The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-07
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arrived On ths seems and large companies
were 81 once fOFsn~d Tho Ds- Toit- /
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AMI an aGFs IN ~Htsat coald bs seen. With /
kaffir. IN thousands working With feverish /
-smhl.d anita Saloons and gambling Z
dsns sprahg up and illici, diamond bsiyins /
soon became rite
tn. Orang. River only thres miles /
away. formed th. border bs,w s-a Caps
Colony and the Orang. River Colony
No sxtradition law bstween the Bosr and
British Governments existed in thos-
days and once over the border both
diamonds and runner were safs from
mols.tation The penalty for . coav,c-
eight to tft.en years hard labor on the
hr-akwat.r at Cape Town we're usual
Mosi common among the methods used
by the Illicit diamond buyers was to
employ a kafir Who could speak English
furnish him with little money aud set
him to work on on. Of the claims where
washing for diamonds was IN progress
Either by stealing them. boyinG or finding
and not reporting them this kahir was
able. II he was clever. 20 obtain a parcel
Of stones These would lie delivered IA
due cour-e TO the Illicit diamond buyers.
on whose shoulders then rested The ~
sponsihility Of getting them ACROSS the
border
One Of the first lag parcels Of diamonds
TO he safely taken acros- IN. border and
out of reach OF the diamond act was
carried unwittingly across by the then
chief Of police Of Kimberley. Capt French ,
ley. At the time OF the latters tenure of
once as chief of police he had grave
suspicious that Ike Solomon was dealing
ilhcitly in diamonds. solomon posed as
a real estate dealer and occasionally. to
keep up appearance. he would buy or
sell a tin shanty and take more pains than
was necessary to advertise the fact one /
evening he happen ed to meet Capt :
at the Grand Hotel in Kimber-
ey. owned ny a Mr. Peterson He mad.
himself exceedingly ahable To the police
captain. who thought solomon Was trying
% get into his good books by being polite
md ahable I
After ordering champagne for ell IN D
he bar key Sol. as he was termed. :
1egan to speak about shooting He told :
BrUnchley that he had recently purchase
. farm IN the Free state which abountei
n game OF ell description aud lameotei the
act that not b-irg q sportsman himself
le VAS unable 70 keep down the game on i
IL place Capt. Brsnchley. being an .
Irdent sportsman reolis1 that he would :
much enjoy a day On the farm in question d
finally IL was arranged that Ike should q
AXE Capt. Brerchley and his friends. who 9
rclude the Chief Me gistrate of Kimber-
ey. for a days shooting on his fern +,
The day was arranged. but At the last
Idges wore very scerc~ Ike solomon '
however To supply 100 which u
L. aaid he could borrow from n friend {
;vsntually the party, consisting OF six, h
tartei in three Cape carts from kimber- h
ey. lksy was IN great spirits ~ was
.lso Capt. Brenchley. who felt certain .
hat key was only eCtertait ing him 40 g
oyally M as TO bring "a coup in the near .
uture
They crossed the border into the Free !.
tate and breakfastei At a coach stage. ,
hey then proceeded to keys farm, hui c
lot trace OF game was IN be seen The =
arty then returned 10 Kimt erie key 9
polosizirg profusely all the way home =
md insisting on providing a champaign. q
upper on arrival. Two months later !.
. left kimberley for good. and soon after n
- Departure. Capt. Brcnchley received a
be following letter:
NY DgaR FRIEND: ! must call you friend n
ecause you have 10 me been q good one y
know all the time you think I buy dia- u
ionds and carry them over the border Il
now inform ] do buy the diamonds. but .
on. dear friend. you carry them over the "
order for me In your cartridges which 4 q