Blue ground

Contributor
The University of Arizona Herbarium
Creator
Homer Leroy Shantz
Description
Cultivating 14 inch layer of blueground Bultfontein floor - with cable between 2 traction engines. Mr. Austin Knight, mgr. of the floor, has spent 25 years and found about 3 diamonds. Average about 1/2 karat per load of 1600 lbs. [Shantz travel journal, Sep. 25, 1919]
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Title
azu_shantz_19190925_36360_m
Created
1919-09-25
City
Kimberley
City Then
Kimberley
Continent
Africa
Country
South Africa
Country Then
South Africa
Province
Northern Cape
Is this item in the public domain?
No