The Diamond Mines of South Africa : Some Account of their Rise and Development (Paperback)

1. The ancient adamas; 2. In traditional Ophir land; 3. The pioneer advance; 4. The discovery; 5. The camps on the Vaal; 6. The rush to Kimberley; 7. The great white camps; 8. Opening the craters; 9. The moving men; 10. The essential combination; 11. Systematic mining; 12. Winning the diamonds; 13. Obstacles and perils; 14. The workers in the mines; 15. The mining towns; 16. Formation of the diamond; 17. The diamond market; 18. Cutting and polishing; 19. An uplifting power; Appendix; Index.