Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-07-20
DIAMONDS AS PAVEMENT.
Kimberley Road Made of Earth Contain
ing Fortunes in Gems.


1t is not often that it is given to
man, outside of the favored gentlemen
who figured in the stirring story OF
Aladdin and his wonderful lamp and
kindred productions of rich oriental
imagination, TO travel daily on hlgh
road literally grooming with diamonds
says the New York Herald. When
such an unusual privilege is vouch-
safed, it would appear to be the proper
thing to admit that one might love
the very ground he walked on. oneil
a few years ago there was such roau
and it was neither a vision OF the pipe
| nor the press agent. 1t was located III
| the Kimberley district IN South Africa
and when man .s::l!led over IL ne
| walked over millions CT dollars worth
of the precious stcaes. Five thousand
| dollars a yard We the record OF some
parts of the road. The diamonds are
not there now so it will do the gentle
reader no good to take a ticket TOT
| Kimberley and SEX to find a fortune
in the street. 1t seems that When the
diamond mining in6rz,.7* was some
years younger than II " tocay there
was vexing scarcity g, water IN the
Kimberley country. Sc when mller
couldn't get supply sof water to help
him in his search he had TO do the
best he could a;-A hustle around WIN
his tools in the dig earth. lie "oalu
spade here and there until he ssfueh
| ioJ,1 =
sought prize. Then he woult asanaon
the little mound of earth hia Spade hao
overturned and seek for Diamonds III
another place. After a while, several
years in fact, til, - :Eo:nds f'oo"hteo
| to a considerable .,ns;tHctic:s to traVel
and further digging. The loose earth
was in the way, but ha cAe "oulo VOL
unteer to cart it ;w3y. lnally tne
Kimberley municipal c5'!'.;.i oHered 10
use the dirt in maca%ia"l:7'Es the roaos
around the city, which vas branching
out and reaching quite respectable pro-
portions. The offer was gladly &C
cepted by the mine-owHeTs and tne
mounds were cleared away. NeaS's
score of years later there was Drop al
the diamond market. The price o! TIE
stones fell and in order to bring about
a return of high figures the mine-l'"n-
ers decided to restrict their output.
This necessitated big c,it III Toe FAY
troll and as result the Ki!s::er!s5 5is-
trict was soon overruE with unem-
ployed miners. Then some OF the wise
men in the land came to the CONCLUSION
that they might pick uD few over
looked gems from the !iz.r road if they
could get municipal PERMISSION and
a plentiful supply of wat'3r. They got
both for each year portion OF the
road which had been Strengthened by
the mound dirt was turned over TO the
men and they worked on it "'th as
founding results. Diamonds to the
value Of 100000 were recovered yearly
for several years. From the little piece
} of road no bigger than the floor of
Harlem drawing room there was taken
100000 worth of diamonds.
Persons troubled with dlarrhoea will
belnterested in the experience OF Mr.. W
M. Bush, clerk Of Hotel DorreDce, Provi
dence, II. l. He say: For several years
have been an almost constant suffere
from diarrhoea, the frequent attacks
J completely prostrating ne and rendering
me unfit for my duties in the hotel
About two years ago a travelling sales
man kindly gave me a bottle OF Cham
berlain's collie, cholera and diarrhoe;
remedy. Much to my surprise and de
light its effects We're immediate. When
ever | felt symptoms OF the disease
would fortify myself against The attacl
with few doses of this valuable remedy
The result has been very tisiactory ant
almost complete relief from the attic
ton" For sale by all druggists.