DIAMONDS. (To the Editor.)
Sir, —In a work describing the Trans Vaal Republic, published long before diamonds were discovered there, I was greatly struck with the similarity existing between the prominent geological features of what has since turned out the most extraordinary < diamond tields of South Africa and the valley of the Molyneux from Beaumont upwards. I think it not improbable that diamonds may yet be discovered here, and with a view to awaking some interest in the matter, I would ask you, Mr. Editor, to have the goodness to describe the appearances presented by diamonds in the rough state. I would not trouble you were it not that there is no authority here which I can consult ; and from one or two enquiries [ have made of individuals I have arrived at the conclusion that the great majority of us would not know a diamond in its natural state, even if we happened to drop across one. Apologising for thus troubling you, I remain y o urs, &c. , H . G. [Perhaps some of our readers can, from practical experience, supply the information sought by our correspondent. — Ed. "T. T."J
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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 170, 11 May 1871, Page 6
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189DIAMONDS. (To the Editor.) Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 170, 11 May 1871, Page 6
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