, 1870-11-08

SOUTH AFRICAN DIAM0Nns
T1V" Extraordinary Eem,-Th-
LucnF "eck-Fiftv Diamons, In
&pne OAy. :"

TWO Extraordinary Eena-Tn
I.ucnF "eck-fiftv Diamoaa. In
The mails from Cape Colony bring iuf,.r,.
tion respecting An unusually fottnt,n,. 80
IL the dismond digpings. The etoue tiiseu,,.
ed ly Mr. Parle+. referred to in ths folo r,,,s-
! article from the Cape ATgas. j. VALUED II n. ~
100000 to S55, ,010. He hau offered tn t,t.t
before to etll his claim for fifteen rhlIl,, q.
The nther large disunnl is e-fim.4et a. ~
n-arly equal vslue with that Ut Ms. Pxka.
There ara two wa7s by wh,c!, Caae rt.,nl,
lisErd diamond industry. The fir-t aud l.,o-1
! important il the actrial sirLl Ut ei,m mi.
and the secnnd the stzecessfnl aud ia i, !.
cremation found for tiggesr. Al far ~ ,,,s
first il ees cer"e1, the uswr Of the fort, i.h,
!; is nHet satisfactory. We rEou1d say ,h,t l,,.h
hesn greater than in any pregioua fvr,ni ,ht
sinco the diggiugs commenced, while ee1-r,t
diamuD3a exceptionally large have been t,.,p+i
mp. Nhen. the last msil sumna.rS
mas forwarded to England, ri.
cred. Two diamonds, weighing re~pcctively
&c and 81 cxr4,r, have, without doubt, herr
found. One. We believe, Is q y-rr tue gem
o. good s!isPe: tue other, somewhat tiinea.
The discoveries were ae startled ~ ruv o-r
else At th. it own good luck. In both .yc, ,b,,
l.
io.ity of those working them had lefs ia it,
eEa'r, and had gone elsewhere to ,ry s,,-r
fortunea. Two CT three remained a. 1 rost u
f1rlorn hope to make ono nl0se attanpt, aud
were rewarded by tntnins cat these ls1ge ~.
brilliant gems.
The editor Of the: Journal thus granhica]ls
'refers to the report Of an ere-.isness II
.parkes' ji-coye1y: s.3lr. King" tle SAYS
had seen ami lan.f!-ti his diam nd. All
went into rspturas over its etfsnci.l qn 4itties.
At the time Of the lind Park-s wa IN
dPsponains mood, and VA aboat 10 o1,s his
Ut work ior two months. and had found I,o,A-
iug NORTH mentioning However, he rss.y j
ur11 takr \ last dig or t<o. 4 n.st fu,su-
Eats- resolse! In went tho I ica. and Out
tnnsafed the Diamond. y.1 ehuui1 haze st.t,
NJ. ki,,ge dramatic representation Of l'ark.,s
excitement on finding f,r:uno at sa:roIn.
lie s-s2eer, the sfint. tho amile on th+ fo.r-
heat. :tf the scream IT fnr, ware Admiralty
imi asca by the jolly farmer n 3~.sord" rs
s.tiea thsse tHo tnsnrt+r., several tins llr.s
diamonds have teen fuund, rae or ihfer II
ing 10 rS-xs. asrosher 2as,:. au, = third gr,,t,
or two ssort Ut 20. W. i'ea5, aisa. on ah.t
Of a stone vsip ID phing sS GO ear.... nan'''t;; 4
somewhat irfe:icr description, ha.iue beea
purchased ffnm native ~eu*n for vas',a
ard aspan & oxen. The week cns:i;. & sba
a4th ct AEgnst went by the ramc of ths
lucky week; from the num1 or aud nnal,.v
Of tie stones picked up This 1ss s.i IL
haye heen The most rso1iHc week tho Field.
bad aeen. The dig:;ers hai found az u,,c.,
in that ore ~e+x A. they lad done in ~
previous month. The procetds we're Vailed
by some ut esq. eco, By othest at much larger
figure. But tnere amounts are Little rvr,
than gue.eet.
Ilere il. Of course. no genera! register keps
OF the claronds 9ou1d, and we aln tol t,At
even ordinary tiLdt. We only he.r Of Tho
largo stones 4 register il. it is trus. kept ou
tilt mining grcurds at Tu:el. Lut cx:=;,t IN
eacertiorci entry. such ~ the fn"ky Ne,lnes-
cay ttlc 2stl,). when fifty dia nsst,tls veto
f"und We hear 1sts!e of i's contents. In our
diamond exports by nail steamers
- satisfactory evidence OF tho rub-
atan. .ial ruccers Of the digging. We shave not
the e1sct figures htlote ur. Int We believe
that hoth the Good Hone, which SAILED on the
17sh, and the Roman. whic!, conveys thi. .rlu,-
The Good Hope carries to til" value OF E1a,-
0oM. and thn Romau to q still larger amouut.
Tofon1Skuow1et1g.a considerable rumber have
uot been sent home, while others arc carried
ny their owners, and never figure iu tha cus-
toms report.
Aa to the other wav CT estimating the auccess
Of the Fiefds-nameIy. the Inck which at,enia
Individual diGgers, or the digging community
A. TlIole-tu less than tUD mouth tie poptl-s-
fst!on has been increased fru1n 5O0 to &, 600,
and tue cry is still they come: some ou foot;
'c21e in spring carts, well equipped. with food
md implements, oilers IL scfu,;by vehicles
Flthout coser-a1I making for the new .nino
#. South Afncan wealth. a few Of thu
ra7elle's 80 alone, with one or two native
'es~anss. ottsrrn iu family PARTIES, sone in
'mail tcint-stoe!s companies. They are al
'orfe and rizeE, aEa all descriptions. soue
lfe clelks. soEae Iaborcrr. eoua trauasmeu.
Dur readers eau Judge hw many nre likely TO
bt ausceErful among tactlry, heterogeneous
r1owd, ruieuing an industry prruIia,ls uncer-
lain, and involving very h,rl work Wa he
iese ths: comnanie.., rr"E-r'r o-gsa;zel. ~i.h
!: Eeod Essn Of wnlkmfc, afe lIktlt to ba sll-
fortucnte, a:a such are al.ra,iy
being formed vi i every prosp@ct of succe-s.
he correspondent be:otc alluded TO ra,s:
',At naegelbeers Mex I heard a g.'oi deal
ai'olt the great party whlc'' e..r:ei tran, that
2lsce some time seo. nn,3er Captain F1;ss,..
nc venture JON: rtosk s"air-ataolue,f !
s7p,ta1 Of St;s,e00. THIS j. u l,.:siuess III veil
as . digging party, a..,l EarA a:ro,,n II h.va
*en received Of tho prospects Of the erecu-