People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1894 — Thousands of Dollars’ Worth of Pearls Taken from the Ohio. [ARTICLE]

Thousands of Dollars’ Worth of Pearls Taken from the Ohio.

New Richmond, 0., Sept. 19.—The extremely low water in the Ohio has exposed several acres of gravel in the river. The whole area is alive with mussel shells. It was found these shellfish were particularly rich in pearls and 100 persons are working the pearly mines. Many beautiful gems have been found. The \\ alz brothers have been the luckiest. and they have secured fully SI,OOCL worth of pearls. One is a beautiful, large, pigeon-egg shaped stone of rare beauty