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Show Vrealiliic Simla for llUmonilt. I'erbapt the moil Interesting fact In connection with Klmbcrley, the diamond dia-mond city, Is tbo "ttrcet waihlng," which hoa been a recognlted Induttry for tome time past. With th exception excep-tion ot two or three of tho principal thoroughfare, all tho atreett bav been aubjecled to tho washing process, and some ot the debrla washers have done very well Tho "waihlng" consist! con-sist! ot overhauling tho earth for diamonds. dia-monds. At nearly every meeting of tho borough council applications for permission to wash streets, or portions of street, are received. Tbe would-be washer bat to obtain tho content ot penoni resident In tho street or road, to put tho latter Into sound repair again, and pay tithe to the municipality municipal-ity In tho ihape of ten per cent on the grmt finds. Lait year 9G0 was paid to tho municipality In thlt wny, a good proportion of which represented com-mlitlon com-mlitlon on street find. In th early day ot the diamond fleldi the ground wat w allied In a very primitive ityte, many dlamondi being thrown away ln tho dobrlt, aa It la called. Thlt debrla wat subsequently used for street-making purpose, nnd now, years after, with better machinery at their dlt-posal, dlt-posal, people find It pay to "wish tho street." Many houies built on "mat-den" "mat-den" dtbrlt ere removed In order to waih the latter, and nonet of comparatively compar-atively large site aro frequently found by the enirgotlr debris washer, who llttrally works from morn till night, from sunrise till lunaot. I'carion'i Weekly. |