| Show r t i C I I 1 i 1 7 r i J V WS w E NS t i t tM i 1 ATE tJ J JI n I II i I I I Dif I Ai r S r 1 I M 1 EI 1 l I I c I J I i I NS 1 Sill J i pIt J 1 c o hl and lC l If he heh has I SDI any I y r 1 o 0 u u Iii 1 j ic at t rest mat A I i ni or A i Il lI 1 hair arc r examined exl n 1 J I Ii i l t torm 1 W l L Klevon lc n thousand thOS ff acres a reli lt aC 7 r Hundreds 1 11 of of 1 r H J I I tK 1 A 1 h re tho brilliants J Jj i o lt lIn tHo sun un midi la 1 is f 7 let hi worked with Willi Williis j Ii I These h c alo it some C thc you OU 5 y i any nt jI 1 lt lt y nr Iho l op front WI Yas t tI x l d In I JL Jt Is l to tl than J on I IJ J lb J day 1111 tl c I Mt tr I h It I s 70 7 J for cv r tic of If tho through I IJ minutes It of all llio tic of U Ui i nil all days laYH of ot that cal r Jt 4 i 11 Hr Wi I ii I the sill soll In Int t c or er Is dry if i Js Is sprinkled and un ila a re 1 I suit s lt it HO pt that tho U I dh in n Js can ci be washed ush ll put ut of o It It Ev f one ot of dC these mines has hasHa Ha Iti O li hlo k I i least in all aU OC 1 in i t lio acres 1 to tn e l pipe ami 1 1 e luv covered with this J rock l I IJ J J Oar Iliad out tl liIl le tho sun li il im l I r ri i 1 v 2 ol tJ diamonds them j D In looking over UtI c Hel one sel nel sell I II l I lorn sees t diamonds but bilt 1111 tt aie und I tl l l lie lJ I C O over the Die within easy ea J lii the th United Unit ed ci States and you y al nt would fields lIbl s r tho stuff carried cI oft It Is not l lie Holds l arc F IJ l J I Ji dIP p s mh ir lu eo M l cI i I i Jie r w t oc is e o l lW 11 W t 4 re se e r i t eF m ill d W lip i i i lier C er S g Jing ft w y are a g t I Ic c i 0 i r 1 I i ii I I II i I I I It I ItI t i tI I lJ I 0 tJ i tI I I j I I I I I IJ J i i ii iy i I l lI y I I J JI I tJ tJi i r i rJ 1 1 1 n i y DIAMOND S i 1 P f j I PhoL Sla l wl by F r II G Carpenter l o tt Cr th I hava lIW i h t t ti i f l ci gi VT Y 0 I f IH l J y IL n 9 J The 1 IQ pIP anAe from OO foot f t ti i j i 1 lw J of oC th ri thi thit t v hb De mi J h n il te 0 tl th r t ill lo tf ro t Jt J on tho tIl 1119 1110 t nt 01 f i I t a ce In I pipe iV ff has lias been Sound continuous HA f t it is hi r with i monds How far flir r 1 ic j o on I t h l i hale h Ir to a L Sil e f Ct 1 1 m f rs Ji df C vi in Hight i f Asto tl origin ou of thet gentS thO tl arc to he Mr 11 3 r i i dl VI who Iio 11 lH g 11 t j ES Sg s Pl O holes to toI I I oJ shot up UI liy h mud volcanoes i Ii no doubt h L e hr Jn c J r rP P l t rif Inu that sl nie 1 l 1 Ff 1 t 1 t I The j antl C l il the clay oi r H i th t t ON O THE rm DIA D FLOORS FLO nS l Il i ve l in c l oi e thc it lh o les r v 11 ls l f I In to i f ln li h s ji 1 Ii i 1 nr won Af the lock t I b fth lri 1 F fc t rIwu looked I ol d over ov cal 10 n i tr r r i h he t ti In th lilI li J e lunt eliu s f l q x jil tho tl f t hs bNo Is u II r as if eun I Wih Iny i I d c 0 hill l y U oo ld 1 d H hammer ct r seay v I the Iud out there to ia II l pt of oC one 1 rg t all al OCi the tho surface e It J lies le out it d har j f 9 t I tho i guarded day c and anU night by i who luG ll around with Ith in hi thel lh lights which koei I l f II inet to t sun inn ald 1 t by h i fences C of f tl nl J bo hig HO HI c 1 t it n man mal can cal so 0 high lio 1 easily l lh V l JI IQ to of these fences fei around irn field lIeW lie are about 20 or 01 SO 30 Il rt and a 11 the die guards march lu ch bot c t them th l If 1 n a thief could crawl over O the tho first nr t lie I would be sure lur fo 0 bo I Shot b lib li to the h second B c ll and d do safo FO o o the tho diamonds ara I re G OUT qU DIAMONDS DS Tills ground is brought ht to the thc nehls iii Ii s teel cars carH lh r are miles of r I l track rUI from and from l them Ho to tho washing which h handle l lh I earth eath after its Il il el ing lg every cen car c r track is a it 1 ca a hit I thousands t 01 of cars are moved by b the lh engines of o the 10 plants I 1 saw lh process S of washing out diamonds tit IJ the tie IDo mine Tho ho horoCk rock wits a carried th lO i a distance of or Ic I li bl In 11 reducing it it was rs ell tivo t o one soft one hard h rd The hard rock was wasil that il which had ht t not 1101 been affected by bytho h tho tl iu ther th l and it had h t to be bo crushed lo ti sV h o der before Ih diamonds could 1 it In which are arc so 0 made that Will 1 up tile lw o and am at attlio atI same Sll not Injure the tho still I 11 o ls lAtter crush crushing ing the e ar el pieces CS arc iru crushed cn the end all al t ll to t about r of soft ground n so iby b the tie weather we th l Doth Both the soft sor and ant tho c ground arc d to ge if M the tho wust and silt out of oC ev ry r of oC the thc mixture I s olio ono load of grovel gr v l cont diamonds IA DS S D BY DY lit 1 c all I I the gravel gravel ob taI in i tills ti s way Y 1 sorted over Oc by br bri i l Both DoU natives and whites employed e but ul the chances for fO stealing great it 1 found that many lan small stones were d lost Indeed some of the tH was s over ocr hi that WiY ls now ug ln 1111 Il b ti tho with I e just e Jhc Hi rUI t ro gh I i pul t t m 1 Thee sc l i 1 ll f l ji HI l II machinery h I thein th I sol s that lu t they t y the are alwayS ays moving n f 11 the gO S Oct hey f Hh b i tib e hall li i thc j II o tact T u uNo No It t is a I thing thing that dla 1 ihl glea caril that m 1 till tho other stones will 11 lov off wih out catching g Every fow fc theta ti ta pIes a 1 n nd t e Is scraped off It I Is found to tho el mo also small SI 1 1 f iron Ironi i garnets Sil ts a I pieces lil ces oC from the minors the copper fuses used In the tho It I v put In Ii It steel is perforated ed cd holes hols and this is i sunk into ane boiling water As A the tho w tc o It melt ml goes g s to this top and m off of leaving only the aj J of metal ami the diamonds The he hel l I Tare lie out mId and cleaned and lid d after nrC which they are ready read to be I valued y l ec for for U market n O DIAMONDS DAl I r sp lt some time watching lS l e lond sorters so er pick put the precious I arel hc was lp off ff man mim oil a u him of diamonds of o all al shapes anil ll sizes I es and lUl he was picking Ilium up oner OM by 1 one lh a 1 pair of tweezer and aud dropping thorn th m Into a tin tn cup h which cot cost I 1 venture less leas than f r cents AV AVI A Ar I r watched ono of these men he lifted up UI a u little JUle white stone tn 6 saying sayin iH Hi worth and amI then thel showed shower ine me another not much larger argel double l that sum ho mam cl a ed out ont a pint of oC diamonds xon the l e ta W table ble hie showing mo mc Home that worl tiO 60 a carat and anc Others much mich cheaper He took up a little shovel and with it I throw the diamonds Into the cup handling them as I though they the theIO wore IO peas J at i on un I visited the of r Ites cs III h and ani was ms shown hown quarts of diamonds from flom the various mines The sorters can tell by hy Its shape Ah lt and color from just which diamond e and I wn shown specimens from froni mine I 1 I Ill hi my bunda hann n which contained c a pint of small stones th tIN value vaille of 11 which approximated OO and I wa wu sh n other contain containing ing brilliants as a big as a end of oC my m linger these thes rough stones hat hail smooth edges and they hey were wre almost t pebbles e in ln shape o r rc lc dY I for SOllie were broken and an I th Many of the ii e nt hi d j laws i I I t l clI yere absolutely l per I Ir feet r t The lh diamonds as of or different nt I Ie colors e toll Sonio w to as 1111 yellow as ni to pazos o rH blue III ri DIAMONDS i Ail th diamonds of IC the Do Dc Company now rib ih go to the diamond 1 syndicate I i Is I a c t tw w iOl u lift lake tho vh 1 ts mines e up to a II p l it Cor at fI It t tili ili 0 cIllar QI a p lc mo IC i s it Tho rhe cannot than U It s but It may nu X lili jt lit t the t the thc demand Increases 1 i OI provision Is 11 that tho Do 10 ol I shall haU no Iio one lr I Irn rn tl j erni I I of or contract eol This t l l of f tho q 1 i at many t I I belonging 0 company nrc 1 t th Hyi 1 I r l H 11 not yot n i a 1 Thing for CIU a ei to 1 i iI Y and l f nn ilo I who IIII ht a rough stone of ofa a danger l i fl io I y ll t that haJ bo e I li lihU hU s must tal out a alI lI on and ami bought bou i l l elI to the o and l sold t bo cJ i Iii I I FIt that they O cy I 10 Valued Juell for f o In fact fa l I n num Ii Ie an n IIla II 1 l Ut t l Africa MJ l li Ot c I ICal Cal he got i l Ula dia lc that h l a L right 0 It tt During Dill sta I r i o bought n tOIl nt jC ii i fow 1111 carts at 1 t a n cok co tj I 75 n I have hl e l i ell II cL H a to the ors oO oC the thu diamond b mill and i t me lIe at ul that trint the tho elli hUt COH t hi Lon 1 I to g to dozen h 1 Lo tt f I t hIlt 1 oWlIe It 1 hn thu l t ary to t or eh i l Jc get t It Colony TEN 1 Tp D NEGRO Eq O Ei EiD D tho year yeul 1007 1 O the thc of ofHie f Hie i company c hero herc keit some something thing thili negroes regularly 1 employed lo cd getting out tho th blue hillo arid and working the thc and ami washing ma nm machines chines clil cri They h there nil all moro lil ro roUia Uia whites On account 0 th hi Am which has haj seri seriously cut ut tho demand Mr CoY diamonds lamon tl about ah ut of 0 thc tho native miners recently discharged and al also so r 1000 whites There arc nic still stilli i 1 native nal c s at nt worl and this th thI I beJ I olt rn ns Improves 1 have hi e hart a It good chanco to seo thc 1 I ni ls during my m trips about ab ut They lh aie ule KaHrs from thi ho various tribes of South Af f the company preferring ia fo havo haJ Its ls men meu from rn 11 as cis many mallY different local a pos IlI Order to prevent strikes The men mep work ok well and moll nt than e the thc ordinary I African Af l l They ares ale big fellows J strong and cul ll In thc mine i Ire are bare bure to th waist although most m st of them yell Wear trousers 1 have hal shoes to protect feet Ceet from the rocks o ls Each Ellch gang has a white whitt over vel overseer seer but the laws law prevent any mis ml mistreatment treatment of the blacks black and u a right to lay Iny their fol e eI a I Ill l of labor lubo appointed IlI Ih tile the government The are nr 1 never r hired for fOI less than four foul months al although though tin the company l Is glad to keep them th as as us they thoy will work IN 1 THE COMPOUNDS OP These miners are alo practically in from the time they begin their thell job until the end of r It Th to contract that they th y Inside 11 Jl o the f compound or 01 great gleat walled which constitute the native quarters of mine and amI the company sees se Jd they this part purt oT of their agreement t They do riot not pp wi outside o 1 when they the J fol every ev ly com compound pound IllS a 11 tunnel tU 1 from fio 11 Into Into the works and march h down under guards to where they dig and t out lul the J llo who work above o ground I are not allowed to Jn who arid 11 every is hi nf o Ho prevent nt them I r h i to their h l f S Sal al o or Instance I the Compound t dI Iti It Itc contains c n b sev acres Ier l n and d IQ the l leat 1 r RIght in hi j c Isa n hl h o 0 lh st and nil ro f Q l an 30 r J 1 j ic at t rest mat A I i ni or A i o Il lI 1 room 0 1 While tl C I t they italic off th ll clothes clotHe I ll frequently n l n o t them l I Th f buy bu their own provisions ad do I g There ll e aro Inside In d P rc which furnish anti and shops HOOp J meat me t Is c l cl than any a 1 where c J m Houth tiU m s of oC the 1 managers m ll gc 11 oC or a i i lek II I r TO 10 CAlc DIA J l J s aro IY ut Jt uri s swI wI ll yV uro l lo lJ I 1 I ii ah wall around are cI li guards giu Iw I e hll ot be oI l tili 1 a t tf j f l C i l UCe t e u S Is It to n the Ceil to outside hair hl arc r examined exl and n lC l If he heh has I SDI any I y r 1 1 ors oil his lIs boUS arc the hi or al o li t io t they e IH l a JIO laY O I th m mU U o in t liw lj for n 1118 Inmost st pr receives s W alc I covers and J ov to overseer i Jle j day jL a dug d i put i a gem s It II weighed 1010 III as big as ns LB a 1 u i ithan than leI j H ls lv ll I iI 1 n fc forit 1 It If Hn t be b tHat ninny J JI I were Aboul 10 years ago igo one io as liS bl i st Lw ls thi s l lJ J ed thon iFo l III I In of to 1 s JJ Io t In Ii nIT n Ji and afterward ls ov i d mid inn tl On on today to y w e Imprisonment c tl In I state and tho and t r rt t which lull before they thuy are depart As I II I I I I J t t ii i f I I i I i I j I I i Ii I I II Ir Ij I I r I I j I t tI I I II Ii Ii S SIF I 2 7 Z r i I i I HARROWING THE BLUE GROUND GRUND Photographed for tho hc Q by b to the hi which tim I rae he t ies t t Is i wh ho hocom com hon frt ll thO right the They stand Inthe In the sunlight a II as ns n b for Eve hl n that up 1111 pIe and the th watS sparkles lles like dia dla diamonds monds us a It pours lIo down in a shower over OCI them 1 took alook attha rooms where i men Jive rl with Ith bunks arid about 30 p natives sleep In each The rhe greatest care Is IH taken by the tho Do De DeB B rs company to t prevent pl ent smuggling No Xo man lIu leave le vc the until lIi s Batter tho th completion of o hi teo D time lime hoIs h stripped naked l I a ro mso warm l n that he will not catch cl t h cold Ho He days da t and ancl J air the lr n EV I his person is lif thon tl n gone over by b the nit diamond m l t to seo e that hl h 1 no precious nn In It J to s cars e ls a to t other smuggling Imo havo lill III boot l c lH in h hollow t Js dh n J palls boHo ItH Tho mh Jr f rel g J It lIi Is t t th Th 5 put U li ht th lr I llo t tn theli toes 1 1 e c I abl Ih oi m I rigid from year to tg ell lit li I lives become s 5 I that tho thoI c just justi exactly x U hl li lii s to I FRANK K Gi T r |
