The Diamond Mines Of South Africa Vol 1 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The Diamond Mines of South Africa, Vol. 1 The original edition of my work was submitted to the judg ment of the public without preface, for I must agree with the View of Thomas Hughes, that a preface is unnecessary if an author is content to have his aim read in what he has written. I do not depart from this view now in desiring to acknowledge the very kindly appreciation accorded to the first edition by the representative critics of the press and by the public, and my particular indebtedness to the many friends who have taken pains to furnish me with desired information and valuable illustrations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.