The Diamond Mines of South Africa Some Account of Their Rise And Development
The Diamond Mines of South Africa Some Account of Their Rise And Development
Gardner Fred Williams
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"To the Cape for Diamonds, " Frederic Boyle, London, 1873. "Diamond Fields of South Africa, by One who has visited the Fields, " New York, 1872. s_> $ THE CAMPS ON THE VAAL Camping on the banks of the Vaal was rarely unpleasant to any one accustomed to a life in the open country, and even the townsmen found little to grumble about. As soon as they reached the Diamond Fields, the prospectors looked about for good spots on which to lodge their wagons and pitch their tents. Some took to the fields... small circular or " bell " tents, but the greater part preferred a square or oblong " wall " tent, commonly ten feet long and eight wide. From a central ridgepole, propped at each end, the canvas roof was stretched to side posts four feet high, from which flaps hung to the ground. This shelter served as a home for two or three men, and a storehouse for their stinted outfit. It was not spacious, but even a little tent was a welcome change from the cramped bunking in mass under a wagon cover, and the airy, clean, canvas chamber was Washing Diamond Gravel by Machinery at Gong Gong, 1880.
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