| Show AUSfltVUXNI mVMONDS I Only n Small fart at tins Fields I Yet Explored WithIn the lout few month there has been A rapid extenilon of the diamond mining industry In Sew south VIes Several new rleldi having been discovered discov-ered confirming opinion of practical geologists that only a limited portion ot the llamondlferoui are of the colony hil yet been ronpeeled The etutenc of diamond in Now south Voles was aoeerlilned aa far book ai Ill and In 1M7 they were found to occur at the OuJgegong hirer at which place lurIng lur-Ing that year between 1000 std I WO Ilamends were won from several claim In im Tl n Somewhat extensive 1 rush look place to Illngara t where a large I number of mineral looms I were apt > lied for and It was anticipated that did tnond wuhlng would become a perma neat slut payable Industry Unftrtun andY however the planes being imall i r and the tlydney Jewellen declining I to buy then was no outlet and the work wi Suddenly abandoned In Itll II dlamnnli were fount In the Tlngha invelon timer the Illg Illver Auburn Vale 1 ant here also the Industry ham aln been proeecuted Inn until way During the year line the Mtlicca con party near Tingle found diamonds weighing IIM carol valued at CIII M In 1U1 no Jews than IIWO cants of diamond wr won In the Tlngha and Inva 11 lltlrleli but no value hil been given In im a many M 3000 did mn II ware obltlned from the Monte Christ mine at Illngara alone 1 Th majority of diamond blamed trim the lllngra lllrlct weigh from 11 to 11 carat whit the largest vary from 2 to I carats The total output of the Illngara district to the end ot im U I gold to have been 1 about 1MVM carat valued at JIUIL In 101 4100 Ion nlhing In I the remit 1111 0011 And valued at 0101 were ohln1 at nony Comp a few mile I from Tinghs rn J J 1 I 1917 th out woo 110 carats yet u1 at about JIOM and In I 1m lItIO Carats valued at Ult the total yield 1 for the dietrlrt being 11102 corals Th 11 11 whole mesa between tlngero and nosey Coni a dtaton of about forty liv miles t dlamndttehnto t but hn been I i i tbit only Pnrtlall r set tod much of them uod > tIn the-m I > i rival hands The dlm d brh t ounlry has been tog < Sled oud this area but d far Ih 4 rl atoms ha been found at U enr 1 Ir this II Im Its sunIIt um hat tae t mantra ate ltln nearer near-er 11 the matrix or home of the dla monde The avers a prlo t pall per frb I carat II from Iw lo 10 hut In Lost on the stones bring from ISO 10 JI per carat A diamond expert ron South iMn recently sold I that although no tip I had yet been found and that It wu purely I o i matter of than t-han whether II would fiver bo dls covered yet them dlamodlrrou wash on the nu I wait the richest he hid ever Men In his life The lea lint mine at Doggy Camp belong to an rndltli n many m-any with a nominal capital of J11t im and a paid up Capitol of CMOWO They employ about 119 men and when the new machinery now helot erected Ii I nnlihed the mlnirl expect lo treat end foals of wash per day instead of as heretofore the same quantity Per Week The wash avenged three to nor Carl n-or diamonds per loud Thorn tire et test other comp antes mostly ngluih at work an I1 Ii estimated that nearly a million sterling has already become sunk In thrnew Industry which prom fn j Irrj ft Ie to nttaln cinilderalle pn p rll ni It II I WINd that Ihe nu Bber of dla mondl annually obtained II I conildero 11y I larger than mentioned In I the of nclal report al many of the atones anent an-ent direct to furope In lux a num br of New South Voles diamond Were shown at the colonial and Indian e > hlbltlon In I London when their COM reeemblinc to the itonei fnun In I Until attracted considerable attention They Occur in I old tertiary nver drifts and In I the more recent drift derlied font them but the former are largely covered with now of basalt which con Mute a formidable oltacl to the rupeelr Uthouh the atoneo ape nlremly hint rh 4n genomtl llrll of Smelt mime 7 they tom the finest brllllanli oh 1IIIbl and are much In demand for anting 1 to large I ruble emerald and other stones Tho ittamot iirero 11 country la I rlth In tin illver ml gold all of which are being largely w rked Invrell the hoar r the Iotrlll In I about 111 miles north of Sydney the urrnundlnte country being of A Rome what nlInllnu rharaittr th f > lolca Irmnllo consisting of iranlte And black loll |
