New-York tribune., 1870-12-12
THE NEW DIAMOND FEVER.
op,purc PICTURE OF A GREAT F1ND-piA"0ND'
"'NA' STILL ABUNDANT. -,

un,pu,c PICTURE OF GREAT FIND-plAnoNp'
STILL ABUNDANT. -
Tho South African papers still teen WIN
-,,n, accounts OF the new diamond folds IN 'he N''
vsuev The Orange Tree State fields, ADJOINING N"po
Colonv have so far proved most proiin0' ~ F
Argus published at Cape Town. SAYS
-, - IT, summary for the English mail, we pointt q
a, he TACT that not fewer than S3 diamonds me
value of which was put down az = .'S snfocr Nv the
Hortham which leaves tomorrow, lurthef y.
diamonds viii be made Among others; We M LAY M ON
thai Messrs Blaine Co are Sendlne noo ~ sS oo
nort,nity IS diamonds OF an estimated value oI $Vo M
Among these are two perfect gems one, wv e f
diamond-the star OF Hebron-s magnnceht SUN ,d
s0s carats Of amber color beautfuiy snapSJua
next the star Of south Arlc9 TIE alse%s % @ a. the
gem that has been eXnlmied here ~, V'a'rats con
EWippeuaar's Company" diamond o. ~ e"IS'Sf va SflWa
signed through Messrs Levy, Markus Co on A""
NSrth and also very ne stone OF an amber tnL chts
The other ythrec diamonds are OF NaIioTn nrnn K Co
from q carats downward Messrs maCrds OF various
have just received about seventy gnn stone OF the
sizes and weights. Among them IS nnc Sot sbinpng
first water weighing %. caIats f for further lot of
nbont seventy soon expected MessIs a. - inward OF
Co are expeGtng 10 cSbieh viii be to London in
the course OF a month or SO. We NV sNtr Scnencr
eee' @ Io ynorted rs per the customs ret lrs SUN %
spteen hundred and twelve diamonds Na'"eu az ''--
. .corrssnopdent OF the same paper at the diaihohu
fields writes; --,,,,.u ora +,o rroe
st+ send il YOU In this letter. Publish II thrOuEnouo
be world like friend TO the state, as you aS, q, tr
ont = fy
iory and out Of Free state SOIL diamond Ot i9e % s
water ecpsug in size and beauty the star on AlCi
bas been found. The magnificent gem welghs o i,lo
crats-thnk Of II: ponder over iSs llo ihat Is 'io
eXart weight tested TO the incest OF hl,eues, DS u
,arf ,yifh The scales IN all matters dlanondheIuus
Aud an offer so says the finder hmse OF 422COl Was
made him the spot, If m would 9ut hahS oNoT M Sa
itferiuc ting-te G22OO0 % he paid IN cash. OF WhdI
AZ least was good, circulating medium that Sol9 @ Do
made change hands IN any part OF Her ,Iy tbe
Free state. Wheeler would not part Win MS uaonu
o H1n oiven Won the facts let me add the details.
MI wheeler OF Beaufort WesO and several tsl1l OF ms
relatives nave Ree9 at WoiE U AZ ,nrr,pr riced nm
Ql diamonds but did not consider that ts WOuu De SUI
tt their xpenses and they had just resolved
20 pack up and be OF, when Wheeler VINO hau Deen
standing Nv his cradle and overlooking the WOig o IT,
he'd nm his hand and shreked as lie had been shot.
What's up" asked his assistant Wheeler, when ne hla
re- tt,TI @ i tIe crlje bad oozed away he saw
the light come up from stone half buried III gravel ana
sezc IT, found IL TO he diamond about the sze 9l
pceon's egg How he felt he could not describe. How
However there it was he held It ont to their astounded
sight There are times when cannot believe their
own ewes and this was one OF them. At last they real
ized tie fact ana then they cheered like mad. All the
II,ai diggers heard the cheer, and like mad The
kipft dealers and diggers heard it, and they, seeing
the edigcers swdtmiug like bees at one spot rushen 90
"a The boats and crossed over many men as inc
sons saw the gem handled II, ana turned IL OVcI-so
uauv indeed that the propretors began to fear that theI
wonderful diamond would be eaten up, and they decned
exhibit IL to any more people There nave been NOR
diamonds discovered this week than in any previous
week since the first diamond was picked mp ana tley
have averaged one 10 20 carats. Hardly ugsei
YOU meet but tells you he has been more or less iOrtu
nate. Pie has, Of course, carried OIL the great plLe
but Klipdrift, Good Hope, Websters kop, ana Gong
Gong are well satisfied with their weeks labor.
IL tie English summary OF nows made up IN Ihe ~,
gus from numerous letters are printed ie" oi
which are quoted: ,, -,
Tie Jagersfontcin diggngs are turning ont well, the
average Of so claims being 81 stones day MI OelIol
unearthed one OF AZ carat awy but OF the first water
Diamonds have been picked up on the surface along
the banks Of the Vet River. The new runs are paying
immensely. Ono gem OF S3 carats was found by boer
other finds from 10 10 20 carats are quite frequent -
Tie greatest successes have been at Good Hope or Dl
moud Point, lately found and, consequence there
been large exodus 10 that place Every available
inch CIOund taken mp, and 6Ocarat diamond is re-
ported found hy Nh AdCndOrP. one man, sorting very
fast was told he might lose diamond, but he dd not
heed Next morning I2carat stone picked up i'll his
wash. Nh. T. A. Kings party recently unoarthed dla
mOnd OF and another 10 caras Ont OF one claim al
Hebron stones O 60 90 and cIats have been secured