, 1872-12-19

ready to 70 to work. Several persons who had
investigated the matter as extensively "a they
!, could, were convinced Of it's correctness, and
:" Furthermore, the operators we're anxious
to get the claim to their land, and spent money
to get it. General Mcclellan, Samuel Barlow,
and others went into the operation, aud you may
be sure they don't risk their money, unless
things appear pretty certain. Mcclellan, Bar
low, and the rest, whom I will call the New York
party for the: sake OF convenience, offered
300 600 for the half interest, and had the money
ready to put up. surely expected the planters
would take this and clear out. as they would
then make q handsome profit On tho speculation.
But they refused it, and, as they could get no
more, they took up their bags Of diamonds and
went sway. This again made the thing look
genuine, and WIS more puzzled than ever. I
began to wish I had put in my money, and it
vas thon that my friend, whose champagne am
drinking, blew mo up for dissuading him from
investing. sootted lin, and we determined
would turn up.
swell, to shorten up the story, the planters
went to San Francibco aud got Ralston and the
rest Of them to 60 in. When the company was
not having taken the thing at half : million, and
they felt SO bad about it that they asked The
Ralstou crowd to let them in on the bedrock or
ganization. They urged the time, money, and
tho Government, and begged so hard that Ral-
won't tell how much they lost, but think there
we're five OF them stuck for about $20, 600 apiece.
There we're other small fry, but they we're not Of
much account.
THE REAL DIAMOND fields.
"Now, there is another thing that hasn't como
out yet, but l am sure it will one Of these days.
There is rich deposit Of, ,diznonds on this Con-
tinent Of North America, and some OF the
stones WHICH ha9s been hs came
in getting up this plant were bought in London,
and came from Brazil and South Africa, but
there were others that certainly came from no
diamond fields yet known- At least that ia
what some Of the experts say, and it all the par
ties interested in the purchase Of the Arizona
mines,-I do not mean those who sold, but those
who bought the half interest from the swindlers,
ii all these parties we're catechised searching
~, have reason to believe that some Of them
quite ae startling as the original story Of dis
monds in Arizona. They have already taken
steps to secure this new locality, before the
Arizona swindle Was exposed, and had it not
been for the sudden death Of 3 gentleman con-
nected with the negotiations, the business would
have been completed Gre this The negotiations
we're hindered BY his death, audit may be months
before they are completed, but you can certainly
interest concerning diamond fields Of wonderful
wealth." ...
q Why" asked, did not the Arizona swind-
1ers get up their speculation on the real diamond
fields OF which You speak They could have
made more money and saved the Stigma of dis
honesty which they must bear as long as they
I've"
ss Simply because the swindle was much the
easiest thing. The real fields are practically in
accessible, except to . large and weu armed
party, and under the sanction OF another Gov
ernment than our OWL. 4 concession to hold
and work them must be obtained, and this would
take long time will say this and no more,
that they are north OF the 1sthmus OF Da1ien,
and are not in the United States. You may
guess about their locality as much AZ you like,
but for the present can say nothing mora. You
sea it was much ensier to set up IN excitement
about Arizona or Colorado, and turn it into
money, than to wait aud work on the genuine
enterprise. Men are not generally inclined to
dishonesty unless they can make something
by it."
So endeth what have to say for the present |
about the diamond s"indle. I may have more