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la Ramuleoneta Mines in red Earth, about 

 15 or 16^ Foot deep, they leldom find a Dia-^ 

 mond of a mangelken weighty but fmall to 

 20 or 30 in a mmgelleen. They are generally 

 of an excellent Cryftalline Water, have a 

 bright clear Skin, inclining frequently to a 

 pale greenifh Colour, are well fhaped, but 

 few of them, pointed ones. There are alfb 

 found among them feveral broken pieces of 

 Diamonds , by the Country People called 



Shemhoes, - 



In Banugunnafellee^ Pendelull^ and Mooda^ 

 W^rumy they dig as at Ramtdconeta^ and in 

 the fame kind of Earth ; they alfo afford 

 Stones much alike, being neighbouring Pla- 

 ces. 



Cummerwillee^ PaulktiH^ and Worktill^ are 

 not far diftant, produce Stones much alike 

 out of the fame coloured Earth, but ve- 

 ry fmall ones even to a hundred in a mm^ 



gelleen* - 



Lurjgefolenr Mines are of a yellowifh Earth 

 Hike thofe of Qmleur,^ its Diamonds are 

 generally well fhaped, globular, few point- 

 ed, of a very good Cryftalline Water and 

 bright Skins ; many of them have a thick 

 dark Grafs-green Skin, fome fpotted alfo 

 with Black, that they feem all foul,, yet are 

 Bot fo, but Within purely white and clean. 

 Their fizes are from 2 or 3 mangelkens down- 

 wards, but f^v/ very fmall. 



Pootloor Mines are of reddifh Earth, but 

 afford Stones much like thofe of Lm^gepoleur^ 

 only fmaller^ under a ?nang€i!een the ge- 

 neral fi7;es are of 3;, ^ of a m^^'^^ 



