New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-24
THE AFRICAN DIAMOND FIELDS.

VONTINUED EXCITEMENT-RICH YIELDS OF DlA-
NoNDS-IMMENsE RUSH TO THE DIGGiNGs'
The mails from Durham and Capetown, South
Africa, continue TO give details OF the WONDERFUL ua
rnond regions discovered In the Valley of the vaa and
the whole southern part Of Cape Colony An eminent
gcoogst has visited the country and after oarefu an
ayss declares the richest in the world and capable OF
aordng work thousands Of dggers for years with
out exhausting the stores Of precious stones
Embedded in the soil. The editor Of The Natal Mercury
has visited the country and writes from there;
We have visited Inspected and carefully inquired into
the workings and yield Of the diamond fields and we
unhesatngly declare that there has been no
exaggeration whatever about the matter but, on tho
contrary everything has been uuderrated We assert
on the authority of Messrs. Unger Hond, and oil VINO
have made the subject their study, that the woIIu mas
undoubtedly never known such diamond mines pc'o,o
Mr.. Unger, the diamond merchant from hanouis' WV
haz been In the trade all his life, declares 'ua' Ny
surface seratchings not mining we arcseveiy aaS
unearthing stones OF size and quality far "a
those found in the BraEs at a S above mentioned
mines fyecarat diamond is seldom ever VET I pi
S.ner than once a in ny9 I f several Of three four
i've ix up 10 twenty carat ana even larger pting us
9 9S p 9od AZ superb stone Of caras found
The widow Vcrres farm where there had already been
s ~ IA precious stones, worth an immense fortune
iSe average yield not less than col diamonds day
sn OF great value Many OF the m9sI TaT idit
of strangers by such aiuring faits. 80 ,,,
q
The President Of the Transvaa Republic, MT Pretorns
has signed the diggers rules, and working away Ike
The most notable stones found to August 49, 49, 49,
"a, rs &C. a. and GA carats-the last being very INFERIOR
fon%d by oer, who had prudently gone of with It to
CapeOwn. but this story needs verhcaton as yet Ie
change the from May described as being won
derful Then there was only one wagon on the Pniel
SIDE Now there at least 400, with as many tents
Eight hundred men were working here on ground not
A diamond merchant came in recently from the upper
ynila vii "A
diamonds the greater portion being perfect gems and
the largest weighing q eara There were ap
900 diamonds Another buyer In few days had bought
ono being perfect of 252 earas, the others, c. H.
and carats, respectively. Az Jagersl0nteln, apove
Of 60 earats found by boy while working with com
mon pick scarcely foot beneath the ground 1t is
OF the most brilliant water, and worth fortune.
Mossrs Remington and Holmes of Hopetown have ex,
humed a beautiful stone of IsGi earas' diamond ,sa
had purchased, in the few days since his re-
, IF the Dd R1 agS qf than hs @
These likewise saw more than once with our own
large NUMBER and is constantly day by day riding
party to the other freely and anxousy Offering TO
wepeucr in the conquered territoryT. Cradock, j. j.
Miles, c. steen, and p der Westhuisen-washedo out
beautiful stone, perfect gem, slightly straWcoOred,
Of %, crrats close where the time staying
This diamond Is perfect N shape ana T!nGas at anS
O. carats lexhumed the first dayG the second caTats
5oTa these at
only some three weeks ago, without capital and
without previous knowledge the subject Two young
Hessrs, George D. Page and A. Baltic, who were
before accustomed to hard work. started the other
day from this town. and from the very first cartoad OF
stuff graveD with which they went down the river they
washed out Of all but carats, first water and
almost perfect in shape This saw taken from the
table. Mr. George Hanger likewise got one out of the
load Of pebbles and three four since Mr. Deken
Baurnanns party obtained Two in one day, while we
were there and Mr. Clark, also connected with Mr.
Baumanu, several. W. Miller, the wagoninaker, has
washed out three or four-one beauty, worth ESQ,
and all in few days. Mr.. William j. Coleman found
of 6. caTats, almost immediately after ne commenced
washing. found yesterday on the Pnel side,
real beauty, pure and bright, without naw or spot,
weighing all but 40 carats. This supposed TO have
from low down the Pnel lands near where Mr..
Thos Webster and others are working. Mr.. Hond has
ess than 400 diamonds in six days. 200 OF
which he had dispatched by safe opportunity to Hope
town.