Then, in 1881, a small reef was discovered at Kromdraai in the Cradle and, within a few years, the Kromdraai Gold Mining Company was formed and part of the farm was declared a public digging.
Kutani hi, 1881, ku kumekile muhocho wuntsongo lowunga kumeka e Kromdraai eka Cradle, kutani endzhaku ka malembe nyana, kusimekiwile Kromdraai Gold Mining Company naswona xiphemu xa purasi xi endliwa ndzhawu leyi kungata ceriwa mugodi hi vaaki.