On April 10, 1908, when he was scouting near the railway station at Grassplatz near Kolmanskop , he discovered several stones in which he suspected diamonds.
Als er am 10. April 1908 in der Nähe des Bahnhofs Grasplatz bei Kolmanskuppe Flugsand wegschaufelte, entdeckte er mehrere Steine, in denen er Diamanten vermutete.