New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
THE rJrsT sOUTH AFRICAN DIAMOND


From TIE Pal Mall Budget
The Cape Government is contemplating bes'9wi ,
pension upon the founder OF the diamond inan r
in the country over which II hoids r, d,noni
in south Africa IS fact hey onl dspue' %nCn "a
Reynolds esq. j. T.. for Wndsor'ah' N""' ""'''
led bv a repor, that German missionary. named
Kallenberg had settled in Peniel 'n9w kno"n a.
s,rnc;ion After remaining at penlel for some
months he became dss1iisied and re- Wr Ka,en
berg. "ho p oh,I1' iovcb ~ Christian mission. lie
also aided to his persuasion that he had read nat
biologists in the Cd country hdl oNpf"SS.H 'P''0,
,bot Sonih Africa should prove diamondiferous II
uas met nossibe that while Thing the ground ne
might discover OF these Ndluhb4" sion's J"'yuN
Who had never before heard o. diamond asked
Mr. KaNenberg tod him that, II ne ioHnd a S'o ,h
bright and shining. Ike glass which wiihstooI the
IRE while his pu.se beat five times or more he mitnl
conclude II was diamond NH, -" .,, ~ ,,t
hand II {, popped in the ashes II was CRY s'a' ana
Why said Lsnnari roy chd at ana n5Ve r6 mn"y
90 home vii! put them In the hre' - ,,, .,o
his 70 his s farm GemengTnhg Tr .hf
stones witch mis- children had collected In the hre
seemed inpervious to the heat, he pu, +, aside
10 take to Mr Kalenberg when next he v.silci
on 2rnparing 10 go into Pencil. he remembered ne
bright stone. and asked his daughter ior H. VINO
tod him that Only the previous DAY she hdd ~
cnanftl WV. nrer9 Cd Korannah conc.uied that
would not have given the goods IN eSchange i9r H.
He fhereupon went 10 the Fled Cornet OF the
district. who hearing his story, agreei 10 riar o"t
with him 10 find the trader. They accorhIhsy
started. and encountered him som" miles on WIEN h
he owned to having received the stone bui sil mat
az II was Of value he had brown 1t away.
The 6ornet. thereupOn. asked him why n IL was
OF no ya.ue. he had exchanged y Tor mrrchanIlsr
After some hesitation he AZ lengin conseh'rl 10
return and show them where he had thrown II away
but seeing that they stuck TO him determined.y'
he at ength reluctantly produced IN" stohe. =,
Jacobs rejoced at his recovery but SUI uncertain
as 20 lis vt.ue repaired at once 10 the nlssion
where he found much TO his chagrin mat Mi h ,
,enb4rc had been transferred 10 Bethany bn' 'hh'
his ASSISTANT the Rev. Adam Zermoi was th"re;
10 whom ho showed the stone. Mr.. I"Tino't ton
him that b" knew nothing OF such matters pn'
mat Nr Godfrey Radlon. the storek""peF, inigh'
IIe however wOud advance nothing on H. hui sair
fha, he would send Il 20 re,ative Of MS a. 'o.cs
burg who In turn sent Il 10 friend IN Grhhans-
town who forwarded IT 70 Port EIzibeih. wh.re
SIR Phiip Wodehousc. the Governor, h'diihs y. aI
stone caused 81 to BE- examined by an Ans" ii''"
oxper,. VINO pronounced IL genuine dlihiOhu,
Sir Phi.ip ;hcreupOn purchased II TOT t,yy hi"iins
II the gar Of South Africa, ana II sun i-ni'i
in his family Iennsrd Jacobs ma Y. amer w ~,
:apee of two years. received from Godfrey Hal'Oi
a horse wagon. some sheep AMI niue lo,i'y
The exact amount Of which he does no, r.cp'I,'..
He IL nty-eight years Old and IS perfectly wei
and strong.