The Diamond Fields

The San Francisco Alia California roviews ut length tho explorations and wovk of the vurious diamond mining oompanies, and is well Batisflod that thi-re are in this now enterpriso immense fortunes for tho lucky holdors of "claims." It saya : "It is tima now that all doubt as to tho oxistonco of these diamond fields and thö prövalence of precious stones slioulil be removed. The diamond región hsis been closely ex.imined. antt tho stones received tosted and found to be genuine. Three large diainonds were forwarded to London, England, by une of tho companios, whore they were tosted and pronounoed diamonds of the purest' kini.i.--: It is not olaiined tfeftt tw precious stones aro so profusi'ly scattcj.red itronnd as to be picked u; everywhère and by every one. Hut that they can be t'ound in largar quantitics in those BéJaa than in any Otber diamond field iñ the world is probably truo. The companics are íyaking preparütions to can1) on "fli.iuuind mining" on an extensivo scale, and much the sumo . in gold :md silver mining. Tho Pacific Diamond and Kuhy miniíip; Otm-! pany havo water facilities about riíty i mil(H from the diamond región, and tin y ' aro airead y prejaring to build sluices for mining operationa or tho separation of tho precious ston'es from tho deposits in whioh they are found. Thoy will employ Indiana to pick up tbo stones at a small remuneration, and experts who v.il] bo ablo to piek out tho precious stones.