found
at the New Premier Mine near Pretoria on January 25th, 1905. It was
found in the yellow ground, about 18 feet below the surface. It was
named the " Cullinan," after the chairman of the Premier Company. Its
weight is 3,024-3/4 carats, and in size it may be roughly compared with
a man's tightly-clenched fist, its longest measurement being rather
over 4 inches. A detailed account of it will be found in the paper by
Dr. Hatch and Mr. G. Corstorphine ("Trans. Geological Soc. of S.
Africa," Vol. VIII., p. 26). A great satisfaction will doubtless be
felt by all lovers of precious stones at the decision of the Transvaal
Colony to present this famous Diamond to His Majesty the King, thus
ensuring to the Empire its possession for all time.
The
largest Brazilian Diamond is the " Star of the South," found near
Bagagem in 1853. It weighed 254-1/2 carats when rough and was cut into
a brilliant of 125 carats.
A great mass of information concerning Diamond will be found in the work by M. E. Boutan ("Le Diamant," Paris, 1886).
