On the occasion in question I happened to have in my pocket a carefully prepared lump of alum which, had it been a diamond, would have weighed about fifteen CARATS.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
It was in the course of this sorting that most of the diamonds weighing from ten CARATS downward were found.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
None of the stones were large; the heaviest weighed only about fourteen CARATS, and the general quality was exceptionally poor.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully