Record #:

4208

Author(s):

Jessup, Lynn

Abstract:

In North America emeralds of gem-quality are found only in our state. Among emerald hunters James Hill, Jr., of Hiddenite, is one of the most successful. Though gem hunting has left him $200,000 in debt and possibly cost him two marriages, Hill is digging up emeralds that geologists say are among the finest in the world.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 3, Aug 1999, p23-26, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gems--Hiddenite; Hill, James, Jr.; Emerald miners--Hiddenite; Emerald deposits--Hiddenite

Record #:

14340

Author(s):

Beam, Mozelle Payne

Abstract:

Credit for the discovery of hiddenite - a rare, emerald-green gem - is usually given to William Earl Hidden, a Northern mineralogist, but the real discoverer was George Washington Warren, a farmer of Alexander County.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 9, Aug 1947, p3,18-20, il

Subject(s):

Gems--Hiddenite; Hidden, William Earl, 1853-1918; Alexander County--History; Warren, George Washington

Record #:

24202

Author(s):

Frank, Maggie

Abstract:

Jamie Hill mines rocks and emeralds in Hiddenite, North Carolina. His mine produced the most expensive emerald found in North America and thousands more carats of gemstones.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 11, November 2006, p36-42, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gems--Hiddenite; Emerald miners--Hiddenite; Emerald deposits--Hiddenite; Emerald mines and mining; Emerald deposits; Gems--North Carolina