The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-04-28
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DEANOND lbs. .
Whole Farns Giatering WIN Gems.
Port Elizabeth (South Africa Correspor
dence New York World

! Port Elizabeth (South Africa Correspon-
dence New York World
At Port Elizabeth. considerable excite
ment has been created in regard to the late
discoveries of diamonds in South Africa,
and as you have probably been informed ere
this of the finding of three hundred of these
precious stones on one farm, it must have
occasioned some interest on your side of the
globe, and corresponding anxiety among
I those who contemplate coming this way TO
obtain information on the subject of how to
get here.
THE LARGEST DIAMOND
that has been found is the Star of South
Africa. 1t was purchased of a native doctor
or magician by a Dutchman for 500 sheep
He brought it to Port Elizabeth and sold it
TOT El1.5O0. 1t was put on exhibition. and
realized several hundred pounds, which was
handed oyer to charitable institutions. The
owner was offered 100000 for It at Cape
Town, but he refused, and the last | heard
OF it was that the owner was in Paris nego-
tiating a sale with some prince at 100000.
| have seen several diamonds from up the
country valued at from Flo to ESQ, but
THE NEXT LARGEST
sold in this place was on Market Square at
public auction. 1t brought E320. Since
then regular shipments have been made to
England by every steamer, and among the
regular consignments from here you will
see a ..box of diamonds" The last that
hundred diamonds, varying in size from
one-half to three and half carats. A one
and quarter carat diamond in the rough,
If pretty regular and first water. is worth
IS. and a two and half t32. This allows
one-hal f carat for cutting.
AFARM SPARKLING WITH DIAMONDS.
The greatest excitement has been regard
ing the discovery of 230 diamonds one one
farm. On the day before this discovery the
farm was virtually sold for $4,000 in blue
backs, worth about two shilIings to the
pound sterling. but on the day of the dis
with the first buyer, and sold il to another
party for f2,000 in coin. The consequence
is that litigation will commence inmedi-
ately about this farm.
PLENTY OF GEMS.
A correspondent of the Graaf Reinet Adj
vertiser writes from Hope Town, under date
of November IA, that Messrs. Hond, Webb
and De koek returned last Sunday from
trip to the diamond mines. Mr.. Hond
brought with him sixty diamonds, and Mr.
De Kock about seventeen. These diamonds
are all very small, the largest not exceeding
three carats weight. They average less
than half a carat but are very pretty gems,
also returned a few days ago from the dia-
mond fields, bringing forty diamonds. also
yery small, but of the first water. One of
them he found himself while shaking hands
with TRACER at his wagon. 1t Is the pref
test gem in the parcel, and weighs two
carats. He found another and a smaller
one. Besides those enumerated, Mr.. Mores
has brought twenty-four diamonds into
Hope Town. The Queenstown Free Press
reports that Mr.. Sonnenburg has Just re-
turned from his trip up the country with
fifty-one diamonds and several varieties of
other precious stones. They are certainly
THE PRETTIEsT COLLECTION
of diamonds ever seen in Queenstown. The
largest is about six carats, and the smallest
about the size of pins head. OF the
twenty-three largest none weigh less than
one carat. The whole of this collection were
purchased by Mr. S. beyond the river Vaal.
He was offered $3.50 for the lot, but eonsid-
ers them worth 81 900
The GRAFT Keinet paper says that dia-
mond news is still the news. Yesterdays
Post confirms the discovery of a diamond
spot near Jacobadal. and the number coll
lected Is said to be 800. A correspondent
says that private company has been formed
at Hope Town, who have purchased for
GOOD round sum, the farm on which these
diamonds were round 1t Is probable,
therefore, soon, that some systematic ope-
rations gill be commenced. A constant
supply OF small diamonds would be far pref
cradle to an occasional finding even Of dia-
mouds like the star of South Africa"
Regularity of supply is of the greatest i'm
portanee