The owner of the mine, Joachim Prinsloo, had sold land to both gold and diamond prospectors before and would not sell, but Cullinan succeeded in purchasing the land for # 52,000 from Prinsloo's daughter, who inherited the farm after her father's death.
The owner of the mine had sold land to both gold and diamond prospectors before. The owner of the mine would not sell. Joachim Prinsloo was the mine. Cullinan succeeded in purchasing the land for # 52,000 from Prinsloo's daughter. Prinsloo's daughter inherited the farm after her father's death.