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Koh-i-nur,
the, extorted by Runjeet Singh, I, i; old cutting, I, i; where found,
17, i, 168, ii; " Mountain of Light," romance of, 27-28, i; in
possession of Queen Victoria, 28, i; cutting of, 184, 186, ii.
Koh-i-tur, Mountain of Sinai, 27-28, i.
Korhaan, the smaller bustard, varieties of, 136, i.
Kraal, description of, 135, i.
Kwa-Kwa, men of men, 60, i.
Labor, 340-341, i.
Lace mine, 329, ii.
Languages, substitution of English for Dutch, 91, i.
Lapidaries, 187-191, ii.
Larkin's Flat, diggers' camp on the Vaal, 158, i.
Leicester mine, 326-327, ii.
Library, the Public, 99, ii.
Lighting the mines by electricity, 337, i; other electric services, 338, i.
Locusts, swarms of, 133, i.
London & South African Exploration Company, successors of Hopetown Company, 168, i; leases diggings, 196, i; leases Bultfontein mine, 343, i; transfer of property to De Beers, no, ii.
"Long Cecil," a 4.1 inch gun made during the siege, 290—293, ii.
Lydenburg, mines of, 212-213, ii.
Mancala, a Syrian game, played by natives,
78-79, ii. Manica, position of, 51, i; placer mines of,
51,
i. Market auctions, 211, 213, i. Mashonaland, 220-223, ii, relief of,
229, ii. Mashonas, brutal forays on the, 225, ii. Masonic Temple, 100,
ii. Matabeleland, 105, i, 219, 220, 222, 235, ii;
key to South Africa, 240, ii. Matabeles, 103, i, 221, 226, 228, 229, ii. Meteorites, 141, ii.
Minerals associated with diamonds, 18-19,11. Mines, of King Solomon, 41, i; of Ophir,
52,1. Mining, method of, in India, 19, i; Central
Company's method of, 307-308, i; Goul-
die's method, 312, i; present system,
315, i; perils of, 24, ii; rules, 25, ii.
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Mining
Board, necessity for, 235, i; work performed by, 236, 238, i; Kendric
shaft sunk by, 238, i; lack of foresight of, 239, i; debt of, 24I, i.
Mining
claims, river diggings, 146-150, i; Jagersfontein, 165, i; Dutoitspan,
169--172, i; Kimberley, 175, i; Bultfontein, 176, i; size of, 177, 196,
197, 236,
237. '· Mirages, illusions of, 133, i. Modderfontein, first reached by explorers,
83. i·
Modder River, region of, 136, 137, i.
Moero, Lake, 235, ii.
"Mogul, The Great," where found, 17, i ; reference to, 27, i.
Monomotapa, dynasty name, 54, i; traditional empire of, 55-58, i; the myth of, 70, i.
Montrose Diamond Mining Company, 329, ii.
Mud rushes, 42-44, ii.
"Nassak, The," 16, i.
Natalia, Boer Republic of, 109, i.
Nationalities of employes, 341, i.
Natives,
the Zulus, method of warfare, 94-97, i ; the warlike Amaswazis, 96, i ;
the Matabele, 97, i ; tribal fights, 98, i ; treachery of the Zulus,
106, i ; attack the Boers and are utterly routed, 107, i ; the death of
Dingaan, 109, i; attracted to the diamond fields, 188, i; color of,
188, i; dress of, 189, i ; motley swarm of, 218-219, i; their savage
habits, 218, i; fond of sport, 73-80, ii; as musicians, 75, ii ; as
gamblers, 78,11 ; Chuba and Mancala, 78-79, ii.
New Jagersfontein Mining and Exploration Company Limited, 358, i.
Newlands mine, 148, 327, ii.
New Rush, Colesberg Kopje, original name of Kimberley mine, 173, i ; rechristened Kimberley, 175, i.
New South Wales, production of diamonds, 164, ii.
Niekerk's Rush, diggers' camp on the Vaal, 158, 1.
Olifants River, discovered and named by
Danckert, 65, i ; no rain north of, for
1 twelve months, 67, i; no exploration
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