 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1841 - Počet stránok 516
...thumb, whereupon an overseer receives it from him, and deposits it in a bowl suspended from the eentrc of the structure, half full of water. In this vessel all the diamonds found in the course of the day aie placed ; at the close of the work they are taken out and weighed by the principal officer, and... | |
 | 1842 - Počet stránok 432
...stands upright and clasps his hands ; then he extends them, holding the gem between his fore finger and thumb. An overseer receives it from him, and deposits it in a bowl, which is half filled with water. In this vessel all the Diamonds which are found in the course... | |
 | 1843 - Počet stránok 316
...stands upright and clasps his hands ; then he extends them, holding the gem between his fore finger and thumb. An overseer receives it from him, and deposits it in a howl, which is half filled with water. In this. vessel all the Diamonds which are found in the courseof... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1856 - Počet stránok 932
...between his fore finger and thumb, whereupon an overseer receives it from him, and deposits it in a bowl suspended from the centre of the structure, half...diamonds found in the course of the day are placed ; at the close of the work they are taken out and weighed by the principal officer, and are then registered... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1856 - Počet stránok 802
...between his fore finger and thumb, whereupon an overseer receives it from him, and fepoiiu it in a bowl suspended from the centre of the structure, half...diamonds found in the course of the day are placed ; at the close of the work they are taken out and weighed by the principal officer, and are then registered... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1813 - Počet stránok 824
...diamonds. When a ncgroe finds one, he immediately stands upright and claps his hands, then extends them, holding the gem between his fore-finger and thumb;...in a gamella or bowl, suspended from the centre of ibe structure, half full of water. In this vessel alt the diamonds found in the course of the day are... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1823 - Počet stránok 478
...upright, and clasps his hands : he then extends them, holding the gem between the fore finger and the thumb. An overseer receives it from him, and deposits it in a bowl, suspended from the centre of the structure, and half filled with water. In this vessel all the... | |
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... are thrown out, and afterwards those of inferior size ; then the whole is examined with great care for diamonds. When a negro finds one, he immediately stands upright and... 
