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Herodotus, 38, i; records the rounding of
Africa 610 B.C., 42-43, i. Hertzog, J. B. M., letter of, 272-273, ii. Hickson-Mahony, Capt., commands K. L. H.
during siege, 277, ii. Homcm, Vasco Fernandez, governor of East
Africa, 49-51, i. Hond, Louis, purchase of farm Bultfontein,
167, i. Hop, Capt. Hendrik, leads expedition to
Vigiti Magna, Si, i. Hoskyns, Leigh, interest in De Beers mine,
279, i. Hughes, Rev. James, establishes Baptist
church, 104, ii. Humboldt, discovers diamonds in the Ural
Mountains, 145, i. Hurley, Edgar Eager, forms Hopetown Company, 167, i.
Ibrahim, the Arab, drew gold from Sofala, 45. i-
Jacobs, Daniel, Voortrekker, settled near Hopetown, 117, i; his widow gave first South African diamond to Van Niekerk, 119, i.
Jaeger, A. de, on Brazilian production, 163, ii.
James the Second carries off the brilliant " Sancy," 25, i.
Jameson,
Dr. L. S., visits Lobengula, 221, ii; leads road party, 222, ii;
appointed administrator of Mashonaland, 224, ii; warns Matabele
marauders, 225, ii; raises force of nine hundred men and takes
Bulawayo, 226, ii; takes seat in Bula-wayo as administrator, 228, ii.
Jarlet, French diamond cutter, 190, ii.
Jeffries, David, "A Treatise on Diamonds," 157, 160, ii.
Jehan, Shah, the "Great Mogul" presented to him, 27, i.
Jeremiah, mentions diamond, 4, 13, i.
Jessels, Sir George, Barnato related to, 268, i.
Jones, Edward, sinks first shaft bottom Kim-berley open mine, 244-245, i.
Jones, J. M., defence of Premier mine, 25 7, ii.
Kalangu, the, tribe, 49, i. Keane, Prof. A. H., views re the Gold of Ophir, 74, i.
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Keate,
Lieut. Gov. of Natal, as referee, gives diamond fields to the British,
180, i ; a just decision, 182, i; the best practical settlement, 183,
i.
Kekewich,
Lieut. Col. R. G., appointed commandant of Kimberley, 243, ii ;
declares Kimberley district in state of siege, 249, ii; forces at his
disposal, 249, ii ; reply to demand by the Boers to surrender, 273, ii;
attends Labram's funeral, 298, ii; receives message from Lord Roberts,
310, ii.
King, an early digger on the Vaal River, 125, i.
Kirsh, Dr., on the first diamond, 120, i.
Kirsten, Fred, makes experiments re saving diamonds, 19, ii; discovers affinity between diamonds and grease, 20, ii.
Kisch, T. B., an original locator, Kimberley mine, 174, i.
Kleveer, a Dutch writer, on traditional Ophir, 55, i.
Kruger,
Stephen J. Paul, president of the South African Republic (Transvaal), I
S3, i; description of, 183-184, i; schemes of, 311, ii.
Kunz, George F., gem expert Messrs. Tiffany and Company, re formation
of the diamond, 133, ii ; percentage of diamonds imported into the
United States, 165, ii; the world's stock of diamonds, 166, ii; on
occurrence of diamonds, Appendix IX.
Labram,
George, manager crushing plant, 19, ii; designs "Long Cecil," 290, ii;
devised percussion fuse, 291, ii; death of, 296, ii; funeral of,
297-298, ii.
Lavoisier, on burning a diamond, 126, ii.
Lawn,
Prof. J. G., School of Mines, Kimberley, 101, ii ; finds corundum in
Frank Smith mine, 123, ii; analysis of mineral associated with the
diamond, 147, ii.
Lawrence, Mr. Justice, Kimberley library built up under his fostering care, 99, ii.
Leggett, Thomas II., views on compound system at Kimberley, 88, ii.
Lewanika, king of the Barotse, makes treaty with Charter Company, 235, ii.
Lewis, Prof. Henry Carvill, names the diamond-bearing ground kimberlite, 124, ii; on the formation of the diamond,
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