Show DIAMONDS HOME THE IMMENSELY RICH FIELD OF W in a ery dinall areata a 1 i I 1 nn I 1 lie abare II 11 e V I 1 lyli tiar roon how tl cy arc taken ie KimL mines were discovered inott of tl 0 diamonds added to be world s block catic from either hindustan or from brazil tl 0 largest I 1 dapo its were found in bolcon li in tl 0 Hyde raba 1 territory anlin mil as ge rut anzil tl e african discoveries arft low el scientific ant alio and place of tl e rc illy etro jn tl fielda it was 11 finly lot native to tl 0 roil aal w s I 1 icke 1 up out of differing forn in africa it w s houi d in a rotten lock apparently form II 11 g part of tl 0 eiith s crust an 1 not a mere t deposit ag tl e binl great mines in this re ion according to t corr cEpon lent f tl e london standard arc situated with iu a circle about si miles in diameter T ere aro fhe nopil the largest being only about 45 acres in ex lei t tl ey arc the famous kimberley acin do beers boits pan and mines they are of tab ulous here the town of kini beracy 1 as apici g up the is about 4 feet alove eca leel BI 1 lies at tl 0 northern edge of a p afcan which extends froni tl 0 mount uns bear the cape of good diore to tie border of tie transvaal there are mines in tl e oringe irce state two being of coi si 1 arable note one 80 the other CO miles away with several mora cf acs imbor bauco roth tl ero and in the kimberley district the river hashii gs are baill continued but tho yield of gems from them is not ery rich or steady nini in tl c rock was carried on at first in a rough an 1 ready cagl ion but all that has cl anac 1 in boht parts of he dig net after away some feet of so tl 0 asca itar comes upon a dirk coaly shale feet or moio thick aci cath this lies a mass of igee ous lock allied tp basalt more tl an tl ice times as tl ick ai d 1 at is succeed ed ly a blacki bh fa ale with bands of 1 ard sandstone but 1 re ai d in ebeid of 1 e el ale by it like n fon 1 in a field 3 a mass of curious rotten stuff in which bome tunes fragments of shale and sometime I 1 ard mineral grains can be teen tl is at first is of a rusty yellowish color then in about feet it turns to a dull green and es little more solid sometimes distinctly harler than tie two reeks are identical in origin bit tl e upper or yellow ground is than tl 0 lower or blue gradually II 11 0 reek to yield to spa ie or pick it his to be quarried in tl 0 il way ni d is quite as 1 rd as a bit of good limestone it 1 ag now quite a different seeming 1 consist largely of laiying acl bize sanie 0 line rounda 1 from at ie two 11 cl es in anni r down to ery dinall kraii s acon 0 CM dentry are pious of others aro minerals of ten bicken lut like crystals all 11 ese are set in a dark prebi ith colored matris itkis llan rotten or dolid batho diamond lock it to fill hogo bipes or shafts fromel ow or er havo been dm eai or huncl cd through tiie shale an 1 underlying and aleso go vertically downward down warl to wb it ce is unknown but cart un ly net leis 1 an 1 fett at fript tl e material waa pegged out in a i i of an fn all claims ai 1 the soft thuu was comparatively easy to but by degiers many difficulties arose As IK I 1 alo claims vicror lert hp aiato filips and fills of material beio constantly biot only in tie pipe iti alf but from the country kocl at its tide ater became tron alceone and working co oper an 1 comman 1 of cai ital vere necessities about 1880 the mines 1 al been ec by con banies and chiy are i ow i ditc 1 under tl e name of 11 e de leers mines deep shafts have been tank 1 roi gh tl e arcin wl ich levels are driven to ll 11 e 1 il es tl a diamond louring kocl is quarried away as it atre layer ly lier and is taken vp to the durn g tl is proceed a may le discovered lut tl at if i mere chance iho is then to an in cloture acre it is to atmos rl anc action in order that it possible it in ly crumble naturally natu rilly to ai 1 le of tamed diamonds ly arut g it up tl is is sometimes iry at lait after being subjected processes proc esies including val 11 g tie mm nl residue is puked Is the quantity of diamonds which 1 0 o been by tl eho mil es la ahn g indeed 1 e directors and it i cedrul to limit the output laft they choul 1 alot 11 0 marl et it is laid hat ly the end of i lout m cn t dl in end been yielded by 1 tso mints at n ey would fill lie well liolu 1 li kiei list and lecturer slated in a t on 1 0 demoi d ni 1 tl eso manip a uis G kit guiro and G frit 1 agh the inow about 1 alf n ton and coine rons irie tl an one are ante are i in tie corli the above nil kinds bal an I 1 for 01 e atone my lo 10 ct for noth il r lot cutting while ai er amy lo 10 a gem cf tj e faitt water tl 0 bouth african di in to bo broken coloma si are i ot rare nn 1 a fligl t yellow til go s differences exist tl e Is fondd in 1 I 0 i everal so tl ut ill can le locality bioni vl ich a I 1 is bome |