes,"
from the name of the Indians who
dwelt at Its mouth.
Hudson sailed slowly up the river as
far as Albany, and his experiences
with the Indians and his observations
of tbe surrounding country were so
gratifying that he returned home with
glowing reports of the new found
country.
The Dutch at once realized that great
commercial advantage might be gained
In the new territory, and various com
panies were organized to colonize and
exploit It
In 1G16 a charter was granted to the
New Netherlands company, and the
river was there referred to as "De Ri
viere van der Vorst Mauritius" In hon
or of Prince Maurice of Orange.
In various other charters granted at
this time and public documents In
which the river was mentioned It was
spoken of as the "Groote Riviere," the
"Noordt river." the "River of the Man
hattans" and the "Rio de Montague."
in addition to these names, the In
dians had a number of others for It,
among which may be mentioned "Sa
natatea," "Sbawnatawty." "Cahobata
toa" and "Cohongorontns."
As late as 17W the river was referred
to by a French writer as tbe "River
Orange."
When the English took possession of
New Netherlands they persistently
called the river "Hudson's river." and
despite the many other names by
which It was known that name finally
"stuck," although many of the early
colonists spoke of It as the North river
In contradistinction to the Delaware
river, whlcb was commonly known as
the South river.? Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Story of Stevenson.
After one of Dumas' plays which ho
saw presented In Paris and In which n
man employs an unworthy stratagem
against a woman Robert Louis Steven
son wrote:
"I came forth from that performance
In a breathing heat of Indignation. On
the way down the Francals stairs I 1
trod on an old gentleman's toes, where
upon. with that suavity which so well
becomes me, I turned about to apolo
gize and on the Instant repenting mo
of that intention, stopped tbe apology
midway and added something In
French to this effect: 'No. You are
one of the persons who have been ap
plauding that piece. I retract my apol
ogy.'
"Said the old Frenchman. laying his
hand on my arm and with a smile that
was truly heavenly In temperance,
Irony, good naturo and knowledge of
the world. 'Ah. monsieur, vous etes
blen Jeuue' (Ah, sir, you are very
vounm."
In the Justice Court, Forty Mile Pre
cinct, Fourth Division, Territory of
Alaska.
Before Elmer R. Brady, Commissioner
and ex -officio Justice of the Peace.
Summons for Publication.
Arthur E. Pretty, Plaintiff vs A. L.
Bragg and J. F. Brandstatt, Defend
ants.
The President of tho United StateB
of America to the above named de
fendants, A. L. Bragg and J. F.
Brandstatt,
GREETING: ? In the name of the
United States of America, we com
mand you and each of you, to appear
and answer the complaint of the plain
tiff herein, and now on file in this
court, within thirty days after the
publication of this summons, to-wlt:?
within thirty days after the Second
day of December, 1909, failing so to do
judgement for the want thereof will
be taken against you and each of you
for the full amount prayed for in said
complaint, together with the costs of
suit.
Said action is brought to recover
the payment of to tho plaintiff of the
sum of six hundred dollars, ($600,00),
and the cost and an attorney's fee In
said action.
Said sum is being asked for ser
vices rendered by the plaintiff to
the defendents.
Dated at Steel Creek, Alaska this
6th day of November, 1909.
(Seal) Elmer R. Brady,
Commissioner and ex-officio Justice
of the Peace.
Date of first publication Doc. 2, 1909.
Date of last publication .Jan. 6, 1910.
8ub?crlb6 for The Alaskan.
ACKNOWLEDGE IT
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After reading the public statement
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Remember the name ? Doan's ? and
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In the United States District Court
for tho District of Alaska, Dlv.
No. 1. ?
Summons for Publication, No. 756A.
James H. Sullivan, Plaintiff, vs Jo
zina E. Sullivan, Defendant.
To Jozlna E. Sullivan, Defendant,
GREETING: ? In tho name of the
United States of America. You are
heroby commanded to be and appear
In the above ontitled Court, holden at
Juneau In said Division of said Dist
rict, and answer the complaint filed
against you In the above entitled ac
tion within thirty days from tho date
of tho service of this summons and
3 copy of tho said complaint upon
you, and if you fail so to appear and
answer, for want thereof the plaintiff
will apply to the Court for -the re
lief demanded in said complaint, a
copy of which is served herewith.
The relief demanded is that the bond
of matrimony between you and the
abovo named plaintiff, James H. Sul
livan, be dissolved on the ground of
desertion for more than two years
preceding the commencement of this
action.
An you, the United States Marshal
of Division No. 1, of the District of
Alaska, or any deputy, are hereby
required to make service of this sum
mons upon the said defendant aud
each of them as by law required and
you will make duo return hereof to
the Clerk of the Court within forty
days from the date, of deliver}' to you
with an endorsement hereon of your
doings in the premises.
Date of order for this service by
publication Is November 17, 1909.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto sot tuy hand and affixed
17th Jay of November,. A. D. 1900.
(Seal) Henry Shattuck, Clerk
Date of first publication, Nov. 17, 190
Date of last publication, Dec. 29, 1909. J
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In the Court of the Commissioner for
the District of Alaska, Division No.
1, sitting in Probate at Skagway
Precinct, before H. B. Le Fevre,
Commissioner and ex officio Pro
bate Judge.
In tho Matter of the Estate of Patrick
W. Renwlck, Deceased. Notice of
Time and Place set for Hearing
Final Account.
The administratrix having filed her
final account In the above entitled
Court and matter, notice Is hereby
given that Saturday, March 19, 1910,
at 'I o'clock in the afternoon at the
U. S. Court House, in said precinct,
lath been by order set as the time
and place of hearing the said ac
count. All parties at interest are
hereby notified to bo then and there
present and show cause why said ac
count be not confirmed.
Josle Olive Renwlck.
Administratrix.
First publication Dec. 15, 1909.
Final publication Jan. 5, 1910.
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