▁w ane , ▁Meyer ▁had ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁min ing ▁commission er ▁as ▁well . ▁On ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁some ▁sources ▁but ▁more ▁likely ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ), ▁he ▁borrow ed ▁a ▁prospect or ’ s ▁license ▁and ▁st aked ▁a ▁claim ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁in ▁Do orn f onte in ▁as ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Be zu iden h out , ▁thus ▁co - found ing ▁the ▁successful ▁Meyer ▁& ▁Char l ton ▁Mine . ▁ ▁Before ▁long , ▁the ▁bon anza ▁was ▁so ▁difficult ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁that ▁Meyer ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁declare ▁open ▁prospect ing , ▁which ▁P ret oria ▁agreed ▁to ▁in ▁an ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁declaration . ▁C . J . ▁J ou bert ▁and ▁R iss ik ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁determine ▁which ▁far ms ▁would ▁be ▁affected . ▁They ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁Meyer ▁in ▁his ▁various ▁capac ities . ▁ ▁His ▁store ▁in ▁K lip riv iers berg ▁was ▁supplied ▁by ▁bul lock ▁cart ▁from ▁Kim ber ley ▁and ▁Piet erm ar itz burg , ▁introdu cing ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁to ▁many ▁from ▁the ▁Natal ▁Col ony . ▁A ▁min ers ’ ▁camp ▁near ▁his ▁hold ings ▁was ▁mainly ▁populated ▁by ▁min ers ▁from ▁that ▁area ▁as ▁well , ▁l ending ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁that ▁Natal k amp ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁nearby - flow ing ▁Nat als pr