The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29
SEARCHING FOR DIAMONDS.
RAraships Endured By Prospeeiars
Deserts 81 west AfTlca.

Afrika Linis from Southampton brins
, onS 20 that land Of Monte Cristo EAus
ths diamonds In all truth can bs Eathsr~d
In handflls. via. German Southwest
Africa.
Its history Is one more Of our ncgcc,s
Of A land that was developed by Brit,sh
MUCK and Rritiah endurance, OF p,tiv.
reaueata for prOtection, and Of the ralv,
weiuhins Of the pros and cons by Dov,.
inn street. assisted by the then ministry
AZ The Cane tof which the present Prims
Minister, Mr.. Merriman. was a mertar,
and the docialon. writes a correspondent
Of he London Standard. that IL was pot
worth a ana that the responsibility could
not bs undertaken.
Instead. a watched strip Of and
thirtV-lvo miles by twelve. round The
mort or harbor Of Walsh Bay was taken.
and the re.t left for him who wished.
Wala.h Ray-a collection Of Tin shants,-
even the magistrates house IL a dlsgraoa,
which to-day costs the Cape Government
5000 per annum, and until a few ysars
ago nearly RlO.OOO-ls composed Of about
six Olicials and 100 Hottsntots.
To-day. did Damaraland belong 70
Great Britain. az L0dsritz Bay there would
be q population a. large a. Capetovn;
and throughout the northern portion
there would be thousands Of prospectors
seeking the minerals that hardly need
finding. for within tho frat forty-iour
miles Of the coast the whole primary
aarth's surface n disclosed.
Tia first diamonds were spoken Of years
ago. but intercourse with the country va
dificult. the hardships were great and tho
further objection Of lta hSing a German
colony kept matters back until eighteen
months ago. when some Of the Cape
bows who were working on the railway
from L0doritE Bay 90 keetmanshoep
brought In some Of the sand with clear
oolored stones among 4 and said -Baasl
uaam.onA.ls
u,---- -. 49, a.. - e.,,,,.l -
Es. ''.,-sN ~ , - loSilN' Nno
pac2@ oyttlea Ieh Oh ui~inonoa Ncfe
brought into LuueritH bay from about
a radius OF ten miles, and shopkeepeFs
-, $3.50 ~ .,3va uopne caah a. "a.
WIZ ~~NSu 70 ese 49, - ~ soOu
Tor tne'n' Misu@hs. N-' .elh sn7'e ann
no one ventured. Even atter the cleima
Md been nogae,i OF (ona claim b~ing
49, -, L,,s,,,sSs -. 10 thir,is ~ !. All.
-,,-.s - - SI..,...,..,.,,, H., -,
Ttoiusl h ~, 'lo 49,. N'u,
via. % ahiiiings. tneae elei@l. were onsFed
IN L0deritz Bay ana Swakopnend for {
m sh,uinwa mr. N uAiiIin4a and refuaNd
a. -, -, -. ,-oa,,,od ana Ia.
nv 49, "o~rr - y -. =
mems OF tnese stotH'@ we're Seen oy
one from Capetowp, VINO AZ once undel
stood the value. quickly not toRetheR
n,,,.Iov 81 eelsla and--pTpsto,.-a "A.
- .or,D.rv wh,ch has naid M. Ia1,
'iiul'u =. - ...,.S1 . s,,, ~,
without any efficient machinery or any
Of the conveniencea which now can be
a "A mainly, vv,th MIRA. ahovel and
hs"' N''- "'''' ,'e
sieve. a. =, r.,
Now n large inous'Ff' aio inti'@ ana
miles of Acids have been proved % con-
tain diamonds. All land from the Orange
! River up 20 the tweGtty-aiNih deglee was
afteFWard closed by the ooyefnn1en' IN
( prospectors and reserved hg he Colonial
I Oesellschaft Company, a kind ~ chartered
company % German Souihwett Africa.
| Is soon a. the south was ci01ed p them
the proapectors went hortb rst 70
spencer Ray. which has BEEN proved ~
little or no value; then 70 Conception bay,
! Oyster Gifts and tranciacuN Bay and Las
j o. all 10 hoilams Bird, aii 81 Whicn piaces
have iields where diemonoh nave peeh
found, and the question: a now OF the
qua9tity and sine 81 the siPnsA
! That there are dlafneneH rlose man
proved, AZ some thous.41 y. .. y slqi'ss nay"
been registered, D~t Wt1@ 80 WV
stones 20 the carat s9..e,ls,,.s p ~ as
sx 70 the carat. az ~ h.tis ~. ~ ana "
IL very doubtful " tneee uel14 VI sNef
pay 20 worn. ihege ~ - Z 49, ul.les
OF water, and Landing - 70 hftllI'- hot
possible Tor tourteen Gays aV No4Nepilon
Bay.
4 The death rou curing ~" 49, p9CellAf
period viii never % .@on M, ~ ~ IsooII
could poasaoly Ie Aspt. teop,S y. y. s-sl
INTO Luasrlts BAY LIoin ny S -, i'o ,..
az paris, ana az ssoh ~ tnsy SOu w -
aIsw thlngs Iosethef 'n7g s''"oN vi 'n'o
that terrible waste
some prospectoTs az = place between
oyster INNS and EIAIlc's 80, ny NAl -,
are names onlyl iouho W. W., upollfs ~ ~
IN good starr ot pfeeer vs ~ VII w
HAIR on the head ano uesn sui on .,, me uonss
Dut the ciotnea rolled away; me 1919
body, Whicn vas ny re. coNeLeu ~ me -,
whAch ~ ever shitt was hot - W.,
preserved. Az tne sam" 20, ss 100
CONS we're I9unn; marke1 ", !. v, wv
oid Duich kast lndiA company shoilsy,
tpe relics OF some chlAnity ol 1919 ~
.hlpwrech"u ofeW on tnes7 uAiu1 i''~O''
Shores' - -, -.---- -,
One OF me sI,leh s. ~. 80, eulllogs
20 run up and down the coast, ianding
on the beach at a place many miles from