The New York herald., 1870-11-07
nrincre, Desparchrn by Mill.

Miners, Desparcbes nv NyeiI.
The Cape Town Argus of the above date adds
Though the received last evening IS not scnsa-
Iional, that to hand by last Thursdays post is
among the most favorable yet from the fields. We
give 1t as described In the Friend of TIE Free STATE,
kkus:--
BY the post OF Thursday morning last authentic
tnteligence has been zee ved OF the Ending OF four
pianonds-0ne i Nineteen and three-eignths carats.
One o twenty-s.x aad hail, one OF tllry-iour and
one of Glty-six carats The irst, periec! gem.
fhe second, valued "a 800 to s2 uoO by the part;
0l MI. Thomas Webster; the third real beauty, by
Iarks and perty, perfect III shape and OF the Grst
water. The llrst and last mentioned unearlhed
close to the great camp, at no distance from the
festaurant and lialu room OF Messrs. Sanger u
60; tue second aud third were dug out on the Pnie
Mr.. Jesse Parks and party came from Victoria
west, Cape Colony, and have. IL Is said, already
started for England ith their treasure, 10 which
Sney nave gwen tile appropriate name Of 'he King
pi the Naai.n M. Parks had, 1t is asserted offered
ms claim overnight for the price oi shove-hfteen
ehiuings In the noraIng he siracx his pick three
@r lour times INTO the ground and out rolled The
King OF the vaa." Cossips say that Mr. Parks was
o. once slriken with anialement that for some
moments he was ut u loss to find words to express
MS astonishmenl. Ana If SO. who can wonder The
stone y without snot Or Deinish, and Is valued at
Mr.. N, III. de KocK, the lnckv finder OF tho other
large diamond is IN attorney Of The Supreme Court
Cape Town aud was Tor a tinle landdrost Of Jacob.
da Ill THIS state. Has stone Is said to be pyramid
shaped. and equally valuable with that or AIR. J.
Ir. Webster the other fortunate Individual is our
blate well known commandment, Who raised the corps
0f volunteers in the t,asuto war.
MIR. Charles IeDpan OF Graham's Town, who
eonrms e a. above ana a - tha3 h9 on ny
Same day That Parks d.snterred 1.-The King OF the
Saaln ana near lhe same spoG fifteen alamon IA
were ohianed, varying from one 10 nineteen and
Shreeeighths Crds, te latter Ueng that of Dickcn.
Since then but lew lave been fallen In with Mr.
leppan believes that at least 4,6Jo white men are
pow engaged at tue iin3reit dgglngs
LETTER Fgoa Mr.. DE KocK.
IN N zlt V m
win tne following extract from letter received by
Hr j. y. Steytcr, Of this city, from Mr.. lie Kock
niinself. The extract IS as iollows:--
suppose you WIN have heard my luck. found a. my
Tsshng place. the zSh o August nityfour
clear day alter another party found Sns on OF sys
ste are he largest sus. as Aaa s
gonna N the saai river There are now upwards of ak
In order TO keep both sides OF the picture before
our readers. we now gve, as usual, the experience
THE UNSUCCESSFUL MANY.
!. A correspondent Of the Cradock i.rpress snys:-
- see tnat You published during tue last week IN
fuly an extra headed Great Success In which
fon mention few here who lad found pretty
largely. But how about the great number wno have
proved unsuccessful Taae Tor instance, The par
PIES from Sour own town-rhackwiay party who
pave been here Tor SIX wee>s and have fouad not,-
VII not pay hls expenses TO mention few more
2. King, OF Bedford six weeks al work and nothing
Found; Adcocs and party, OF Betnulle three months
~ work. and no result; StubDs. OF Albany more
than three mouths, ana no hng found These are
put am convinced that there are hundreds who
pre- not more fortunate. Others, again, I,st lear
enough TO cover current expenses, and have 10
Woik pretious hard to DO that II Is all very well II
you wish 10 send a lot OF people uD mere: bur
-Four readers should remember that the great
e,000
Today our President had his jacket halr or In
Order TO fight with y unkcn man, and would have
pone SO mad not some o. the people got the Fellow
unto boat TO send hIm across The RIVER There was
Ercat eXcifement among the Palkerites, aud one OF
{Hc COMMITTEE, Known as The ''yOce the People,
FASTENED along the bank with par OF nandcuils to
put on the man WHO had insuited the President II
Slued DJ The onender being capsized into the river
Mneh ,s another boat took lfn in TOW. aud he held
WIN one hand. hurraylng with the otner "a he
dent. ~ S~ VIC ioSt'
Another letter In the Craaock paper r,ves tho fo,
lowing from gentleman residing IN Waterpoer,s
country TO his brotner-ln-iaw in CradocK:..i nave
Eust returned from trip to the dIamona 6airs
thoroughly sick and tired OF roughinr ir The tar,
piers on Inc road are so cross and grumpy with the
thousands that travel on The road anu consnme ne
Care about calling AZ their houses, SO
s,eot JUS 1ust wor,e SEPT See,n IN @ The weld It ia
mans lifetime. Dr. D---. who was with us e.
4arked that It reminded him of a town on the
$Snine, " we approached 1t nlst from the heights
$maene the broad. glistening river, with prccip-
ttous banks forming nign rand,s IN some places.
edge with noble trees; ana, farther mn dotted win
etganlc canel-thorns; the tents ana wagons
some places Clustering tlickly together in others
more ssraggng, with here and there an iron house
4ng working day would be puzzled To Know what
ghe people were doing along The river side-that is
pad hc not previously heard about IL. Fancy a iot
Ri sHapony ieiows rocNing away ut tner cradles
k0r dear Life. The noise quite bewidering almost
As bad as they were nj ed babies. The kopes
present curious appearance, all the gronnd having |
Peen cared Gown " the RIVER, and nothing but the
Oig pouiners eit. One thing Is certain, that they
VII not nave grass in a hurry again.n
WHO owns THE DIAMOND COUNTRY?
Dn this subject the Fr.eni says:-The conference
petween President Brand ana the chic tam Water |
p0er appears TO have broken up abruptly at last.
After long stting lasting over several days, 1t Is
Salu tiat WaterUOer ms councillors and legal advi.
Lers, considering THAI. they had proved tier case,
yuuueniy rose and le the tent. Hls Honor the Pre-
b!otnt mas it IL asserted since ainilLed that the
0iamond helds are not situated within the Campbell
1rouhus, anu consequently that the Free state has
no ciaiin or nghS thereof and further, that Pre- |
gucut iIebOrlous ON bena OF the Trsnsvaai gov |
ernHeht mas since submitted documentary evidence
showing the good right republic to The ground
sn QUESTION: FOR Particulars we must refer 10 the |
hetter OF our correspondent at the ueus Mr.. Brand
Snd ms executive may We hear, be expected home
tiis day.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DIAMOND FIELDS.
seems now clear that all claims TO tine diamond
beds TO the west OF the vaa aud south 10 the irnc