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Gold/Mining/Energy : ASHTON MINING OF CANADA (ACA) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Gord Bolton who wrote (6448)	10/31/1998 6:44:00 PM
From: average joe	Respond to of 7966

Hi Gord, The main interest in South Africa started with just one stone. This stone was given to a doctor by a poor patient who could not afford a medical bill. That same stone was given to a ships captain to get tested in England by that same doctor and hence the rush to the Transvaal. The recent interest in Siberia was started in the 50's by a Shaman (who was later shot) and again by just one stone. However, early interest in Russian diamonds go back at least 500 years and to some of the ancient trading routes. The only old diamond stories in (at least related to big stones) Canada are from along the Rainy River in S. Ontario. Rothschild financed many of the expeditions along the Rainy in search of diamonds. The Jesuit fathers wrote about diamond and ruby (G'10) in their chronicles. Sorry guys but there is no net reference on this stuff, just hard digging. over and out - aj