The New York herald., 1870-10-15

Tlsmlnlecerces Of the Realm OF
- Giittering Gems.
How and Whore the First Diamonds We're
Tcund-"Diamond Cut Diamond" in Ealivo
Trading Way to Reach tho Mines
Wonderful Horses-Liqrors in tho
African nush--A New Yorker
interviewed"

nelds OF wonderiul wealth had been foand and were
waiting silently TO yield large fortunes TO the
sturdy arms OF industrious diggers. The particulars
" the discovery were told with painful cxactitade
The report or the geooaist, Herr hauch, who mad
nrss uneartned the hidden precious Gre, detailed
intimately the scientific proofs o the presence of inc
etterng metal In its reputed bed, which he iild
himself carefully examined with pecuuiariiy salts
factory results
Then there came at length the accounts OF nuIner-
oas lucky miners. Innamed by these moving repfc-
sentations two cargoes OF Australian diggers LETT
aatp01 an lelds TO bask the Smiles o' such
promising prospects. They soon found that they Lad
been oraeuy deceived, and after bttef struggle
with hunger and rriYatlon returned TO Balarat and
Berdigo
THE woaLD rs NOW TREATED
10 YET more exciting rumor. Danonds, II Is said,
OF almost fabulous value have been found In this
Iand or eytravagant promises. win this report
also prove hoax? It is certainly supported by
little stronger testimony. Some OF the diamonds
have actually folnl their way to Europe,
aud one OF them proved TO be worth
less than 10000 5000, ooo But the coonists
seem for some unacc9untaole reason to be unna
turaly anxous 10 bring In as many strangers as
they get TO share their good fortune, and one
can hardly resist the suspicion that these diamond
Intended TO serve the same purpose as
dil the go,d Gelds-a trick to bring up healthier
and greater volume the ever-dlninishlng stream of
South African emigration.
In New YORK there H. fortunately, gentlemen,
DR.. winthal. who has arrived from this remote ana
ntsie known land at comparatively recent date,
and who, La The course OF couple OF visits IL Is
attractive shores made himself pretty familiar
with Its natural features and probable prospects.
Dr. Wlnihan went TO South Africa for the first time
m 1862 stayed there about year and then returned
1867, aud remained through couple OF years. until
about fifteen months ago. when he again came 10
this country. The object OF these visits was to see
snd eighy miles from Port Elizaoeh, on tie direct
road 10 tle repuLea seat OF the diamond minea. lie
crossing the Orange, III whose valley
TEE FIRST DISCOVERY
Of he glitering gems was made. In the conrsc OF
an interview Win this gentlemen yesterday the
HERALD reporter obtained The following Interesting
details as to the roue 10 the diamond country and
tna discoveries already made.
Even while DR. Nintha was In the colony the
hrsl "lnds' Of diamonds were made, and he now re-
grets extremely tnet ne did not stay and try Ills
luck In This fascinating lottery. But al the time the
fever or diamond hunting and tie belief In s
lucrative results had not yet attaneJ the height
which, from the most recent files OF Cane Colony
papers received, Il seems now to have done.
TEE EARLIEST FMS.
"Do you Know, Doctorn said the writer when
the ear test discovery OF diamonds took placeW
..Tho d.st diamond vas found near the orange
country, who hal formerly, Ia Holland, been in the
tcwe business, found l.tla girl, The daughter Of
she had picked M somewhere near the bed of the
river. lie once detected its value ana made !.
trade with her. lie gaze her small sum, and
threw IN few tribes into the hargaln. AS
soon as he got to PorC Eizaoeth he
quite cohnoisseur in Jewels aud submitted it Tor
his Inspection The consul prouognced it a trde
diamond, ana II WIS sent 10 Amsterdam 10 be CUT.
IT proved TO be worth fl,oo0 t35,09N. The trader,
with commercial meanness, Kept the entire stan,
- Trg rArERs PITCHED INTO I'm
for cheating The roar air out Of nef precious piaS
fhng. They sa;l ne r.iJns % least haye 4lveu some
pere ntage or his gains"
THAT was the iIst onei" -
ayes; he second was ionld IN The possession OF q
Calre IIis syvposel that also had been discovered
in the valley OF the Orange. The man VINO irst saw
il in the hands o. the Cafire doubted II 1t was indeed
made him suspicious Of It's possible value.
Even at FIRST the heathen must have had
FAINT glimmefing OF its worth, Tor ne had,
after the fashion his race, erected II to the GIgniy
OF 4 charm, aud had got the notion IN his h9aa tAat
Il ri led Win the virtues ot "a amulet protect
fng him against the malice OF hs loes ana the at
ticks OF di ease. ON this account lie wanted, even
at The outset 10 get good round sun sum Tor u, and
s ,as pc9ae 70 "uS se, e H. ues VIVA MAJ eao wmo
about heing taken 10. But when the Caigre
found thai the " ona-bs pntcAaser after taking It
greatly raised his demands atrfes arc at all tunes
very fond OF lnoney-ionder even than We are.
linaiy, he held on TO the stone until he got &S,o03
for ii--enodeh to set him up spleadidly ID savage
lie VERT be Cro,sus. 10 aoubt
and hundreds OF oxen and Thousands OF sheep, and
perhaps he IS now hvlng very happily lie deserves
f1 for hts anu c. nas been The potent germ or tie
present dall0rd ever. It's purchaser seat it OF 10
Europe ia tie caatge OF IN. Eoee TO be cut. fhe
f!9c)0 ts2oO,0o0 and at n Igule it was '..,c,t
b. It's present owners Nessrs. Lile ou f-rs ~
}surcrown.v
,'sat J6a leit suppose, before .e real value of
Tyes II i had Known thar Such prizes were gong
sload u haEe tI sayea 1aa dono iny best 10 lake :
Oi-rFefltcG
were olse some other reported discoveries OF
dlaurnds OF greater OF less size; out 1 d ald
lately rot letter lrom my ubrotnerln.law, MIR. Ed
ward Nathan OF Oraiiseinett, whca tells me that
many more legiss nave been made--soIie OF thein
very important ones. lie says tie colony IS no" IN
A rHoaouGu pIAstcND MANIA.
Many me- are throwing M their employ to 60
gem bunting. The coony is, indeed, very much In
The So me condition as read That &ustr4iia aud
Calllornia were when the gold fever broSe out.'
I'll u Rather ii ncut ihouga, 10 set ~ tae aia'
nond country, isnt ibV'
""eI, yes; nut no 50 hard as some of the reports
make olt. have been al over the very country
where the d,scoveric3 have been made The jour
mon. not afraid Of o few harishps and prlvatens,
by no means an unpleasant oae.n
'ilow do You get taeraf'
..fou start .roin Port elizabeth. The frst place
you come TO Is Nitoniaga, about twenty miles IRON
the cost. Tnat Il little farming place OF not very
great importance ard with very limired porua-
ton. Then you have 70 get through atout %oo
niles OF rough country, over high mem, iti,
you get 10 Graareuett. That's where my
hrother-tn.iaw lives. All the way there are no
towns, only scattered, stra9glng settlements, nero
q farmhouse and there q vineyard. Eut NJ regular
Intervals there te statutes, like The BUSH inns
IN Australia Whera you can get plenty 10 cat ana
ioer.lhly good accommodation Ii you are Willing To
lay for II. You eau even get 4 private room
III YOU like 10 dsEnrsc money enough
Tor such u civilized iuxury Few people,
however Who 80 to such country caro- much for
ensa ridiculous comforts. The io0a IS PLAIN, but
uo1d-uleDty OF mutton ana goat aud yenison, but
no beef. 1ue liquors are yOrg good. Iuey aie all
really imported nd arc better tlln you set IN o
iar.,1oin III NeW ors. Tie expense however, Is
iriphrfui. II cost me about lleo Oh twenty dollars
n eay for fnysell, servant ana h9fscs.n
.,5y the way, h0N Ga you travel, Doctor q,
al mad q WAGON. stout and substantial, aud WIN
urelty naff s9raga but tOieJDly comfortable,
urawn by a team ii four nno horses
Tdg HORSES