July 1 Wednesday – In Kimberley, Sam accompanied A.M. Robeson, assistant engineer to the general manager of DeBeers, Gardner Williams, and viewed the diamond mines and the “Big Hole.” A day’s yield was on display — Sam’s notebook lists it as worth $50,000. In FE, ch. 69 he gives it as $70,000. 

In the evening Sam gave his “At Home” (No. 2) talk at the Kimberley Town Hall, reviewed on July 2 by the Diamond Fields Advertiser [Philippon 23].