The New York herald., 1870-10-15

yhas m sKIful hands couv be mado to give report
as clear ana as, as shn9rp and ~ loud % from ma
Keep the horses wen On to the track Tns dcxiorlty
wonld larry make the horses mad with excitement,
and would wonW sr,ullY help the driver by frighcn-
irg the norses fnto the roUd when they seemed In
cliae1 to swervSj IRON 1t.
THE ROADS.
'aliow are yle roads, DOctor?n
"As satx before, tho country b very illfftcult
one ana veyy y mountainous. But must DO the gov
einmen. yle justice 70 say that they have maize
ana tKI maln' ain them in magnificent ordor. They
have 3 great many English and native convicts tnal
they Keep at work upon them all tho time.
The larger IN lraverslng them results necessarily
froac tn nature Of the country and the high specl
a. which ven lbs PISS oyer Il Nov You 80 apparently
OF road, scrpuhling as well as you can
g tas bottom o. the gully, as one might
IL Il 1earul sometimes to sec how you are
going. aud you live up all hope or getting through
wta whole ssin ard an unbro1en neck. But
Ieyer met with an accident, aud msnaps rarely
.,,Mei what Kind o. place is oraarelneuan
"A beautiful lt le town OF about ak thousand In
habtants, seated III The heart oi smiling noun
tains.
IT IA CALLED uRAFrREINErr
because the llst settlers name was Graz. When
some people came there they did hun the COM
plInct OF ASKING him TO name the infant seitcm MT
lie called II Gralreinct bccause Gran was his own
napic and aeinett was the name OF his wife. lie
pnt the two togetier. they have STAYED together
now and probably ever WIZ bs. ! have
never seen more lovely place. y y
plantations and Vineyards A good deal Of wine is
made there ana exported. Maize, wheat and yege-
howeyer, use lhe maize for bread and they sabSst
almost entirely aud seem to grow fat uoon Il. The
white settlers have Q prejudice AGAINST t. DON'T
something like our mush and MIX"
"Aow iir Is Grafiie nett from tho diamond
regions ~
sAhout two hundred and twenty miles. After you
leave II you come arst to high and difficult noun.
tain, called the oderoe,s; That y only about half
So's lSssp gs' just e ss's other side y ,sa a
W Il provided With creature comforts From there
you have journey OF 1i0 miles to make through q
bad country, but over good roads, until you get to
curious features. It owes its existence not 50
OF the Datch farmers. They are all Catholics
and sin@ularly fond OF an occasional religioas
spres They are scatierea an tns Hver e conn
they arc unable to maintain regular churches and
pastors. They compromise the matter by coming
confession and lew masses and snch Ike. Tbey
drive in With their. families, say on SAT-
od oGa fs w 2Gr e as Sreaa uns Gsar ,ns %
amuse themselves with shopping at tie two or three
general sores there and IN the town. and dancing,
ana perhaps wedding. Most OF them own shantics
lii the village, which are empty except on these
casional VISITS To build u liltIe house IN that
country docs not cost very much, and they prefer
doing that TO camping out. There Is only one little
Catholic mission church in the place. miniscrcd TO
By very good aud popular priest, Father Berger.
COLDS BERG.
on the Grange river, In whose valley the diamonds
are found, IS another hundred mics journey from
Hanover Coids5erg is very POOR sort of place,
but il boasts q hotel. 1t IL surrounded by noun
tains ana lies in the narrow valley OF the river. 1t
I colder than Graaremctt or Hanover. ana l. about
tho temperature OF what might be called an
apple country. Tie Orange river in tho summer Is
perfectly dry; whenever TIE dry season Is at all long
have myself walked in Its bed But ater the
rains 1t is u grand sight. The volume Of water Is
fearful ana rushes past with ffightlul violence,
sweeping away everything before It. Many lives
have been lost at such times. ana for
great part or the rear possible to cross only in
ierrybcats Inc ierryDoais are huge scows and can
strong, which il only Immediately after the rains.
no TIE yAAL RiytB
from the Orange Is about three days journey.
All the couatry between tue two rivers IS
Iha diamond country. II Is very mountainous,
and as ! passed through 1t was struck with the
them unnlinei. / thought that few smart Yam
KEGS would soon bring 10 the light Of day It's vast
coal and iron and copper. am sure Of 1t. Alter
crossing the Orange about three hours beyond u,
you come to The little town Of fhlapolis. Oh as the
That - not Iauch OF rlace-only few houses and
. hotel. Then yon cross river, very deep and iull
BlMntonten on the Naa. The Vaal as a river, has
much the same characteristics as tie Orange"
The Il.OSPECT.
''what do you candidy think Of this diamond
rush. doctofF
'.Wel, think from my private advices, that IL is
genuine thing the gold fever was, indeed. g.
hoax. get up ny large land holders 10 bring emit
grants 10 the country and thus beat down the price
of labor. Bul there are diamonds 10 be found IN
the world OF mat there can't bo any
doubt, aud think that Cape Colony Is exactly the
right place to look Tor them The country seems to
tho traveller to speak eoquen.ly or hidden treas
ures. You can't pass through the mountains With
out rAe th1usht rlsing In sour liid that they are
big with wealth. j am thinking seriously q gong
back. II any Americans want To 60 with me should
DO pleased 70 do all could for Them. know the
country well speak the language OF The natives,
have rien II anu relatives there and am perfectly
wiDg 10 head an expedition Of American
diamond-h'Mters. However, l snail walt q lit
tlc longer until l receive vet more defllte
IRON the colony, ana then,
II the reports maintain their present promising and
brilliant colorlng l shan go TO try my luck, alone
but, adyenturers offer themselves as tho
leader OF q band cI Iortunc-nunters.n
"Wel, Doctor, | wish you the best OF lpck, and
with thanks lor your very interesting Information,
bid you good morning"