The Diamond Mines of South Africa: Some Account of their Rise and Development.
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Title
The Diamond Mines of South Africa: Some Account of their Rise and Development.
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Geological Sciences
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Description
“In the mines operated by the De Beers Company alone, more than eleven thousand African natives are employed below and above ground, coming from the Transvaal, Basutoland, and Bechuanaland, from districts far north of the Limpopo and the Zambesi, and from the Cape Colony on the east and the south to meet the swarms flocking from Delagoa Bay and countries along the coast of the Indian Ocean, while a few cross the continent from Damaraland and Namaqualand, and the coast washed by the Atlantic. The larger number are roughly classed as Basutos, Shanganes, M'umbanes, and Zulus, but there are many Batlapins from Bechuanaland, Amafengu, and a sprinkling of nearly every other tribe in South Africa” (Williams 1902: 412-413).
Creator
Gardner F. Wiliams
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Date Created
1902
Source
Williams, G. 1902. The Diamond Mines of South Africa: Some Account of their Rise and Development. New York, London: Macmillan.
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geology
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diamonds
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Mantle Room
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Alpheus Williams
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teaching
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collection
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engineering
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Gardner Williams
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Cecil John Rhodes
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Kimberley
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Text