American citizen., 1872-02-03
Return of Diamond Hunter from
the Fields of South Africa.


Return of Diamond Hunter from
the Fields of South Africa,
Jotfx n Rrprs a do+ootivo Of Rueo1o
New YORK Yesterday % arrived bare ar ac'
COMMANDED nv his brother Mr. William
Rnrpo Who snont fonrtaon ,lat,t,,s in the
diamond mines Of Sonth Africa The
orontlon,on togetbar oa1IoJ az tbo Central
Police Station where tho unusual fire and
brilliancv Of a 1orgn solitaire diamond
worn hv tho vounTnT v,as ro,,,arl, od mon
Mr. Rnrpe rcnIiad hat olthonrh not os
LARGE as others founJ bv nim he thonrht
if tIo n,,rost IN tbo lo+ ~ baoror ,'tore
not,1rlIi, curious tn ioorn horo tbo dia
n,ond ,yoro ra oni NJ ii,d,.
f,,rnished tha narticnlars of lie visit ' an1
tha mann manner , of Horlin% tha mines Tho
diamonds wnra tiret 1iecovarnd On the
Fall River h, tho natives Int thn Roors
or Hollanders lfr;n~ in Africo onicll, ~,
tn,nod their attnntiGS9 70 10 II ana iofi iN tLnir
fa,,,s TO goornh for tho iauo1e Tbo W..
lish and Amrrirans fiociEed 70 tho fields n
Iarra n,,,nbars and thore oro Of nroSon+
nhS,I+ go o0o neonIa onraroJ in tho Saorch
The diomonde fnund in tbe neiGhborhooI
Of tho rivnr worc generally of Amor anal.
itv thon those nrocnrnd at the moro now.
W. discovered fa1ds 100 or 1EO miles in.
l9nd a1thou@b nearly fen are fonnd in tbe
inland folds 10 ono tiat is nrooureI ON the
river hank
Mr. Rnrne arrived ot tha river and woe
nrpnarinr 10 % to work when he heard
If tha diScoverv Of ricbor fnids inIenI
and aftar yieitin~ two or threo ,locae
finally secured n claim and commenced
nnerations IIa on,nIovad from thrno ~
fra mon moct1- notivos oil tho tin,a
and ,vorl, ad ron Teol,o without fndinT a
Sinr,o diaToni A. tho and of that ti7,e
ba 1i;sco,-oroj ono ,,roirrl;n[, ota,,+ ho1f .
norot ord tba fnllnur,1n 5o,, fo,,,d o,,n
stil1 smaller AIho,I~b o1n;ost diohaort.
ennd hv hia continued ;lI'lIcIy he nersH.
vnrod and vros soon aftar rnrarddI h1,
fndinr a stone weirhinr in tbn rono};
ahoIIt fen corats Fron,7 7tbat TINA ho Ln,
CANA 1,n1s'Ia1I, e,ncnpsfri ond ofter
u,nrlyinr to tLn and Of tba season rot,lrn.
od wiz = nocl[nt f,,I of tho nrecilns
Stnroa AI]ponm ] +ho rnn,bnr voc T0 ono
Trbinh o1onn ,yairhad oynr fnrt,, corots
and u,hinh ho eoiI in T ondon foy GIr5n'
Ja nftnr,,-n,I aeonr+a;raI ,hat hoi Io
hnd IL o,,t nnIishod and cot anj hrnr,rht
- ~ - tbS % od,,ntrIr 5o r,;1Lt bnTo aoif Il
for nonr1,, JnLio tho+ an,,rt
Dian,nynds orn onnasinnoIi,, thourb NOT
f,on fo,,nJ CIV +Lo s,rfnna' of tba darL
Tbo SaiI ii.',' i soyd, naTorod Nv Ia,,nr
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nal althouSI large oileS I'll, aiG Sollc.l.ies .Ts
.aheIl OUT 'Aey may oe I?Iiell pe'MetH ~! Ile
lallus anu otohen ~ pleoGS ~ NJ uin
noIiue "io ISL Nl.ii uiit i.ot
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iIe qutet anu so9u cltlAeLs' IGspecilhs tIie
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me nel's on tnal utI, pul Iellslous seI,i,
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! ! tuSIllouS. : Us olh.lS liis1n'S IN IN ~
lelus lot i rather s',ial. "asosi ne u,a.
nnondS n loghu py tiIcIu aIe ucilNCIeI 10
-helr employers, anu never ,,,., EonceaIe'I, as
me natives are unauIe ma, ,- 10 zen I'm Aus
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ulanlonu VI IalNe i eApeIl.u I il"'ii
ne Setllelheht al'er haNirs hiN Hedu