distrust
of the permanency of the diamond-bearing deposits and the consequent
stability and future of the city that was founded upon them. But later,
as systematic development gave subÂstantial assurance of the endurance
of the mines, the advance in the architectural beauty of the residences
and public buildings in Kimberley has been marked. Now many of the
residences of the more wealthy townspeople are not only substantial,
but disÂtinctly ornate in character, with widespreading verandas rising
in the midst of green lawns and lovely gardens. Some of the public
buildings already erected or in process of erection need not fear
comparison with any like structures in any city of its size in the
world.
