Milford chronicle., 1895-01-04
g p.AmoNo MINES

So ~.ss.a ana roersiar Methods of-De-
adsne eAnppny
axsn Is noon6 ailonedto either op-
~ 4 .ere the fenced environ Of the
es replied Mr Atkinson.
were nofver5 s.iieE in el'
tie na nbsrof q aianoras.
IS s6ouId Is would l eaeFmoas ipsfe
+. however one e Qn vs.
stop mia
enfarlla 81. .ai s
.'..I believe wa e nianf p's-1a
stones. 10 you note
sssv.e reclson. s.id 1ir. .AtllnsQn, ai-
thoirh ~ tase eytly pss sa9s' .ae1 s1
eglir one-au.yter 81 lie dHmonas found
ln our lnints arc STOLEN
sscan Won zen ne hoW ihisls nlanaseif
eThero are gndl.s IS metlaqs u q s.f.t"1
ino the company, zsiia sss-ss-. ii7'.'
ono xerv common nmon2 tia natiNea Is
to swallow tha stone. a short siAs eA9
one 81 these gentlemen sWiAloAeA ei"-
monds weiading ai0 caIt5 ana fa.le- ~
over el,000 One day 4 was Watching q
number OF men sorting tne hiaa et'Ntg
when suddenly tie ofeMeer rushed Ap anu
seized i man by the thfoat pa1 il was .'o
late Ho gave a Up, aAl tiie 5.oie '.'l
gene. Then auotler waJ tiie natives my :
is to cut q holo in their hosh ana hNts ei'a
diamonds in i5 - III
Other man is SLOWED nor him, ei--ef ne-
I hind or IT'D front SO that h9 m-5 Ate -
chance OF pa sing stone Ten eahl e''-l''.a
/ remember one day ilaii' oa e''.''-'s
I out OF the mine, told tie ovelsf li+t ,''e
workman WHO was following hl.'ii = pa
baunenod to Dee his brother mart l0-hl "
Iarns diamond. Consequently daecl4 Ae
Appeared he was searchnN' ~ was 0iae's
4 erad that he had concealed in hisloin claea
| a Stone wei -hiug 1855 caf'5s i'.Al i''-'
was tried and was sentenced 20 SIX years
ir,rri anment. We -use our canyicts 20
Sort fhe blue ground for the third ana
/ fo,irtb tine for diamonds and when tell
Won TINT. among other things, we allow
/ tbcse oonvicts q minimum of three quar-
/ tars of "a pound Of meat day besides soap
/ think YOU viii own that they are not
/ badly used. ~
How do the natives get rid Of the
stones they steal?" 1 asked.
"There are at the cape, replied Mr. a Z
4 l-inson .ia set of men known as the H. y.
/ b is-that is, Illicit diamond huyefs-Mh 20
Law themselves out TO purchase the stolen
iovvoIs OF course there is a heavy penalty
ot+srbad TO their conviction, but so proht-
oble is this business that there are any
number Of men ready Co run the risk.
will fol v0u Of most curious occurrence
onoa witnessed TO illustrate this. was
watching the departure of gang Of con-
victs bv train. and among them I recog.
nized a man who had just received q SEN
torce of seven years penal servitude fol
Illicit diamond buying He was marching
in sinqlo file with the other prisoners
while ON the other side of the fence sepa-
rotfna the convicts from the public stoodT
maoniaeeut carriage and pair whose occu
nants three laSies dressed in the height ol
I f-gf.i,, wac waFino --s-u. 1h, -nrnf
i,.3:o. s,lrnad out to be the Illicit diamond
savers wife and daughters.
.'Thodotcctivo department never arrests
a man for the first ol1ense, but if he is sus-
pectod of buying stolen jewels black
/ man is got TO offer him some stones, and
I If he buys them the same native goes to
him the second time, and if he again be-
comes a purchaser he is sent the third
4 time and makes an appointment to meet
him in a certain house. should be keep
/ the appointment he is taken into room
J that either mas Ialae wall OF EidtlhS IN
the ceiling from one of which positions
two detectives viii watch the transaction,
and directly the buyer has paid for the
diamond and has it in his possession the
detectives enter the room and seize him
"What do you do to encourage the hon
estv of YOUR work people?" I asked.
..The natives, replied Mr. Atkinson,
+ "if they find a stone, are given = per
cent of its value while the overseer re-
ceiyes ~ per cent.
"Wheu a native finds a stone in the
mines. De is expected at once to hand it to
the over-lar who takes it to the manager
of the mime, receiving in exchange GER
tiacata stating the weight of the stone
and The name Of the finder.
rWe also give the oonvicts who search
the blueg ground2J J4 per cent on the value Of
all stones they ind. Women at Home.