The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-11
QUEER STORY.
Of How . Famous Delhi Diamond
 Was Saved.

Was Saved.
 Lcndon Express.
 In e very short time there will retire rom active business the well known ex- per- In precious stones and metals, Edwin william Streeter. The story of his career IS . deeply Interesting one. T was the first" said Mir. Streeter, to open up the diamond mines of South Africa. At. that time my business place was at Bevfs Marks, and I had for partner one Harry Emmanuel. The firm was known as Emmanuel Bros, former " Robert Streeter, jewellers to Queen Anne.
 We had in our office as clerk the late Cecil Rhodes, and 1t was our interest in South African mines that turned the att tention of the empire maker to that con- tinent.
 T also opened up the ruby mines of Burma. Soon after the taking of the place by the British, one of my sons, who was in Australia, wrote over to me ex- pressing wish to go to Burma, as he felt sure there were ruby mines there. "An expedition was fitted out, headed by my son, and an adventurous journey was made. On the way 800 pounds worth O. silver was stolen, and there was noth- ing with which to pay the natives. Tn this enterprise I was associated with Lord Rothschild. When the com- pany was foated the crowd outside his lordship's premises was so great that h, had to be assisted over the people, 8 heads to gain admission. Applications were also being made at my private resi- dence till the early hours of the morn ins'
 My latest expedition-my last expe- dition-is to Egypt, the eastern desert, thn ct troo rf roy hetwoan the Mile and the Red Sea, the richest territory in all the world. I have been engaged upon this for about twenty years. but a. last it is in working order. 'I first obtained clue to 1t from a gentleman named Floyer. head of the Egyptian Telegraph Department, and al- together have sent out three expedi-
 ions. The first was in charge of Seton Herr, the second headed by Allen Fors- ter. and the third by John Jane. We found emerals in abundance, gold and copper. iron and other minerals. Mir. Streeter was asked to tell some of his jewel stories, and he readily re- spcnded:
 During the Indian mutiny." he said. "at the taking of Delhi the royal palace was sacked and some very valuable jewels secured. Major Probyn got pos session of a string of fine pearls and brought them to me for valuation. T valued them at 5000 pounds. be- lieve they were used for the purpose of obtaining remounts, horses being scarce in that campaign, as they were in South Africa.
 But the strangest story is that In coI- nection with the famous Delhi diamond. This got into the possession Of one of the hussars, but the commanding officer I Nor1 An t,a kol~ Snox ha ho4 nothing to do with the loot. ''The hussar, however, was not so easily to be deprived of so precious a gem, and he hit upon very simple, yet effective, expedient to retain posss55i on of 1t. He embedded it in a pill. which ho gave to his horse, and 50 got away with 1t.
 l "Later he complained that his lorse was suffering from some mysterious malady, and was unnt for service, di- recting that 1t should be shot. This was done, the hussar subsequently, holding 2
 secret post mortem on his dead steed and removing the diamond. Tn IS the stone reached this country and was purchased by the Duke of Brunswick, illd from his Grace I acquired 1t.
 Another curious little story" con tinued Mir Streeter, Ifs that connected with the opal Some yeas ago ono ot my sons, who was located lH Australia, was bidding adieu to a chum of his. whu
 was going some distance up country. 8
 "The latter was mounted >1n a horse
 and as he rode away my son picked ur
 a stone and playfully threw it after him
 l. struck the metal part of the saddle
 and broke in two. Upon picking 1t ur
 my son was astonished to see, right ir
 the very heart of 1t, beautiful opal
 ''Thas was the first discovery that
 opals might be found in ironstones. Il
 was an ironstone he had picked up. But this story has a tragic sequel. Soon af. ter the young fellow who rode away camt
 into a big fortune; three months later
 he. while out hunting. was thrown from
 his horse and had his neck broken