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Show IIIVHOMK ti nMTiid rAcn 1.1 iiriMnuToTiii! araHKLiNu oiia. DiPre aro no 1pm Ihau a acora of ilia-nion ilia-nion la In tho world lhat lau rrilly ba calliil "great,' To ch of Hippo la counectod a story of hlaloiiual nhd . roimnlio lntcnat. Huch atouca aa tha Koh .:oor, the Orloll, IhpHaiay, tho llopiMirtln, CI nut Mogul hareau In-dlfldualily In-dlfldualily ahuml rhallu a grtnt p rwiia'c. Tha wclally lne dia I lay of dlatnonJa Incbunt to thn liuhliy Hum by Ibo St. I.iula Joweh ra naturally rilla more limn UMial liotlcv to tin in aiilthelrvrlillil. Tha inort famoua In exUltucn havo romo fromllolcou la and Jlratll, Uit thow u-ceediligltillioaveraalentofronitlio u-ceediligltillioaveraalentofronitlio , South Alrlcin Hild, whore, al, Ilia gleater number uf "while" dlainulula am now pal I III fiallid, Tho nulablo atonta from tlicM fit I la are the "rilew art," tho "riehrelner" mil tha "Hlar if rljuth Attica." riienratwiUhut 2i caralalitthtf rougli,thvlflrgetuiiljleuij Ihed dhmoulier found In Africa.! The claim vt Hie mine produrlug It waa aid I fur (ISu. riioillaiuoli I'aiolor U light alnw, ami It la frry brlllluuu The 'riihrploer" welgheil more, but waa ol Irregular form. The "rttar of Houth Afrka" ii alan known aa the "Dulley." It lauf tho pureal waler, Tliuireaallhig rolorof the Afilian or C'i-.i illaniiil la jellow, rangH.R from deep oratiga ti light alraw. and then marging lulu white. They are referred to ua "white." "caja white," "iijo woter," "oir color" mid I'yillow." Homo illamuiida are milky while, nud otculon ally a tiate blue one la found. . llrown and Ink aru ooruoioti next toilliw, laitnm not held worth miuh AlunNit eviry miillflcntloii of the ayalem of crjptaliutlou to whlrlL tho diamond Ulntiiaociuraexcipt tb cube, Uchi hednma, rllh r a rfatt or beveled, are the moat mutual), next, Uoderahed roup. Twlti-t inc. uni.iai and a Kloim rattoui of tiny cry atala occur fri lueiitly, A Ptirlotiaplioiiomeiiou la the "buni' lug" or ' ppimlug" of a diamond, rhla ocenrafmni tnhtrtut ctuaea and only theKlaaay aloma which hae (tw It nevtr pn falnl n tlue vf hrowu In Hum. Thet arouaiialiy nctahclroua, with rry alinro auglra and of much harJer iiiillty than othera, xrept Hie Hack. Whllh alu to laj un nlvancril aa;e of the pnme conitttliiK Hiinh n otono muua ilrar aid brilliant from lh mine, nndperlmpa In an hour a little "fmtnir"nrrractur"polnt lowanllla ctnler. The tuyer'who haa 1moii "atnek" with audi n diamond ui wiou ir dlacuvera tlila fnattier ' than be runaout toaell It, alackenliig hla miv aa he mara the door, and nonchafant-ly nonchafant-ly aaunttrlng In ntul ottering It for tale, with the axmranct that It haa been out nftheiulnon month; the mlghlorgeU It at a bargalu. of courpo. and a fuw hour later, to hit horror, flnda the lit tie fothir now a aliuuk iiliiidliig mm h further In; he, too, now ailmal( oilata luiru toaa lo hltnaclf aul ai nil, thoillamond alnja"goliif fattlut nnd faring worw," till at laatltilroa In phaaa and brlnga the lirg. eat loaa on tho lat holder. A la-aiitirul illamond of tlila nature, na-ture, though unauapritid, may be laid In tho box at night an 1 fnuu I In hum-iroiik hum-iroiik fragmtnia iu the morning, Thu "ljunllni;"lUu, probably, to Ilia rv Irnao from the groat preeMire to which Iherryptalhaa tmen aubjecied In I (a dimly lilting rodiHiulng. The dig. gera wrap audi atonea, aa aooii aa found, In i-oltnn, or put thim In oil U-fomaelllni U-fomaelllni them. The Caiaadlaiiioii I, unlike Hie lira rlllan, hai no adhirlng akin or m-vrloKltlilnu m-vrloKltlilnu liken lu. of bright glaaawheruwrlt la found. Them la a iiellcale film of liillltrateil lulclui alaiul thoati Imiieilded In (he "l.luuilull," llalllhla flliu ajherea lo tha luilwl ding rock, uud not hi the diamond. Tho dlamouda from the rlvir and I eat Ii of the four mliua havo recog nlxtblo peculiarities. Tlio fonmr are luvnrlably watir.wuru.looklngllke I grouiiil glius, and noted for being whiter Uiiu utln r. They hrliur. the highest prli. Thn Oa diamonds, w hlch form the only roal ahaily sup. ply, all go to london, the centre for bu) lug, tellluj and LUltlng, ixivuJIug now oven Amstirdam for the latter work. Diamonds, aa Uity como from the mine, aru auld in the sanio tow u, like fruit from n garden. Hero thiy aro to he had first hau I, Tho dlggrr.wlth tho trtosureaof lliemlnu Ufuro hla ivia, .irla .aally with what ho haa already obtaiueil. lletauget more lo norrow. and Ihbru la, moreover, thaeir-ims euthopu of Ihatgraud atrukeiif luck for which he Idea. The Uiyir, loo, gits Ilia great bunjalim out of thu hrgo dally produce ot gema. Tliero nm .aj whole atntta, along thu every Uonr la a dialer's otllcvne it little ohe-ftorM ImllUluga of coirugat ed Iron, with a door In the nuUr and a window at iltlnr slih, Theru aro two rooms, one for tin plug and thu other fur thu transaction of bualuessi though ceitalu primely merchants are not content w Itli these humble accommodations. accom-modations. As a rule, all purchaws and sales take place In these llulo olllcts, for there la no genera! exchange. ex-change. Unllkogold andothtriimloua metals, tho illamoud has not a Dxeil value meuurod by Its weight alone; every thing depciida upon anapirvtla' tlou of thu subtkst distinctions u' color, tlie tiosltlon of a spot or a flaw ami the powlulltlly of null rollout, TheUijers'aUeillsenieiilaawcllllie colunina of tho morning aiiitrs. Tnk lngupthnljioif Ann, one rtala that Sir. Jacob Jacolie "Is prepared to buy all iliikies of dlsrnoiiJi; line, glassy sloiita, onj largo ikaiago are iiartlcularly minimi, lllbhiatiuarktt I rhe paid.'' Or, "Mr Hihml 11 1 pro! pared to unhtso from hla oU friends, thuUhrgvra,tllainuula nr all clashes," ilc. White and pure me-cant sluma bring 4U", tlltln tiro to throe-carat toiita$.il hi $Ji:illto four-carat atones, -lika( rural, vlt-roloml atones tin til six caratstach,)3b)(liliarrarat. NtxtliiliiiisnUimii to, mid far out-numlierlug, out-numlierlug, tiieliint illamond Uiyi.r, lallietllamonil broker, a (icrsou who ttaudn Inhiriiitillatu livtueeu dlggir anilbuer, and Utwctn ono buyer or iniriluutoi auotbir. Jle laonuota largenndn ilteilaaa lllapornniago of 21 per ceiil., which jloldahlni from f.H to (.'a Ou mouth, aicordln to hla aoilliyand tntrgy. rvprteuia a very lurguamuuntof buvlueta He Isuftuu aruiued hiiyir or dialer, who Ukts till means ot getting toillier n a nail capital fur a new t it lie limy U set ii at all hiiuiMof Ihu day, hurrying fruni olllcu Iu ulllou with n little hi tare imkit i ao un lur hla arm, containing "pore! Is" of illauionJs nf nvtry un. tly. He ha Instructions from the onntr aa lo hla lowest Price, nud tries lo git as much more as tie ion. Diamond shilling, chhlly by the iiigrces, and buying of stolen dlamonda b mlddltmiu, rci'i'lvin and Illicit dctlirs, ure the lerhat (iirsea of Ihu dlamouU flslilt. Hut the diamond la so easily stolen at the lliuecf Its ilia-coery ilia-coery in the ground, tbe transfer from the negro worker lo the ritdrtr la an nmllly ellected, and Hie ineaaurea taken agalnat bilh ateisarupo Inale quale, that the eraitlcatluii of Hit Illicit tralllc seems well nigh inipopallle. Die ilalm holders aiim-r, efin to Hie extent nf financial ruin. Ihu bright gtm, wlihh would mtny tlmta rtvoitp moutlia of toll ami niiibly, lira liennath the tnea ( that awnily lolkr. to tin I lis w) In the evening, In txchange for a laillry rum ami a glass nf brandy, to the n ki t of awhttotllamml shstp. NMili Hlissl lilacks ilslly, walking over illamun llf-croiisaoll, llf-croiisaoll, watchful byatsmt one ovtr-seer ovtr-seer to every tell nf tin m, the chances forsteallngnm unllmltnl, The only black ti be trutlcil la the "raw" ll live, illrtct fruiu hla "kraal" nuethou-sail nuethou-sail 1 milts away, where lie hia uuver ku iwn the w title- man's lullueiice. As nn lii'Unte, uue illggir was watihlng his "Iwys," when a big illaniHii) Ml from the wall a mgro tailed "llinktl" waa working on. "ducket" jait his foot on It, an I kt il Hie diamond thin hell for an hcur, when he ilckeiluphlaloot as tluiiHihtosint h It. Isit Iu reality to Ret Hie Itollii from httwceti his tine and Innah r It hi soma other part I hlilody, I-Hiding thai he waa oIm srrveil, he alundonel thonttcmt for for the moment lite malir ataait thlatlmolN-gantofeel n curloaliy to MhisUlaiinud, and onlireii "Iturk el" to pick e.sewhere; hut tht Hick was unwilling hi luovt litugall 1-atleute, he ajhl lllm aside nil. I loimd Hie gpin, wlitreuiwui "lluikit ' remarked, In i.mI mid sur rl'eiltuue, "Htre'sadlamiiid, Jtsas." It was n bt-autlful tlhletiiH'arut stone; the illggefs quick i ) ti saved him $:,'! Ivlm'sjllty llthe one town of tliedkt. nioud country. HimArugithtiet all claaaiufalliiallolislllliB. II it far Iu the msjirlly are Um "dlgira" In "nibp .kin" tremera, tlaimtlaliht ami briml hai Iwli.id aruunl with piiif geiee. Ily ';IHtn" mut he tin I r stood i Uim hokii r unit dint tor of tat own or uiiothit'4 mining nisratlms. HosellOill lOlithi pick or shoel, fir lietter to use hla eyes on i provel.1 tlio ni-groes working under him from stealing. Diamond claim", Duds, nre Hie all abseiling toih. Haling onlrr-l onlrr-l with some ''nmte" i "split," t!to (list Inpilryla "Any fliula to-lay?" or "! the mall In"" and "Are illiiliiondalipnrdown" The slate of the"reeP' Is dlscuaaitl, and tlm rogress of puuilug o)ifratlotia. Hue, a.r liajia, suiuu one aks, "Have y u heart of llnwn's luck? lie Inujlil a claim yeahirday In wlilch they hain't lalldeieliMsfor three months, nn I found a diamond worth $Vsi Ihla iiiornlog before breakfast " I'erhsjiawlutsulkiaoneat llrst tho most odily la tlio tareh-aa luaiiuer In wliichtllaiiiouds aru hand led ahitit ami displayed. Ilnwlug forlh Inmi hla tiorktt a little metal or woodt u mati h liOX, lliu illruer npelia Ittoahow hla "rinila." It la full of tllamou Is of nil sires And tUaliths, Juat uithcyiamo from Ilia grou n I, luatnais and gl iw I ug with their soft whllu or ytlluw lighl. ilivlstx la innapil around the truml iplltu out of alght of Ita ow III r, d llferi 111 gems are taken out uf it and adm'rvJ, nn I It la finally returned ipalle as It lilt him. Another draws from hi trouitrs' Isxkitu handful cf good-sized "shines" and tits them down upon the table, due by one they are taken up and dlatrlbtite-1 nbcut the trowd present fir InsfiectUti, the owner iUhtly awaiting thtlr return frum the dllhrtnt ijuarters of the room, itiltu iindlsturhvii am to the raftty ol hla proierty, they all coiun hack. rilllug hla Ibumli and finger Into Aside vest iockot,n fnah comirpulla mil a er. ft it beauty a lis) tairaiyi How, as large aaa niarllst, farbilghttr aul mire lustrous lus-trous Uiau any cut glasa or crytlal, alas! worth now, at the iteprvchtftl trlco of "oir color," uit more than Vksi In the days before "oir color" were iltnllfully fiund. worth t.li.iam, Thla, too, la pus! fra-t-ly alaut. I in re laiinilangirtif Hie Jclna la Ingalolell, ta-cauHi the whole tommiinPy is u "commlttt-u of )nihlhi safety," and can n'.t attoiil ti ullim tlishomty, At, JmuU Ulub I'emixrat. |
