Life in the new diamond diggings
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- Life in the new diamond diggings
- Author
- J Sinkankas
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- 1873
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Life in the new diamond diggings
Author: Miller, R. W.
Year: 1873
Article in: Scribner's monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5 (March 1873), pp. 529-539. "Excellent, firsthand account of both dry & wet diggings, how done, recovery of diamonds, problems in the dry, ie, kimberlite, diggings, miner's habits & customs, natives, etc. Important early account with attractive, lively engravings showing scenes, diggings, miners at their labor, etc."--Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 4482. Author is writing from Du Toit's Pan, and also mentions Alexandersfonteâin, Bultfontein and "Vooruit Zigt" commonly known as De Beers.
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