| Show South AfrIcan Diamond StriKe T ABOUT the year ear ISiO 1810 a black I IN herdsman In the Orange I ne rte State of ot South Africa picked up a handsome yellow stone which he lie gave gate to the tho child of at his Ills Dutch employer er as nl n II play plaything plaything thin thing L It was as pro proved ed to tobe he a II diamond of ot unusual worth orth This Is one of ot three three stories told of ot the lie earl N of diamonds In the Orange Orane Hh er country A trader saw what he lie felt sure was as a remarkable diamond In the hands of ot a dine man The fellow had been w working some come man marselous elous cure cures with It according Recording to tl II tie e a stories told toM by bythe bythe the black fol folk k of the countr countryside side It was so valuable salvable In Ills his ees eyes e es for tor that reason that the trader for quite an another another other reason had to pay pa him many man cattle cottle sheep and sundries to get pos possession possession session s of ot the stone It pro proved ell to be 00 belie the lie famous Star of ot Africa which was later Inter sold for 12 11 Another stor story tells how a 11 child at ata ata a 11 farm picked from the stucco wall all of ot Ills his f direr Ither s home a din dla diamond mood mond of some worth Tills Thus Is common commonly I ly given h In as the episode that set all the world orld to p piling l Ing attention to tit tl tremendous tremendous diamond wealth of ot South orkin the llie diamond mines which the deep dell shafts of ot blue earth contain containing lug Ing the a as scattered depos deposIts deposIts deposIts Its here and there e e because an nn t ly I I- I process and only corn com of ot large menus means were re able to earn carr on the tho work successfully I 1 root rom this situation arose nrose the famous cumi cum com i elltion elilion for control of oC Important dig diggins diggings diggings gins gings between Let Cecil the co colossus colossus lous of South bouth UrIc des de and 1 I I the faction fl came caine out on top but l r l enough Interest In Int tie tte ie S uti lid la is to the center r J a group of tn and men In addition to tit tin 1 I hue lue earth din diu diamond mood lUond deposits South has hns din on alluvial lal sand beds ls which the miners rl wash nh and ond pan much us placer gold Is 13 sought 1 I rom root time into to time es e een en to 10 this tracts of these j at lus lu diamond lauds lunds are 01 of coed ened to tho put lie and a n great rush eu ensues ue Those Tho Tho e who v wish Ish to tile file are held b bick bicka a distance of two tso h 0 miles from the land that Is la to be opined opened until tl tI e a word ord Is for tor them liens to start Then they race with th all speed for the site ot of lr their claims Claim ur are to tracts lo la feet and one person can take lake UI up only one ono lalin on the tb fist filSt day dav da Thereafter additional claims I claims can be taken talen The i 1 rice of the claims Is only nominal but It le h said that less than 2 per cent of or tho those lb be who stake e ever eser er get any title II quate quote returns from their searching 1121 VV s tern N w k r Union |
