 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 pàgines
...to eighty pounds weight of the earth. The water being then allowed to pass in by degrees, the earth is spread abroad, and continually raked up to the...as to be kept in constant motion. This operation is continued for a quarter of an hour, when the water begins to run cleorer : and, the earthy particles... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 788 pàgines
...distances, three high chairs are placed for the overseers, who are no sooner seated than the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rake of a peculiar form, and having a short handle, with which he rakes into the trough from fifty to eighty pounds weight of the... | |
 | 1822 - 430 pàgines
...TUB NIC-NAC. (without backs) for the officers or overseers. And after they are seated, the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rake of a...peculiar form and short handle, with which he rakes in the trough about fifty or eighty poundj weight of cascalhao. The water being then let upon it, the... | |
 | 1822 - 872 pàgines
...three high chairs (without backs) for the officers or overseers. After they are seated, the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rake of a...peculiar form and short handle, with •which he rakes in the trough about fifty or sixty pounds weight of cascalaao. When a negro finds a diamond, he immediately... | |
 | 1822 - 184 pàgines
...distances, three high chairs are placed for the overseers, who are no sooner seated than the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rake of a peculiar form and having a short handle, with which he rakes into the trough from fifty to eighty pounds •weight of... | |
 | Charles Hulbert - 1823 - 374 pàgines
...fifty to eighty pounds weight of cascalhao. The water being then let in, the cascalhao is spread about and continually raked up to the head of the trough,...in constant motion. This operation is performed for about a quarter of an hour : the water then begins to run clearer, in consequence of the earthy particles... | |
 | 1823 - 442 pàgines
...backs) for the officers or overseers. And after they are sealed, the negroes enter the troughs, eacli provided with a rake of a peculiar form and short handle, with which he rakes in the trough about fifty or eighty pound,, weight of cascaíhao. The water being then let upon it,... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1825 - 366 pàgines
...or overseers. After they are seated, the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rake with a short handle, with which he rakes into the trough about fifty or eighty pounds weight of cascalho. The water being then let in upon it, the cascalho is spread abroad, and continually raked... | |
 | 1825 - 356 pàgines
...or overseers. After they are seated, the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rake with a short handle, with which he rakes into the trough about fifty or eighty pounds weight of cascalho. The water being then let in upon it, the cascalho is spread abroad, and continually raked... | |
 | William Adams (M.A.) - 1832 - 516 pàgines
...three high chairs (without backs) for the officers or overseers. After they are seated, the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rake of a...pounds weight of cascalhao. The water being then let upon it, the cascalhao is spread abroad and continually raked up to the head of the trough, so as to... | |
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... of cascalhao. The water being then let in upon it, the cascalhao is spread abroad and continually raked up to the head of the trough, so as to be kept in constant motion. This operation is performed for the space of a quarter of an hour; the water... 
