Show Transvaal Diamonds It la not generally known that the diamondproducing region of South Africa is not confined to Klrnberlcy The United Stales Consul at Pretoria recently reported that tho output of diamonds In the Pretoria district dur ing tho year 1S9S was valued at nearly 0000 the largest stone found having a weight of 3S caratH Although the In dustry has not developed with any IB I I lonlHhlng nipidlly il must lie remem 1 bercd that the first atone wns discovered d discov-ered at Beilfonteln only In August ISO The value per carat of thtj Pro torla stones Is 1C shillings against 26 I shillings of those found at Klmbcrlcy t and 31 shillings per carat for the diamonds dia-monds from Jigersfonteln in the Orange Free Stale The total quantity 1898 was 22843 carats valued at M3 7SO of diamonds found in the Transvaal in The atones found at the alluvial diggings dig-gings ore of finer quality than those found ns nt Kimberley in volcanic pipes A pure white stone Is sometimes some-times of twelve limes Ito value of a strawcolorid atone of Identical weight Unfortunately the war hns caused a diamond crisis and hundreds of diamond dia-mond cullers In Antwerp amid Arnsler damn have been thrown Idle Cham berss Journal |