I could learn, is never found in any matrix or vein, but always in small grains nearly in a pure state, from the size of a pin's head to that of a pea, scattered through a large body of sand or clay, and in this state it is called by the Mandingoes sanoo... Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa - Seite 298von Mungo Park - 1799 - 372 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Ezra Sampson - 1807 - 506 Seiten
...country of Mumlinc, which borders upon the river Niger. The gold of Manding is ne\er found in a mine, but always in small grains, nearly in a pure state, from the size of n pin's heud, to that of a pt-u, scattered through u large body of sand or clay. Л» soon as their... | |
| William Nicholson - 1808 - 900 Seiten
...substances arc interspersed among their texture, easilydistinginMied by i lens. The most abundant is from the size of a pin's head to that of a pea, opake, with a little lustre like that of enamel, of a gray colour sometime? inclining to brown, and... | |
| 1811 - 854 Seiten
...days he died. The upper part of the skull was found upon dissection to have many deep holes in it, from the size of a pin's head to that of a pea, produced, as it seemed, by warty cartilaginous substances growing from the tunica arachnoidia, which... | |
| Walter Scott - 1811 - 860 Seiten
...days he died. The upper part of the skull was found upon dissection to have many deep holes in it, from the size of a pin's head to that of a pea, produced, г* it seemed, by_warty cartilaginous substances growing fro m the tunica arachnoidia, which... | |
| Mungo Park - 1813 - 374 Seiten
...southwest of Kamalia, the salt market is often supplied, at the same time, with rock-salt from the Great Desert, and sea-salt from the Rio Grande; the price...and in this state, it is called by the Mandingoes aanoo munko, (gold powder.) It is, however, extremely probable, by •what I could learn of the situation... | |
| Ezra Sampson - 1813 - 434 Seiten
...country of Manding, which borders upon the river Niger. The gold of Manding is never found in a mine, but always in small grains, nearly in a pure state,...pea, scattered through a large body of sand or clay. As soon 'as their harvest is over, the Mandingo negroes go in search of gold dust. Some gather up the... | |
| Priscilla Wakefield - 1814 - 396 Seiten
...principal commodities of this part of Africa. The gold of Manding is always found in small grains, from the size of a pin's head to that of a pea, scattered through a large body of sand or clay, and is most probably washed down by repeated torrents from the neighbouring hills. When the harvest is... | |
| Mungo Park - 1816 - 576 Seiten
...south-west of Kamalia, the salt market is often supplied, at the same time, with rocksalt from the Great Desert, and sea-salt from the Rio Grande ; the price...body of sand or clay ; and in this state it is called fay the Mandingoes s<z«o0 munko," gold powder." It is, however, extremely probable, by what I could... | |
| Ezra Sampson - 1816 - 432 Seiten
...country of Manding, which borders upon the river Niger. The gold of Manding is never found in a mine, but always in small grains, nearly in a pure state,...pea, scattered through a large body of sand or clay. As soon as their harvest is over the Mandingo negroes go in search of gold dust. Some gather up the... | |
| R. P. Forster - 1818 - 508 Seiten
...Mantling is never found in any vein, but jdways-m' small grains, nearly in a pure state, from the si?e pf a pin's head to that of a pea, scattered through a...sand or clay ; and in this state it is called by the natives, gold-powder. When the streams and torrents of autumn have subsided, the sand is dug up, and... | |
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