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DU TOIT II.
The Pan Diggings, South Africa—Active Mining Operations in 1871—The first important '· Find."
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HIS
stone is named after the "Du Toit's Pan," dry diggings,* in South
Africa. The mine belonged to Mr. Van Wyke, and it began to prove
attractive to a few diamond hunters for the first time in 1870. It is
situated about twenty-four miles from the Vaal river. Within a short
time after the first really active operations, some fine stones were
discovered, and in 1871, there sprang up quite a lively encampment of
diggers. "The Pan" is now worked by several mining companies. The " Du
Toit II," was found by Messrs. Stevens and Raath, on July 21, 1871. It
weighed in the rough, 124 carats.
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