Romance of a Pearl.
One of the finest fresh-water pearls in the world has just been exhibited by Mr Henry Dealcin. an art dealer in Chicago. It weighs 103 grains, is threequarters of an inch long, pear shaped, and of a hiautiful pink lustre. Its value is £BOOO, and it has been named the Queen Mary. The pearl was obtained in a remarkable manner. A Mississippi river fisherman, living at Lancing, lowa, dug up some mussels for bait. His wite picked up one casually from a heap, opened it and found the pearl. Mr Deakin bought it from the fisheunau for £3OOO.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 10 August 1901, Page 4
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102Romance of a Pearl. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 10 August 1901, Page 4
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