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Show Salting a Diamond Mine. Howard DuBols, tho noted mining englncor, told a good story to tho Tech men recently, Illustrating tho "nrt" of salting a diamond mine. Tho story was told of n man Jn South Africa who, whllo walkjng ono day over his property, suggested that they assay somo ot tho soil". In tho search that ensued olght rough diamonds woro found nnd offers began to fly through tho uir at n rapid rate for tho land, when tho host's wlfo called out to hor husband: "Why, John, whoro nro tho other two?" Tho Boquol ot tho story wits loft to tho Imagination. Boston Record. |