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De
Beers mine, location of, 172, i; open workings, 196-209, 248-250, i;
surface area, 220, i; extraction of diamonds, 253, i; underground
workings, 307-314, i.
De Beers mining camp, 175-177, i; growth of, 193-195, i; life in, 210-219, i; fusion in Kimberley, 259, i.
De Beers " Rush," 175, i.
Deccan, diamond fields of, 140, i.
Delhi, the sack of, a.d. 1739, 27-28, i.
Delport's Hope, placer digging, 158, i.
Diamond-bearing deposits, 119-150, ii.
Diamond
cutting, in India, 20, i; scientific cutting begins, 24, i; Oriental
cut, 172, ii; old English single cut, 175,11; cleaving, 179, ii ;
polishing, 184, ii.
Diamond
fields, the, the discovery on the Vaal River, see Chapter IV ; the
discovery at Kimberley, see Chapter VI; people attracted to, 186-188,
i; natives come to the fields, 188, i.
Diamond Field, The, newspaper at Klip-drift, 191, i.
Diamond market, classification for, 151-152, 156-157,11; observations of David Jeffries, 157, 160, 161, ii.
Diamond News, The, the first South African mining town newspaper, 162, i; transferred to Dutoitspan, 191, i.
Diamonds,
earliest discovery of, 5, 9, 12, 14-16, i; romance of, 1, 2, 9-11,
24-31, i; photographed with the Rontgen rays, 2, i; description of, 3,
i; physical properties of, 2, 3, 6, i; mystic powers of, 5-6, i;
Sindbad, tale of, 9-10, i; derived from rock crystals, II, i; grow like
onions, 11, i; reproductive powers of, 11, i; Hebrew references to, 13,
i; identified with adamas, 14, i ; no diamonds found in the
excavations of ancient cities, 15, i; classification of Indian
diamonds, 20, i; famous diamonds enter Europe, 24, i ; outlast
dynasties, 30, i; a shining pebble on bank of a river, 32,1; discovery
of, 114-119,1; the first diamond taken to Colesberg, 120, i ; Dr.
Atherstone's opinion of, 120-121, i; first South African diamond
purchased by Sir Philip Wodehouse, 121, i ; from Vaal River
exceptionally good, 153, i; discovery of Jagersfontein, 164-165, i;
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discovery
at Dutoitspan, 165, i; at Bult-fontein, 172,1; discovery of De Beers
mine, 172, i; discovery of Kimberley mine, 174,1; different appearance
of, 206-208, i; color of, 208, i; production and values, 304-305, i;
winning the, 1-23, ii; formation of, 126-150, ii; swallowed by natives,
84-88, ii; classification of, 151-153, ii; in Borneo, 144, i, 164, ii;
in Brazil, 140-144, i, 163-164, ii; in British Guiana, 135, ii; in
India, I, 16-21, 140, i, 164, ii; in New South Wales, 164, ii; in South
Africa, 119, i ; Orange River sands, 119, i; banks of Vaal River, 122,
i; on farm Zendfon-tein, 123, i; at Jagersfontein, 164, i; at
Dutoitspan, 165-166, i; on farm Bult-fontein, 167, i; at Kimberley,
173, i; methods of extraction, 17-19, i, 140-154, 170-172; 199-206,
253-259, i, 1-23, ii; production of, 206, 305, i, 161-165, 320-323,11;
in meteorites, 141,11; ornamental use of, 12-16, 20, 24, i, 166-167,
ii; cutting and polishing, 168—191, ii; value of, 13, 20, i, 160-161,
ii; market for, 151-161, ii; importation of, 165, ii; world's stock,
166, ii; occurrence of, in America, 328-329, ii.
Diamond washing machines, first rotary, 254, i.
Diggers' committee, chosen, 177, i ; Mining Board takes place of, 235, i.
Dorsfontein,
farm of, 165, 166, i; sold to predecessors of London & South
African Exploration Company, 166, i; original grant, 168, i.
Drainage, 334-337, i.
Drakensberg Mountains, 106, 110, i.
Dunite porphyry, 124, ii.
Durban, the port of, 128, i.
Durbar, 26, i.
Dust storms, 214, i.
Dutch, the first stronghold of the, 61, i; the leader of, 61, i; excursions of, 64-70, i.
Dutch courts, abolition of, 91, i.
Dutoitspan,
discovery of, 165-166, i; opened by prospectors, 169, 172, i;
controlled by diggers' committee, 177, i; growth of camp, 190-193, i;
surface area of mine, 220, i; controlled by De Beers, 302, i; nominal
valuation, 306, i; work is sus-
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