New England needed no prompting to take up arms; for she presently learned to her cost that, though feeble and prostrate, Canada could sting.Our
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The Hard Journey to the Diamond Fields
Day after day, as the diamond-seekers from Cape Town plodded on with their creaking wagons, the same purpled brown face was out spread before them of
Easter, 2021
This holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. This is significant because only a divine authority can reverse death.When
Fortune-Hunters Travel to the Diamond Fields
Everything in the form of a carriage, from a chaise to a buck wagon, was pressed into service, but the best available transport was the big trekking
First Systematic Search for the Diamonds
The first systematic digging and sifting of the ground were begun by a party of prospectors from Natal at the mission station of Hebron.Continuing
Initial Search for the Diamonds
It was ten months from the time of the discovery at Hopetown before a second diamond was found, and this was in a spot more than thirty miles away, on
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 11
He formed three war-parties of picked men, one at Montreal, one at Three Rivers, and one at Quebec; the first to strike at Albany, the second at the
The Shiny Stone
This report was a revelation that transformed the despised karrooland as the grimy Cinderella was transfigured by the wand of her fairy
Diamonds Discovered in South Africa
This series has eight easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: Here Be Diamonds.IntroductionThe story of the Kimberley diamond-field