THE MINERAL COLLECTOR. 



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FIG. 7. SHOWS SOME OF HIS 

 SKiWI SPECIMENS. 



IWIOITE MU- 



FIG. 6. SHOWS ONE OF HIS CASES OF 

 MINERAL SPECIMENS. 



the different departments of Mr. Pete- 

 reit's establishment with the assistance 

 of the following illustrations. 



Figure I. Here Mr. Petereit is 

 seated at his desk surrounded by the 

 many beautiful examples of crystallized 

 minerals recently received. It shows 

 him engaged in his correspondence 

 which I found arrives from every quar- 

 ter of the globe, in many different lan- 



juages and which he, being quite a Un- 

 usually answers in the native 



guist 



tongue of the writer. 



Figure 2. Shows Mr. Petereit with 

 his assistant Miss Edith Howard exam- 

 ining 



the quality of the gem stock. 

 From past experience he has found that 

 it requires the keen eyesight of youth to 

 detect the minute imperfections and 

 beauties of gems and Miss Howard. I 

 found, is certainly expert and remark- 

 ably clever in the examination and selec- 

 tion of choice and colored gems. 



Figure t>. This picture shows the 

 separating, weighing and pricing of cut 



Here selections 

 are made to suit the special require- 



gems in his laboratory. 



