The Diamond Fields Of South Africa

Author : Jerome L. Babe
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396010064
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The South African Diamond Fields (Classic Reprint) written by Jerome L. Babe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The South African Diamond Fields The Diamond Fields of South Africa occupy, at present, the precise position that the gold discoveries of California and Australia did some years ago. Hundreds of emigrants are waiting for reliable information before starting for these fields. Journalists in the Old World and the New have been attracted by the dazzling accounts of the valuable gems that have been found. These finds have been published with all the attractiveness that bold type could give them, but, with the bare announcement, all information has ended, and most of those who have read the news and sighed at the success of the lucky ones, know as little of the land where these fortunes have been picked up, as they do of the interior arrangement of the crater of Vesuvius. It is a very noticeable feature connected with the diamond regions, that the ih formation which has been disseminated through the medium of the press, has, more frequently than otherwise, been unreliable, and in no instance, probably from the fact that in a newspaper sufficient space could not be afforded, has there been published the details which alone could guide those abroad in determining whether it is advisable for them to try their fortune in diamond digging in South Africa. A large number of pamphlets, it is true, have been circulated; but it must be remembered that most, if not all of them, have emanated from those who have some object or other to induce emigration. The writer of this has no interest to serve but that of giving those particulars which he conceives will be of assistance to those whose thoughts are turned toward the Cape Colony in consequence of these diamond discoveries. It is very probable that this pamphlet may have the effect of prevent ing some men from throwing up comfortable certainties at home to embark in this great diamond lottery; but those who come, after hav ing gone carefully through this work, will, it is certain, be of the right class; and will no more regret their hazard at the fields than the colony will have to mourn over their presence. But it is patent that. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.