Know Your Yogo
History
Jake Hoover is the man known for discovering the Montana Yogo sapphire. Miners in Montana often discarded the translucent blue stones that would clog their sluices while prospecting for gold, but Jake decided that the ones that he had found were unique.
He sent a small parcel of the "blue pebbles" to Tiffany & Co. in New York, and shortly thereafter, Tiffany's returned a check for $3,750 along with a note stating Jake had found "sapphires of unusual quality" due to their clarity and color.
