The New York herald., 1870-10-30

| VINO nave not any busues Is or empl0 Jment; but
would strongly cauten any one ana every ono from ron,
slled and st tei BY returned dggers are not to be
| swallowed without . good piuch OF salt.n
A corresp to the COlesoero Advertiser writes
| from the neld:-"The stream OF people entering
day last week 1t il estimated that 600 arrived but
this was evidently above tho avorags. The yield or
sroand has been but small during the week. but
| Hebron is now coming Into reputc, and many per-
| sous nave gone tnther TO try their luck. On the
| Mission grounds aS many as nfy diamonds nave
been registered IN one dag OF tho past week. but
this, considering that there are upwards OF nve
| hundred dlggers at work, and that the diamonds
are mostly very small. Is nothing to boast Of The
| scenes Of drunkenness, fighting, &C. are growing
daily more frequent here as dIorderly characters
| letter received from Hope Town at Port Eliza
beth. written BY gentleman who hid just arrived
| from the diamond 1ell5 states:-"Diggings extend
! two miles on each side OF the Vaa river, aud the
immense number Of tents wooden houses, &C., gives
of ive carrots picked up close 10 Hope Town. Search
being male ior 10Th Others. L successful, Hope Town
Mr. prssus " Pos 1sern has received letter
advising hm that parce. OF nfty-nine diamonds,
valued at $4,000, VIII be forwarded 10 llm for ship
ment to England by first trustworthy opportunity.
letter received at Port Elizabeth states that
George L ton had picked up diamond valued at
4s5o, and MI lnnes, Of BloeMlontein, one valued at
$4,000.
received lew diamonds, and Messrs. Lippert are
expecting parcel Of niney-one, OF which tAey were
the x. ". r. Gazette says:-we have been kindly
favored with tn. following extract from II private
letter received yesterday W Mr.. James Ayn, from
Mr. L. J. Halse, OF Aiiwal Norh:-.l have Just re.
ceved note from Mr.. Sheppard, or Smuhheld, who
says:-I h.ve just seen clergyman who returned
from the diamond dggingS by the post cart OF TINS
day. lie says rs ne ist an enormous diamond & OF
found; that 60 900 was offered In cash for IT, bur re-
fused. ihree times tnat amount being ITS estimated
private letter received In Grahams Town states
that Mr.. Lawrence, Jr has occurred seven diamonds;
their value is NOT stated.
Messrs L. Lppert Il Co., Port Elizabeth, have
received packet containing thirty-twO diamonds.
Many OF them are very beautiful gems. one is
large diamond weighing l7a caratS, but some Of the
small stones have more brilliant appearance AL.
together it is very nne lot and wen worth seeing
All the farmers at ryumie Kaifraria, with TWO ex-
ceptlons, are or to the diamond heids.
BY post OF the 25th August intelligence was re-
In Mr.. J. Aylir employ, OF favorable character.
lie had succeeded In getting two almonds, one SIX
carats, the other two and one-half carals. Chap
mans party had not added anything to their two
diamonds.
Ext act from letter:-"I may mention that when
P. went TO the diamond fields TO look at IT only-he
was there day and two nshls-he picked up two
small diamonds, value twenty pounds and two
pounds sterling"
private letter, dated August H. states that dur
ing the three preceding days there had been fifty
three, seventy ana nfty diamonds picked up upon
the Free State side. These were all registered, so
that there can be no doubt as to the correctness OF
the statement.
We-.SO7ne9,Set COufUnt-nave been informed by O
gentleman just returned from the diggngs that there
are now over 5000 people on the ground. Diamonds
he says, are picked up every day, numb erlng he-
tween Orty and tfty which come TO iight, but firmly
believes that many more are found daily which are
kept secret. This gentleman showed us diamond
picked up by himself, perfect beauty, exceedingly
regular In shape. He also brought samples Of oJher
curious stones with him. He urtner informs us
that the river has been narrowed at least forty teet
from the waShtngs on either SIDE, by the sand or
gravel deposited. Very lucrative businesses are
who works boat on the river has taken as much as
GA In one day Tor ieryng peope across at the rate
OF sixpence each The same reliable informant con.
firms the current report about the 521s carat dia-
mond found by Mr. de vhliers, for which he mas been
offered $4,000.
gentleman writing from Fauresmith under date
10Th August 1870 sayS:-It Will not be necessary for
me to 60 TO the diamond fields, have Just heard
OF diamond mine (Which Is fact) on the adjoin-
gelng to-day to look at the nature OF the
soil and see whether cannot find such q place on
my own farm. On OF the farmers on JagerslOnten
picked up dlam0nl on Tuesday for which he re-
fused f2.500, 1t Is strange but nevertheless true
that daily diamonds are being picked up all over the
Free State.
The following is an extract from letter received
to let you know how things are going on In these
parts First as to diamonds; they are being turned
up daily. believe told you III my last about the
26A carat one that we got; since that we have got
another OF carats - got one OF 15 carats,
sold for $500; --, one OF IL carats sold for 1850
first water; -, one Of 291 carats. value
f2, 700; mine valued at f2, ,5oO and sent to Europe
arrivals OF ten or twelve wagons daily"