| 单词 | gold dust |
| 例句 | Perhaps one of the apprentices had been hiding gold dust in his sandal. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z As if I was some kind of expert on gold dust, butterflies, and blood. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Looking for dust? What, gold dust? What sort of dust?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the tarred roads spring potholes like surprise presents and the air smells of hills and history and the sunlight scatters the sand and turns it into gold dust. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z As Hazel talked, her hair floated around her face in a cloud—like brown earth and gold dust in a miner’s pan. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Was that why I fought my way out of Durango? Was that why I built an empire greater than El Dorado’s? El Dorado bathed in gold dust every day. Did you know that?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But just as she began to turn away, she saw something gleaming on the windowsill: In the spaces where the paint had cracked, gold dust glittered. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll be able to tell,” her mother told her, “because wherever they touch, they’ll leave a bit of gold dust behind.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z What could be easier than to drop a pinch of gold dust, a few nuggets, into a wineskin instead of into the washing vats? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When I read The California Gold Rush no one lifted a finger unless they were paid in gold nuggets or gold dust. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Finally, they cover my entire body in a powder that makes me shimmer in gold dust. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z After centuries of these baths, gold dust carpeted the lake floor. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He drops the scroll and it vanishes in a shower of gold dust. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps a little of its happiness still clung like gold dust to her lashes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It was the name used by the Spaniards to describe the native Colombian chief who, covered in gold dust, dove into a lake as part of a tribal ritual. 'Boardwalk Empire' Finale Recap: Golden Memories 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z There’s still cynicism about this, but it’s marketing gold dust. Food that looks good enough to… Instagram 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Unless the film-makers fess up, it's hard to spot where fact ends and fiction begins, but the debate generates column inches, which is gold dust for a film without a big marketing budget. Anne Billson: Why we love questioning faux-or-not docs such as Catfish 2010-12-16T21:44:00Z But only the future knows where the gold dust lies. Ruskin archive: dust-up 2012-10-28T23:24:13Z Many of the season’s best sandals look like they’ve been dipped in 24-karat gold dust — a glimmer, not to mention a shimmer, of what’s ahead for fall. T Magazine: Metal Detection 2011-06-15T13:00:18Z There is a strain of magic realism that emerges in “Lodge 49,” but just the barest amount, like a smudge of gold dust. Review: ‘Lodge 49,’ Where Beautiful Losers Join the Club 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Indeed, when the cynic in me first heard the exhibition’s title, I wondered if it was a calculated move to capture some of that gold dust. Exhibition on China and Fashion Proves Golden for Met 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z “Provenance has become just gold dust in Judaica,” said Daniel E. Kestenbaum, the owner of the auction house. Antiques: Judaica From Tuck Collection in London to Be Auctioned 2012-11-15T21:51:19Z The ease and pleasure of a long marriage is like gold dust. Richard E Grant: ‘I can never be an arse, or someone will tweet it’ 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z But as she watched Simpson’s story of how she locked a man in her basement, tortured and killed him, Waller-Bridge spied “gold dust.” The Wild Inspirations for ‘Killing Eve’ 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z His limbs release bodily fluids; vines flow from his arms; gold dust pours out of his sleeves. L.A. Opera goes cutting edge in double bill of Purcell, Bartók 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z “You knew who he was inside, but you watched him become something else in front of you. And that,” he said, snapping his fingers for emphasis, “was just gold dust for me. I loved it.” Adrian Lester Finally Arrives on Broadway, via Wall Street 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The kind of press we had is like gold dust. 'Over one hour everything was cancelled' – how coronavirus devastated the film industry 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z “That stuff is gold dust,” he said offhandedly. Ladies and Gentlemen, Daniel Craig 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Never one to sleep, he has also found time to sprinkle musical gold dust over 100 young musicians from Tower Hamlets, Barking, Dagenham and beyond. Los Angeles Philharmonic/Dudamel; Written on Skin – review 2013-03-17T00:06:26Z Only his models’ eyelashes, glittering with gold dust, hinted at the richness to come. Perspective | Fashion commits many sins. It’s trying to redeem itself. 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z She went to work in a munitions factory, coming home sprinkled, I thought, with gold dust. Blitz Street, Out of the Frying Pan and Coronation Street 2010-04-19T22:05:00Z And what better way to celebrate a movie about the rising up of an underclass than a party where waiters were dutifully spraying gold dust on mini chocolate Oscars for the guests’ enjoyment? Self-flagellation and stuffed goodie bags: my night at the tacky, endearing Oscars 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z When this factory closed in 1981, the staff turned the key and walked away, leaving everything in place, including gold dust in the floorboards. 36 Hours: Birmingham, England 2012-01-26T18:29:09Z The gentleman who ran the local cafe would give Kurt sheets of wrapping paper, and this was like gold dust to him because normally he worked on bark or something he could pick up. Remembering artist Kurt Schwitters 2013-01-29T08:12:45Z Tiffany's skill scatters gold dust over the weaknesses. Narrative; Cannibals; Once – review 2013-04-13T23:06:25Z He has transformed himself into a heavenly shower of sparkling gold dust, and in that form descends on Danae’s reclining nude body. Can We Ever Look at Titian’s Paintings the Same Way Again? 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z “That’s gold dust. I love feeling like I’m in that first audience that went to the Globe to see ‘The Merchant of Venice.’ ” Hugh Jackman Returns to Broadway in ‘The River’ 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z She was treated to a dish of peacock, complete with tails, and chicken pilau sprinkled with gold dust. The Fishing Fleet by Anne de Courcy - review 2012-07-13T21:55:05Z The former liquor cabinet was made around 1640 by Japanese artisans layering resin and gold dust. Antiques: Discoveries in the Past Year’s Auctions 2013-12-26T18:37:39Z Frida is crushed and knocked unconscious, covered in blood and gold dust spraying out from a cone carried by another passenger. Frida: raises an eyebrow 2010-06-17T09:09:00Z The spiraling hedges are planted with gold dust croton, a leafy green plant dotted with yellow. This space artist changed the way we see the universe 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z "He is like gold dust," former England captain Nasser Hussain told Sky Sports. 'He's gold dust' - Archer stars after 'long road' back 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Midway through this window, the new notes are like gold dust and it is very difficult to get hold of them. Nigeria's cash crunch: Hunting out savings from under mattresses 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Add 0.75 ounces mulled wine slowly into the corner of the glass, and then sprinkle edible gold dust over the half of the surface to cover and garnish. Holiday advice for home bartenders, plus 4 festive cocktails 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z "What children say to me time and time again, is that having a parent who is present is gold dust." Cost of Living: How to talk to children about Christmas 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Now tickets are like "gold dust" and supporters are dreaming of Europe. Will Newcastle turn 'big six' into 'big seven'? 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Its ingredients include lead oxide, quartz and gold dust. AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong’s last hand-painted porcelain factory 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z His interest in combining language and pictograms was enhanced when he learned, in the early 1970s, about Akan gold weights, a pre-colonial system of cast bronze and copper objects used for weighing gold dust. Review | MoMA is finally paying attention to great artists from Africa 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z "Closure to a family is like gold dust, something that you crave for, that you need," he said. George Murdoch: 1983 Aberdeen cheese-wire murder on Crimewatch Live 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z What happened to England against Ireland on Saturday will be gold dust for the future. ‘England’s loss to Ireland is gold dust' 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Only the king had the right to own gold nuggets, although gold dust freely circulated in the marketplace. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Yep, Miami’s DJ Khaled dropped “bling wings” topped with 24-karat gold dust and edible diamonds to promote his restaurant Another Wing. Celebs, fashion, 24k chicken wings kick of Miami’s Art Basel 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z They all ate a bakery cake with a thick layer of frosting mixed with a “gold dust.” Decorating a cake with glitter? Check that it’s edible 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Others claimed to see it — golden auras or gold dust or feathers of angels drifting down. An American Kingdom 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Others claimed to see it – golden auras or gold dust or feathers of angels drifting down. An American Kingdom 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z They were followed by 80 camels, each carrying 300 pounds of gold dust. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A colleague, who was allowed to do a small amount of drilling, said he briefly saw a flash of gold and what appeared to be gold dust on the drill bit. The FBI searched cave for Civil War gold, fearing Pa. officials would seize it, new court documents show 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Overnight, webcams went from mundane computer accessories to gold dust. No end to Covid-19 webcam shortage 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z He even made a play for Alaska’s beaches, which were common areas open to anyone who wanted to sift for gold dust in the surf. Review: ‘Conspiracy’ tells of gold rush and Gilded Age greed 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Wherever you looked - even on the ground - you could find the artistic equivalent of gold dust- such as early American photographs that were 100 years old. 'I left her as a baby - 16 years later she saved my life' 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Some items have become like gold dust during the coronavirus pandemic - shining light on what we really consider to be essential to our daily lives. Will you really have to wait until 2021 for a new bike? 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z For more than a decade, he packed and repacked his treasure chest, sprinkling in gold dust and adding hundreds of rare gold coins and gold nuggets. Forrest Fenn’s treasure hidden in Rocky Mountains found 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z This could be electoral gold dust: "It's an element that's been missing so far, No politician has really made an emotional connection with voters," Prof Flinders says. Six ways to improve TV election debates 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z It was like gold dust to find, and I did actually get my hands on it somehow. Want to win 'The Great British Baking Show'? You'll need her help 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z To turn gold dust into nuggets, they stirred in mercury, which binds the gold together but also poisons the land. Restoring forests 1 tree at a time, to help repair climate 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z To turn gold dust into nuggets, they stirred in mercury, which binds the gold together but also poisons the land. Restoring forests 1 tree at a time, to help repair climate 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z To turn gold dust into nuggets, they stirred in mercury, which binds the gold together but also poisons the land. Restoring forests 1 tree at a time, to help repair climate 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z To turn gold dust into nuggets, they stirred in mercury, which binds the gold together but also poisons the land. Restoring forests 1 tree at a time, to help repair climate 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z While on a small scale — compared with Northern California — miners continue to find small amounts of gold dust and nuggets. From the Archives: 1932 gold mining in San Gabriel Canyon 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z The Emmys came around and obscured the view for awhile, and when they were done, and the gold dust had settled, one could see a new year of TV at the door. A new fall TV season kicked off last night. Did anyone notice? 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z As is often the case, when Kendrick Lamar arrives, he pushes “Hair Down” further toward the sublime, rapping of “psychedelic views and infinity pools,” damage fees, gold dust, numerology and anesthesia. California Sounds: Redd Kross returns, Colleen Green covers Blink-182, S.I.R. teams with Kendrick Lamar 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z For the Trumps, the optics of this state visit are ballot-box gold dust. Dressed to distress – fashion statements of the Trumps on tour 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z The legend of El Dorado began in the páramos, where leaders or shamans would cover themselves in gold dust and dive into paramos lakes, throwing golden offerings for the gods. In the land of El Dorado, clean water has become ‘blue gold’ 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Over 10,600 gold coins, 577 gold ingots, over 14,000 silver coins, and over 100 pounds of gold dust and nuggets were recovered, according to Bob Evans, chief scientist in both expeditions. Tons of gold, lost in the Atlantic, were found, thanks to some Seattle experts. It took decades for them to get their fair share 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z In the modern pay-per-eyeball attention economy, that credibility is gold dust. Big yellow maxis: all hail this year’s most uplifting look 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Tempered chocolate cut into abstract shapes and sprinkled with edible gold dust is carefully positioned around and, like a seesaw, on top of the mousse — with chocolate caramel ganache as its fulcrum. 6 decadent chocolate desserts perfect for a Valentine’s outing— or any day, really 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Still, greater Miami is hoping that Flores brings that winning gold dust with him. Florida editorial roundup 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Dozens of handmade gowns in sumptuous silks, feathers and crystals are displayed in a mirrored room with lighting that simulates sparkling constellations and showers of gold dust. Ball gowns galore: London's V&A Museum stages new Dior show 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z All modern mass measurements are derived from the kilogram, whether micrograms of pharmaceutical medicine or gold dust, kilos of fruit or fish, or tonnes of steel. How much does a kilogram weigh? Depends on your 'Planck constant' 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z At the same time, the gold dust sprinkled over the Baltimore Ravens just two weeks ago has swiftly disappeared. Here are 7 Takeaways From the First Half of the N.F.L. Season 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Random genetic mutations occasionally throw out animals with extra-long backbones: gold dust for breeders wanting to optimize meat production. What’s bred in the bone: the dazzling traits of domesticated animals 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z In this way, we add value to your worthless data and turn it into gold dust. What Facebook’s terms and conditions really ought to say | John Naughton 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z Rivals scoff at Mr. McKnight’s suggestion that his clay is akin to gold dust. For Opening Day, Baseball Is Racing to Perfect...the Infield Dirt 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z And all this data about people's like and dislikes is gold dust for retailers. 'I've sat in a changing room in my underwear for ages' 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z "But every morning the staff would see a sort of gold dust… There was a lot of stress on the velvet and the brocade so we put it into storage to rest." Spring-cleaning India's most magnificent tent - BBC News 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z “It’s a bit like discovering that you can extract gold dust from the air,” a researcher commented. Damascus, Trump Tax Cut, North Korea: Your Morning Briefing 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z “It’s a bit like discovering that you can extract gold dust from the air,” said Adam Siepel, a population geneticist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. No Bones About It: Scientists Recover Ancient DNA From Cave Dirt 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z For a radio reporter on an English-language network, he was like gold dust. Paris attack: 'I met murdered police officer at Bataclan' - BBC News 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z And it happened under the watch of a DUP leader who, 10 months ago, was electoral gold dust. Assembly election 'a brutal result for unionism' - BBC News 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z Embroiled in both economic and political crisis, Gordon Brown spotted President Obama's election as an opportunity to be touched by the gold dust of the newly elected president. First meetings: US presidents and UK prime ministers - BBC News 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z The clothes of some employees were taken off and given up for washing every day, in case they contained some small residue of gold dust. Trove of Stolen Data Is Said to Include Top-Secret U.S. Hacking Tools 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z He makes the money men nervous because he is a one-off; he is gold dust to them but also their worst nightmare because they cannot tame him. Tyson Fury is having a laugh – a sad and lonely one 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z It was a heady time in the Yukon, where even janitors found wealth by sweeping up spilled gold dust. Your Tuesday Briefing 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z There are stories of miners booing off those who didn’t meet their high standards, joining in on the big speeches, tossing bags of gold dust to performers they revered. West side story: how Shakespeare stormed America's frontier 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z According to Jack Wilson at Anthony Nolan, a complete match with a stranger is "like gold dust". Lara's legacy: Widening the search for a 'genetic twin' - BBC News 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z "I was like, 'are you actually for real?' "So that plastic TDK tape became gold dust. Born to redo it: Craig David on his 'crazy' career revival - BBC News 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z It’s company in the good times that is like gold dust now. My New Year resolution: stop being a lousy friend | Gaby Hinsliff 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Gold is currently so expensive, it’s profitable to mine for even a 10th of an ounce of gold dust. Lucas Foglia's best photograph: cowboys Casey and Rowdy in the Nevada desert 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z When the gold dust settled, the word out of Lakers camp was that they passed on the traditional franchise-changing giant because they were confident they could fill that spot with Aldridge in free agency. Lakers are in denial of shrinking status in NBA 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z "Some of them you're just born with or somebody sprinkles a little gold dust on you at some point -- it's just there." Watch new Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell and his uncanny passing skill 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z "We found a little bit of treasure — gold dust, silver — but the real treasure is the ship itself." Contract battle brewing over $14M Blackbeard 'treasure' 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Neal B.: Your pizzas could be made from gold dust crust and unicorn sausage, and it would still make you the dumbest business owner in Indiana. Yelp reviewers sound off on Memories Pizza's religious freedom views 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Those seats are parliamentary gold dust, where voters have tended to chop and change and that's why this region will become "Battleground East Midlands". Who will win East Midlands seats? 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The gold dust is applied using bamboo tubes. 4 Top Watch Brands Celebrate Chinese New Year ... Year of the Goat 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Then, with the right subjects, a gold dust expression will emerge. See the Funniest and Weirdest Baby Photos 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The museum’s website describes its collection as “an impressive display of gold dust and ore from California’s Gold Country,” along with the 19th-century stage coaches that are the bank’s symbol. Original Wells Fargo bank site in San Francisco robbed of Gold Rush-era nuggets 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Some of the particularly questionable investment suggestions made to Mr Bamford, he says, include Brazilian teak forests, Mexican golf courses, and gold dust reclamation. The pitfalls of trying to find a decent savings rate 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z "Complaints are like gold dust - they should be welcomed, they are telling you something is not right." Treat NHS whistleblowers better - MPs 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z It’s difficult to turn rust into gold dust. Tiger Woods' first round in four months: Call it torture by 77 cuts: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Live rights to major international sporting events are like gold dust to media networks as they drive viewing figures. Why Disney Looked At Buying Formula One 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Being confident enough to apply your best, on the other hand, is gold dust. 5 Reasons You Feel Trapped In Your Job (And How To Overcome Them) 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z After all, what better way to add a bit of glitz and glamour to the rather dry, professorial eyebrows of Better Together campaign chief Alistair Darling than some megastar gold dust. Celebs and politics: It rarely works 2014-02-20T11:48:45Z A unified profile that acts as your passport to certain services would necessarily build a treasure trove of information about you as an individual, gold dust to businesses that depend on harvesting data. Social ID Raises Questions On Data Ownership, Privacy, Monopoly 2014-01-31T20:40:00Z "It's been quite a journey since 1997, and to have a complete record of what we've been up to over the years is music history gold dust." BBC unveils 'digital' Glastonbury 2013-05-30T14:47:56Z These included appropriations for dams, harbor dredging and marinas, and were scattered like gold dust to districts throughout the United States. Bob Edgar, Pennsylvania Congressman, Dies at 69 2013-04-25T03:50:41Z You create an environment where your best coaches and back-up staff are there, and you have the top guns there to share the gold dust around. UK Athletics' Loughborough hub not guaranteed success – Dave Brailsford 2012-11-27T19:54:07Z A target of 116 did not seem formidable but on another slow track Australia's discipline – allied to Perry's gold dust– was enough. Australia women beat West Indies to go through to the World T20 final 2012-10-05T14:16:12Z Badges traded with athletes are, for obvious reasons, like gold dust. London 2012: forget medals, collectors pin success on Olympic badges 2012-08-10T11:49:30Z Adams was quite distraught, at least until he remembered that he was a writer for a national newspaper and this was, frankly, gold dust. More Twitter Olympics: Journalist Banned, Harasser Arrested 2012-07-31T16:57:44Z It just takes a quick look at her CV to see why she was snapped up like gold dust. Is pregnant Yahoo boss a landmark? 2012-07-18T11:22:27Z Miners use mercury to process the gold dust, which then pollutes the rivers and the food chain. Peru's lawless gold rush 2012-07-11T09:52:37Z The camels came laden with fragrant spices, sweet-smelling incense, ivory, gold dust, silks and many other articles of luxury. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z He exhibited in the principal towns quantities of gold dust, many quadrupeds, and gaily-coloured birds, then unknown in Europe, with numerous specimens of natural productions in the vegetable and mineral kingdoms. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The surplus pork, bacon, beef, and vegetables were sold right on the farm to the prospectors and wandering Indians, who came with gold dust and furs. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Some of these, however, contain particles of gold dust; these are placed into a crucible; eventually there is often left a deposit of the precious metal which the jewellers are ready to buy. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Over three millions of dollars in gold dust have been received during the month. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z But it was the first West African place the Portuguese got gold dust at, hence its name. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z “The gold dust of the Internet will be consumer information.” Pew Study Finds Ads on News Web Sites Are Missing Users 2012-02-13T05:01:12Z It is, as said, nugget gold as distinguished from gold dust. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Down the coast he might sell his goods for gold dust, and then, sailing for St. Thomas's, sell his ship and the slaves to the Danes, and return to London a rich man. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Let them have a care: an ounce of gold dust, valued at $12 there, though worth $18 here, is said to have been paid, for a plug of tobacco. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Presently the Wallower in Wealth appeared, prospecting the gutter for any signs of gold dust. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z She then seated herself; and, with all the coolness in the world, began talking to me of negroes, gold dust, and ivory. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Nor were the citizens of Punta Arenas the only ones excited by this find of gold dust in the sand at Cape Virgin. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z On his way he chased a Dutch interloper, laden with 150 pounds of gold dust, but she ran ashore on the Isle of St. Omer and fell to pieces. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z No foreign trade except exportation of small quantities of ivory, musk, coffee and gold dust; manufactures limited. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z The Ackey Trade must be, I suppose, the African gold dust trade. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 95, August 23, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-24T03:07:54.103Z On her he found pearls worth ten thousand ducats, gold dust, ingots, and other treasure to the value of 400,000 pounds. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Man, I tell you this, the very mud of the river we are now floating over contains gold dust. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z These men rewarded the sailors and gave �250 worth of gold dust and tobacco to the peaceful captain. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z An extensive transit trade is carried on with Egypt and interior Africa, in gold dust, ostrich feathers and senna. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z A native steps out from his fellows, and hands the commander a quill of gold—gold dust and tiny nuggets—the fruit of a week’s hard toil and labour of himself and his family. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z His declaration is confirmed by Dr. Montano, a French traveller and skilled explorer, who however does not say that he saw the gold dust amongst the sand. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z So became this year’s iteration of my jam spread—a fine blend of Cuban oregano, gold dust, and grasshoppers in Thai herbs. Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This Critically Endangered Wombat? 2011-11-22T23:45:05.207Z She took the chest of gold dust, and threw a handful into the fire, so that a ray of gold shone over the whole hut, and it was gilded outside and in. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Among his possessions were found a number of letters and a baby stocking containing a little gold dust. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z When the contents of the pockets have been shaken out and collected in one place, he washes them in a bowl and thus cleans the gold dust. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Did anybody ever see gold dust by the gunny sack full? The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z Yellow and becoming loose and pendulous as the wind shakes them, they are soon empty of their abundant pollen, which drifts like gold dust and fills the air. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z He, nevertheless, retained his self-possession, remarking simply that neither by throwing gold dust in his eyes, nor by the still blacker job of the elephant's trunk, was he to be blinded to his duty. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z Samuel Brennan, the Mormon leader, held a bottle of gold dust in one hand, and jubilantly swinging his hat in the other, passed through the streets of San Francisco shouting, 'Gold! Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z The author uses this term indifferently for fragments, particles of mineral, concentrates, gold dust, black tin, etc., in all cases the result of either natural or artificial concentration. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Yes, gentlemen," he was saying, "not more'n fifty miles from here there's a place where every one o' you can wash your pound o' gold dust to a man per day. The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z Washing everything after the second day, they had exactly half an ounce of gold dust by next Saturday night, while their further expenses amounted to several pounds. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z He secured all the gold dust about his own person, and then made up bundles of blankets, provisions and ammunition that might be of use if they did not succeed in making a crossing. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z Carson writes his sensations when first looking upon a well-filled bag of gold dust. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z Neither do the little stones contain any metals which are usually found in the streams where gold dust is collected by washing.... De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z "How shall I get rid of this?" she said, trying to shake it off, but the gold dust stuck fast. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z He was come to trade in palm oil, ivory, and gold dust, besides gums and spices, and any other articles which might sell well at home. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z As there was no food left, Sam rolled up the blankets and throwing these and the saddle-bags containing the gold dust and the precious paper over his shoulder, started up the ravine. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z And then, coming out on the Amazon, his canoe overturned, and the pickle jar full of gold dust was lost. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z “Ben, here, thinks that he knows of a craft sunk in a bayou off the Mississippi, on board of which is a small fortune in gold dust and black pearls.” The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z With the close of the first season he had five thousand dollars of gold dust in his pocket. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z Natives sometimes bring small quantities of the gold dust into Punta Arenas, with which to purchase tobacco and other articles. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Then, the coins being taken out in a sieve and the sand mixed with water, the gold dust sank to the bottom and was melted and sold, while the coins were paid on the nail. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z The corn, flying from his hand, shone in the sun like gold dust, falling with regularity upon the wet furrows. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z “And that, counting the gold dust in the cabin, 290 makes a fortune of close upon seventy-five thousand dollars we got out of that old hulk, don’t it?” The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z The kitchen floor and pantry shelves were alike beautiful after her administrations, but gold dust and a stiff brush had not improved the appearance of the piano legs. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z Save the exciting labour of the mine—when, perhaps, each stroke of the pick brought down stone heavy with the precious metal, or dislodged ingots and gold dust—work was there none. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z All the goods he sold were exorbitant in price—which was, as they admitted, fair enough—and everything was paid for in gold dust, which he had to weigh himself. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z The miners, rough but good-natured fellows, all made a “clean up” then and there, and each of the visitors was presented with a pinch of gold dust, right from the riffles. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z In the confusion old Daniels had opened the bag of gold dust, selected a packet, and, dropping into the boat, told the negro to row him 297 ashore to secure help for the officers. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z Crowds of talking bumblebees, rushing up and down, Wily little brokers of this busy little town, Bearing bags of gold dust, always in a hurry, Fussy bits of gentlemen, full of fret and flurry. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z The gold dust and specie amounted to the value of three hundred thousand dollars, besides the value of the vessels taken. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The steamers which sailed from San Francisco on those days took away more than $3,500,000 in gold dust for the Atlantic States. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z “That could not possibly be, when they work so long and hard for a pinch of gold dust,” declared the college instructor. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z Shanty Moir had a mine some place south or west of the settlements, and the mine yielded gold nuggets and gold dust for Shanty Moir to fling across the bars. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z It contained more gold than the same weight of minted coin; but the money used in nearly all transactions was gold dust; hence, every merchant, saloonkeeper or gambler had his gold scales at command. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z They were weather-beaten and roughly dressed, but the spectators forgot their appearance when they began to produce sacks of gold dust ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 in value. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z The flower pollen is good for something, but not so pride's gold dust. Violet: A Fairy Story 2011-04-07T02:00:17.290Z He receives ten negroes, in exchange for two Moors whom he had previously taken, together with some gold dust, and then returns home. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. I 2011-04-02T02:00:10.597Z In a word, what do you think of the gold dust robbery, and what will be done to those unfortunate people, who I see are convicted?” The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Gold dust had a standard value of sixteen dollars per ounce, and purchases were paid for in gold dust. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Then some of the miners produced from bundles and coat pockets glass fruit jars and jelly tumblers filled with gold dust and covered with writing paper, carefully secured with twine. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z I think Pride makes people a little insane; you must take care that none of his gold dust gets into your eyes. Violet: A Fairy Story 2011-04-07T02:00:17.290Z One quart milk, one cup white meal or gold dust, one cup sugar, two eggs. Cloud City Cook-Book 2011-03-08T03:00:40.033Z They had changed their money into gold dust, and each carried a "poke." The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z I drew the bill of sale, and each partner took his $250 in gold dust. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z At Dawson sacks of gold dust are thrown under the counters in the stores for safekeeping. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z But the gentleman had a great deal of Pride's gold dust in his eyes, and therefore he could not see very clearly. Violet: A Fairy Story 2011-04-07T02:00:17.290Z Many miners stepped up to the spot, opened their purses; and slipped a few dollars’ worth of gold dust into the box. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Then a Pawnee brought into one of the reservations a small quantity of gold dust, which he confessed to have found in the Hills. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z The Gold Coast has long been visited for gold dust and other products. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z I went to Alaska two years ago, and when I left there six weeks ago I brought $13,000 in gold dust with me. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Its mineral productions are equally rich, and include gold dust, diamonds, pearls, tin, copper, antimony, and coal. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z In due time, this difficulty was got over, although my bag of gold dust was much lighter, after the purchase of the horses had been completed. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Their only difficulty, as Mousie said sweetly, is "that they cannot remake the bricks with gold dust, it's so ordinary to have one's house made of clay and straw and water, otherwise bricks." The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Ostrich feathers, ebony, gold dust, saltpetre, salt, tobacco, coffee, and cotton are also exported to Egypt. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z I brought $11,500 in gold dust with me, but I had to work for every bit of it. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Analysts noted potential for adding new routes because while prime long-haul slots are like gold dust at Heathrow, Madrid airport suffers fewer capacity constraints. Deals, strikes loom for IAG after BA-Iberia merger 2011-01-24T12:58:29Z An old miner, after spending a night in a San Francisco lodging house, paid the proprietor with gold dust. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z We prospected for quartz but that did not pan out satisfactorily, so we traded our grub that we did not need for gold dust and returned to our homes no richer than when we left. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z The pavement, strewed over with gold dust and saffron,* exhaled so subtle an odour as almost overpowered them. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z All you have to do is to run a hole down, and there you find plenty of gold dust. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Or as it's known around the accounting department, three yards and a cloud of gold dust. Monday conversations were as cold as Lambeau Field 2010-12-11T04:13:00Z He was a poor man, his only property being a yoke of oxen which he sold almost immediately for one hundred dollars in gold dust. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Bandits murdered returning miners and robbed them of their nuggets and gold dust. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z By appearing at Mr. Taylor’s trial, Ms. Campbell sprinkled the gold dust of public attention over obscure hearings that outsiders might prefer to ignore. Letter From Europe: Where Glamour and Horror Meet 2010-08-13T14:00:00Z It is spot cash for every one, and payment is always gold dust. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z He was gold dust to Ponting today, thundering in, bristling and picking up wickets for a pastime. Clarke and Ponting put England to sword 2010-06-30T20:49:00Z Marysville, a dot of a town in the mountains near Helena, was covered in gold dust in its heyday in the late 1800s. Marysville Journal: Montana Gold Mine Is Reborn 2010-05-01T22:37:00Z So the plaudits Chevron has won for its Brightfield test rigs, along with a planned solar project in New Mexico, are green gold dust. Chevron's solar panels won't clean up its filthy oilfield 2010-04-08T11:16:00Z Nevertheless, finding such a planet is encouraging news, Seager says, because “where there is gold dust there might be a gold mine.” Satellite Finds Temperate Planet Outside Solar System 2010-03-18T13:45:00Z A pinch of gold dust pays for a drink in Dawson City. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z If data is the gold dust of the new era, then Google will own the deepest mine. Mobiles move from cannibal to creator 2010-03-05T11:19:00Z At one time, we read of sprinkling the hair with gold dust; at another time, the bright brown hair, of the color of the horse-chestnut, so common in Italian pictures, was the fashion. Dress as a Fine Art With Suggestions on Children's Dress The steamers which left San Francisco on the 15th of April and the 1st of May, carried away $3,000,000 in gold dust, nearly all of which was shipped to the Atlantic States. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 His naked body was anointed with resinous gums and covered with gold dust so that he shone like a living statue of gold. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Lithang carries on also a large trade in gold dust, in chaplets of black beads, and in cups made with the roots of the vine and box-tree. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 "Oh—ee, Jack, is that real gold dust in that nasty looking bag?" said Miss Hazel, as she sniffed at the pouch suspiciously. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter You will store it, check the amounts they obtain, and pay them in gold dust if they require their money. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War Bought by a Liverpool firm, she had been thoroughly overhauled and fitted out for a three years’ cruise on the African coast, trading in ivory, gold dust, and ostrich feathers. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The lesser chiefs were in the habit of adorning themselves likewise, but were not so lavish as the king who put on his gold dust every morning and washed it off at night. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day The stream which flows through the centre of the valley, contains a large quantity of gold dust, which the natives do not neglect to collect and refine. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 In the morning he anointed his body with balsam, and then rolled himself in gold dust until he became a "gilded king." The West Indies and the Spanish Main The gains are gold dust, and one steam launch saved. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War The dead body of the old captain was carefully placed amidships, near his boxes of gold dust; that of the carpenter, Morris, beside it, for he too was dead. The Ruined Cities of Zululand He first anointed himself with a fragrant liquid gum, to which the gold dust adhered so evenly that he resembled a brilliant piece of artfully hammered gold metal. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day After she was gone, the other ship arrived, which they stowed likewise with this supposed gold dust, designing never to be poor again; filling her up with cedar and clap-board. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts He showed me that he had some gold dust, and that this he had bought from natives. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer But the mines are good for the future, the wages are paid, and the men will return when the time comes, and in addition I have a valuable cargo of gold dust and nuggets. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War No, I think that they are quite aware of the value of my cargo, which consists of ivory, gold dust, and ostrich feathers. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The high-priest, instead of pontifical robes, rubbed his whole body with the fat of the turtle; then they blew upon it some gold dust, so as to cover his whole body with it. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day In this way we obtained four tubes full of gold dust, each about the thickness of the middle finger. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. He brought with him about 300 pesos worth of gold dust, which they had collected in the township of Zacatula. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The men retire, and as they pass into the stockade they each take up a bundle of gold dust, for it would never do to leave our profits to these robbers. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War The most common way is to take some real gold dust, put it into a shotgun, load it heavily with powder and shoot it at the side of the mine. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Ten years of hydraulicking had brought more than $150,000,000 in gold dust to the mining interests, but had caused a perpetual damage that ten times that sum could not repay. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Twenty of the caziques and principal personages soon made their appearance, bringing with them a present of gold dust in ten small tubes, besides various pretty ornaments. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. If they would send him the casque full of gold dust, he would send it to our great emperor. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. And in return the men who brought these caravans to Kumasi received gold dust, and the highly prized kola nut. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War The men poured a lot of gold dust into some concrete, and mixed it up with water until it was about as thick as paste. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son But suppose the gold dust is so fine as to be invisible, it will be so light as to wash away easily; if it is in fine flakes, the flakes will almost float. The Boy With the U.S. Miners I only trust the Doctor may live to fill his ample pockets with gold dust, even though they be lengthy as his legs or editorials. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia There the earth which contained the gold was washed in wooden vessels, and the gold dust sunk to the bottom. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The washings continued until it was quite dark, and by that time half of the dirt had been gone over and something like two ounces of gold dust extracted. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon Once more Gwynne gazed down upon the sleepless city, where the lights seemed to powder the upper air with gold dust. Ancestors A Novel Each night he returned triumphantly with half a handful of gold dust as the fruit of his day's toil. The Boy With the U.S. Miners My mother was a Lusitanian who came here on an expedition to sell gold dust to merchants from Alexandria. Sónnica When this man beheld the great heap of gold piled up in bars, plates, besides the gold dust, and found his share of the spoil was a mere hundred pesos, he became excessively low-spirited. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The two had tried half a dozen spots, but only one had yielded sufficient gold dust to warrant their continuing to work it. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon The ancients often mixed gold dust in their hair, and the Gauls used to wash the hair with a liquid which had a tendency to redden it. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Other dust is in this air, the gold dust of sunlight and resin and ozone. Through Our Unknown Southwest She stood silently by, a mute but 227 eloquent protest, while Jean took the bags of gold dust one by one from the chest, and poured their contents into the water below. In the Brooding Wild He imagined at first that they were filled with gold dust, but on opening one of them, what was his astonishment to find it quite full of lice? The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. "We've got over a thousand dollars in gold dust with us and ten thousand in dust and nuggets hidden up at the camp." To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon There are no building materials on the planet, but the Martians are adept at making gold dust hold together with diamond rivets. Mars Confidential At one season, when you come to the Forests, the air is full of the yellow pollen of the conifers, gold dust whose alchemy, could we but know it, would unlock the secrets of life. Through Our Unknown Southwest The lid had been forced open 192 and the bags of gold dust, so carefully arranged by the Westleys, were displayed within. In the Brooding Wild The Chinantec caziques then ordered a number of the inhabitants to repair to the river, to wash the gold dust from the sand. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Wearing apparel was also scarce, and Earl saw twenty dollars given for a flannel shirt, and five dollars for a pair of socks, both articles being paid for in gold dust. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon By buying our cloth with gold dust we could get far more of it than we could if we took the men out of the mine and set them to making the stuff itself. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy I had a little shanty next door, and some gold dust. Gold It may be gold dust, or it may be in bars. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold The gold dust here found is of a curly shape, and the inhabitants said that the mines, where the metal was found in that shape, were much more productive and the metal more solid. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Counting the gold dust as worth sixteen dollars an ounce, this gave them, in round figures, twenty-five hundred dollars for their labor. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon Importance of Changes in the Relative Productivity of Different Industries.—Instead of getting from the soil gold dust to barter for merchandise, we have been getting a product that is not so greatly unlike it. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy “This diamond,” he pointed out, “is just as good as gold dust, it’s easier carried, and I can have some fun out of it.” Gold So he was told to bathe in the river Pactolus, in Lydia, and the sands became full of gold dust; but, in remembrance of his folly, his ears grew long like those of a donkey. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History On Monday, 25 March, occurred a most daring robbery of gold dust valued at £4,600, which, at the time, created a great sensation. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign This opening was filled with loose sand and dirt, and at the bottom of all was a thick layer of gold dust, slightly mixed with silver. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon “My precious wife is disappointed because she hasn’t seen any cowboys cavorting about the place shooting each other up or gambling with nice picturesque bags of gold dust.” Chicken Little Jane on the Big John Each boy carried fifty pounds of gold dust distributed in four pouches. Gold But his cheat was soon discovered, and all that his gold dust finally procured him, was a severe flogging, and before the end of the year he was executed for another offence. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants It seems that two boxes of gold dust were brought to this country from Mexico, in the Sea Gull Packet, consigned to the Brazilian Mining Co., and were landed at Falmouth. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign New mines, or new water-courses rich in gold dust, came forward daily. The Truth About America Spare moments are the gold dust of time. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Randall’s express messengers continued to make their irregular trips with the gold dust. Gold Masses, you know, are not paid for in gold dust and nuggets. Carmen Ariza Here and there in the river are moored curious-looking dredgers engaged in pumping up the river sand, from which is separated the gold dust with which it is so freely mixed. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Of gold, in coins, gold dust, and bars, there were seven hundred and fifty ounces. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The walls were hung with soft material upon which were embroidered fugitive figures heavily powdered with gold dust. Melomaniacs You’ve made this thing by sheer genius, and it isn’t fair for me to take a tenth of it on the strength of a measly little consignment of gold dust. Gold Nor did the little leathern pouch contain more than a few pesos in gold dust. Carmen Ariza Expensive objects were paid for in grains of gold dust, which were carried in quills. Aztec Land That broad belt, weighted down with the result of one year’s toil, gold dust and nuggets, was gone. The Hound From The North Nearly three millions of dollars in gold dust have reached the United States during the month. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. The other players laid out small bags of gold dust. Gold And when a third came along with a small parcel of gold dust he bought it at its full value. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills In the camp were gathered a motley crew, mostly hard, reckless men, who drank and bet their gold dust away as fast as they found it. Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work When he had made a hole of sufficient width and depth, he buried the abandoned nuggets and gold dust. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin It was a schooner trafficking on the coast for gold dust and ivory; but the magnificent offers of Don Cumanos induced them to give up their voyage and run across the Atlantic to Carthagena. The Pirate, and The Three Cutters Don Gaspar sent out also to McClellan for safekeeping his accumulations of gold dust; but we did not go quite that far. Gold The centless man and the down-trodden muleteer received as much attention from her as the wealthy diggers returning home with their bags of gold dust. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines The gold dust and the dust of the road, could they withstand a drop of rain? The Book of Khalid Whipping out my knife, I cut through the thongs by which the sack was tied; it lurched over, letting fall a dozen ounces or so of gold dust. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin There were chunks and hunks of the precious yellow metal larger than the thumbs of the brawny handed miners; besides gold dust in moose-hide sacks tied tightly and placed systematically side by side in rows. The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska We took the opportunity of sending our accumulations of gold dust to Talbot for safekeeping. Gold It is as if we held out a sieve for our great Marcel to pour gold dust into, and it nearly all goes before we can touch it. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America After the several natural advantages of the Temeswar Banat, some of its rivers are known to yield gold dust; I could not neglect the object when I travelled in these parts. p. A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies Very carefully this was washed out, and it was found that there were over fifty ounces of gold dust. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California When the ice has left the rivers we can change our currency into gold dust at some trading post and quietly leave for the 'outside'. The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska We made from fourteen to seventeen ounces of gold dust a day for some weeks, working our two cradles something like eight hours a day. Gold When the ornamentation which often consists in colouring the groundwork with particles of gold dust has been completed, sometimes as many as a dozen coatings of transparent lacquer are imposed upon the same. The Empire of the East A stranger might come in town with a "poke" of gold dust. Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer She had used real gold dust in the paint for the halo. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel The men had come from Nome to the Koyukuk, where at a small trading post they had changed a large amount of currency into gold dust and nuggets, mined from adjacent creeks. The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska Here when he had set the forge glowing, he took from his pocket the vial of gold dust, and emptied the contents into a ladle. Heart of the Blue Ridge The Russians became suspicious and peeping through a keyhole at the embalming processes these policemen discovered that gold dust was blown from a tube into the dead man's skull. Birdseye Views of Far Lands One man washed out a spadeful of gravel for us, and we brought home a few specks of gold dust. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California He shows her the curious jewel, like opaque amber sprinkled with gold dust. Under the Southern Cross Though these proved to be fabulous, yet the existence of gold dust among the Indians of the Napo was true enough, and is true to the present hour. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt I have always preferred the life of an Indian, killed by my own hands, to a sack of gold dust.” Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Holland cloths and opium were exchanged for a long time at Sumatra for gold dust worth ten times their value. Principles Of Political Economy Gold, which was found in the river-beds, they cast into bars, or used as money by filling transparent quills with gold dust. The True Story Book This soil is all a comparatively recent deposit, and it and the gold dust in it have been washed down from the mountain. That Girl Montana The sun slowly declined, its rays fell diagonally, lengthening, through the trees; in a glade the air seemed filled with gold dust; the sky burned in a single flame of apricot. Mountain Blood A Novel Six months ago an expedition set out from here in search of gold dust. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora They also drive a thriving trade in such romantic commodities as gold dust, tortoise shell, pearls, nutmegs, camphor, and bird-of-paradise plumes. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China An exploring party led by Ojeda into the mountains of Cibao found gold dust and pieces of gold ore in the beds of the brooks, and returned elated with this discovery. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest A single "cleaning up" after a few weeks' washing in a rich place has produced fifty thousand dollars in gold dust and nuggets; and in some cases, even one hundred thousand dollars has been reported. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography They made the Quaker a present of ten chests of sugar, ten rolls of Brazil tobacco, thirty moidores, and some gold dust, in all to the value of about £250. Great Pirate Stories Then taking a small bag of gold dust in his pocket he started across the desert. Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales With the Ashantis, gold dust and utensils are buried and human sacrifices occur. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology Felix looked at the long, empty trail before him; he looked up at the prospector's hard brown face, and then at the little heap of gold dust in his hand. The Windy Hill There have been no less than four restaurants of this name, beginning with a frame shanty where, in the early days, a prince of French cooks used to exchange ragouts for gold dust. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror "If dry wood were gold dust, we couldn't buy a hot dog." The Cosmic Express How much of Houten's gold dust have you sent to Leyden? Gold Out of Celebes To that succeeds Coffee, brought by the brother of one of the convives from the remotest East, in exchange for an equal quantity of California gold dust. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Yet forests of cocoa-nut trees grow all around Jaen, the natives thinking no more of them than they do of the gold dust brought down by their rivers. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Then he ordered a box of gold dust from the Yellow Jacket and stole down to the Cove again and again, till discovered by Job. The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras Rob himself had gazed upon a sack of gold dust brought by a Jesuit missionary from "El Dorado's" kingdom. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea To be there meant to him that he had arrived among gold dust and romance, and he sought as eagerly as Barry for signs of their arrival. Gold Out of Celebes The amount of gold dust shipped from San Francisco on that day and the 15th of January, was about $3,500,000. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 There were few men who were successful in keeping what they had made by luck or hard work, yet gold dust flew round freely, and provisions were at famine prices. A Tramp's Notebook "I suppose some of these miners have got a lot of gold dust hidden away in their shanties," he said to himself. The Young Bank Messenger Many Spanish expeditions, from the year 1531 onwards, had been fitted out to find the King el Dorado, who loved to anoint his body with turpentine, and then roll in gold dust. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Gordon sends back small parcels of trade but sends a lot of gold dust to a fellow in Surabaya—old capital of Java, y' know. Gold Out of Celebes The steamers Carolina and Columbus sailed from San Francisco on that day, with 330 passengers and about $1,500,000 in gold dust. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 The roadside was sprinkled over with the gold dust of dandelions and the pale stars of wild strawberry blossoms. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 Oreville had doubled its population, the mines had yielded a large sum in gold dust, and the store presided over by Ernest was considerably enlarged. The Young Bank Messenger The remaining two men carried, each of them, a leather bag weighing about sixty pounds, one bag containing coarse gold dust, while the other was full of small, rough nuggets of gold. Through Veld and Forest An African Story I have other work, not connected in any way with gold dust, but our paths must surely meet shortly. Gold Out of Celebes As to values, they were guessed at, the only currency being gold dust or nuggets. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado The gold of thought has generally to be collected as gold dust. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 There's been considerable gold dust gathered in Oreville within six months. The Young Bank Messenger Nothing to show for them but a little gold dust and the clothes he wore. The Man from the Bitter Roots “See!” said Tom Cannon, opening his closed fist and displaying a little tiny heap of gold dust lying in the palm of his hand. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek Throw all the dust you like, but don’t let it be gold dust.” Jewel Weed Whenever the bushrangers made a haul of gold dust it was divided as soon as possible, each man taking his share and doing with it what he pleased. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent As she thought, they contained thin layers of gold dust. A Girl of the Klondike This is half the gold dust—our season’s work.” The Man from the Bitter Roots Bowen, steward of the Surprise, says that about a hundred Indians usually ran after him to obtain little sweet cakes, which he traded off four or five for 1 dollar in gold dust. Handbook to the new Gold-fields This fellow's from the Californy gold mines, and that sack's stuffed with gold dust, as they call it. Gold Seekers of '49 Here he received some gold dust, and with this and some thirty negroes he returned to Lisbon, where the strange black negroes "caused the most lively astonishment among the people." A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole I can sit up all night and play with the boys; I love excitement, I love the winning and raking in the gold dust. A Girl of the Klondike At length my companions and I, by unexpected good fortune, saved a sufficient amount of gold dust to enable us to return to San Francisco. A Voyage round the World A book for boys He and six hands were making from an ounce to an ounce and a-half of gold dust a day to each man. Handbook to the new Gold-fields The men took the first load of gold dust to town—seventy-five pounds—but the bank was closed before they could get the remainder there. A Woman who went to Alaska The small quantity of gold dust created a sensation among the Portuguese explorers, and the spirit of adventure grew. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole They were in a patch of sunlight, lazily browsing on the starwort, mild as any sheep, with foolish, staring eyes, gaping suckers, and bodies that gleamed as if sprinkled with gold dust. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character The cap which Cortes had sent was returned filled with gold dust. Discoverers and Explorers The newspaper and specimen of gold dust referred to in Captain Prevost’s letter are also enclosed. Handbook to the new Gold-fields The result of four men shovelling out of the creek bed from a cut five feet to bedrock for twenty hours amounted to fourteen thousand dollars in gold dust. A Woman who went to Alaska The King of this Golden Land was sprinkled daily with gold dust, till he shone as the sun, while Manoa was full of golden houses and golden temples with golden furniture. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole He had in his train seventy-five camels bearing cinnamon, myrrh, gold dust, and elephants' tusks. Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 The only safe ballast upon it is gold dust; and if stress of weather come on you, it will swallow you without remorse. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida The mining and cooking utensils were neatly arranged against the rear wall, where were piled the small canvas bags intended to contain the gold dust and nuggets that were to be gathered. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them Today has been the banner day for gold dust. A Woman who went to Alaska A mixture is made of saffron, a little gold dust, and fowl’s blood, which is smeared over the chest, forehead, and hands. Mark Seaworth He esteems men in proportion as they are able to exchange gold dust, ivory, spices or precious stones, not knowing their value, for glass beads and Brummagem knives and needles. The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific He was so successful in his traffic with the natives, as to obtain, in exchange for a few trinkets, $14,000 worth of gold dust. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited The fact was, the early settlers were much too busily employed extracting nuggets and gold dust to concern themselves with the production of any other commodity. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert The little child could have easily had his weight in gold dust, or anything else, had he wanted it. A Woman who went to Alaska My lads have got gold dust in their eyes, and can’t see right. Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig A beam of gold dust shot down upon the central head. Little Novels of Italy The caravans from Timbuktu were wont to export to the Barbary States gold dust and gold rings, ivory, spices, and a great number of slaves. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 We were glad when a hunter shot elk and reindeer, and sold the meat for an exorbitant price in gold dust. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The farm was left to him, but he traded it off for a lot of clocks which he peddled in mining districts for gold dust and nuggets. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Sheriff Bill White had 'em all in hock; had the two bags of gold dust and their guns. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story If it had been gold dust it could not have been more valuable. Ten American Girls From History A gold dollar piece and nearly two pennyweights of Californian gold dust. A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Fourth Part Poetry may be called the gold dust on their lives. A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions Dredging for gold, however, seems likely to prove very profitable and gold dust is found in practically every river in the hills. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" He shifted the gold dust again and bent his head to peer at it through a small microscope. Where the Sun Swings North Jew bankers, in blowing dirt and impurities from gold dust offered for sale, were not over-careful about blowing away gold dust, too, which would be caught on buckskin placed out of sight behind the counter. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California A dim pale glow, with sparkles as of gold dust shining here and there upon that grimy world, faltered and trembled before the rattle and roar that threatened it. The Dark Forest The cargo was found to consist of gold dust and seventeen slaves. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers If their owner were with them, it was a safe bet that the sled carried forty thousand dollars in Alaska gold dust. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North Beautifully yellow and gleaming it fell in a golden stream—perhaps two ounces of gold dust. Where the Sun Swings North For the bankers at Moore's Flat, a few miles further on, were planning to smuggle several thousand dollars' worth of gold dust to Nevada City that morning. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California They did not stay to wash the river-mud, for gold dust and golden pellets, but fell in for the march, and climbed from dawn till nearly dusk. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. He occasionally ran across parties of gold dust hunters who were at work on the sand bars. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Perhaps he carries away the gold dust the miner has gathered in that time, and no one the wiser. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain It was as if they had driven abruptly over the edge of a vast bowl half filled with gold dust, and ringed round its rim with quivering rosy flames. The Golden Silence Through the open door of the store a huge safe was visible, for here was one of those depositories for gold dust locally known as a bank. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California We read that: "Their currency consisted of transparent quills of gold dust, of bits of tin cut in the form of a T, and of bags of cacao containing a specified number of grains." Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer But they not infrequently brought small parcels of gold dust, which experience had taught them the curious mind of the white man set such store by. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon For a time the foliage has the form of young cos lettuce, but the under sides are beautifully covered with a meal resembling gold dust. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. Then he disappears from view, an' turns up in less than another month in town with another little bundle of gold dust. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters The doctor could not think of anything important unless it was the remarks of the gamblers at Moore's Flat about shipping gold dust out of the country. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California No sooner was their game ended than they pelted each other with their playthings, then in a mad frolic lifted handfuls of gold dust and flung it each in the other's eyes. Undine On the window-sill a tall lily stood in a vase of coarse earthenware, for Fra Mino loved to trace the name of the Blessed Virgin inscribed in the gold dust of the flower's calyx. The Well of Saint Clare The State pays to the diggers 441 guldens for every pound of gold dust, which quantity when coined is worth 720 guldens. The Poor Plutocrats By an' by Burns comes into the settlements with a few little bags of gold dust, an' nuggets of husky size. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters One night in his cabin on the mountain top, when the gold dust from the last clean-up had not yet been disposed of, he was startled by a noise outside. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California About this time, a shining earth, mistaken by the colonists for gold dust, was found in a small stream of water near Jamestown. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The discoverers used hawk bells as a small measure as of gold dust. 302-1 See above, p. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 I think I had to resort to gold dust to resurrect my own complexion,—not the best in the world perhaps, but mine, and I am for it. Sunny Slopes Wayland saw the light come sifting in gold dust. The Freebooters of the Wilderness He attended strictly to business, bringing to the bank at Moore's Flat from time to time gold dust of high grade, worth from $19 to $20 an ounce. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California His "god in a halo of gold dust" seriously discourages any attempt to brand him with the mark of the reverting carnivor. Rudyard Kipling But, as gold dust is sometimes concealed in the sand, so grace in the heart may be mingled with remaining corruption, so that we cannot clearly distinguish its motions. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister With her brilliant complexion, sparkling eyes, and hair elaborately powdered with gold dust, she seemed a vision of light, at whom Regina gazed with unfeigned admiration. Infelice Such a brave, bright face he had, framed by sunny hair where the summers had dropped gold dust as they passed him by. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11 At length the stage came along; and promptly holding it up, he tossed the driver a sack, directing him to put his gold dust therein. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California Above the girl's head—yellow like the stalk of wheat—there hovered a kind of aureola, as if there had risen above it a haze of impalpable gold dust. The Adventures of Kathlyn He sailed up the Amazon River, secured strange birds, feathers, spices, and unknown woods, and returned to the coast of Africa for a cargo of ivory, oil, skins, and gold dust. The Harris-Ingram Experiment And I saw steamers dropping out for the long voyage back to the States, freighted with cargoes of gold dust—really truly story-book treasure-ships that would have made old Captain Kidd's men mad with delight. The River and I It is also found in the eastern parts and interior of Africa, where gold dust is collected in great quantities from earth deposited by the rivers. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. The floor of this cave was carpeted with gold dust, and nuggets of the same precious metal were piled high against its walls. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century The express, carrying nearly four hundred pounds of gold dust, set forth over the steep road. The Killer They crossed the field, the long plumes brushing against them and powdering them with a feathery gold dust. The Voice of the People Josephus mentions a body of archers who escorted him from the city to his country palace, clad in dresses of Tyrian purple, and their hair powdered with gold dust. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 The barkeeper held the sack mouth downward over the scales and shook it, and a few flakes of gold dust fell out. The Turtles of Tasman Close to the body was the heap of gold dust, and this we began to load into our boat, making as little noise as possible lest we should disturb the hornets from their nests. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century The little five stamp-mill crunched away steadily; the water flowed; and in the riffles the heavy gold dust accumulated. The Killer The beasts before him did not shirk their labour because it was clay and not gold dust that trailed behind the plough; why should he? The Voice of the People Tumbling about, head over heels they pelted each other in sport, making a toy of the precious metals, and powdering their faces with gold dust. Famous Stories Every Child Should Know The floor on which he stood was deep with gold dust, which squished between his toes like yellow sand on a sea beach. The Curious Book of Birds While we hesitated between two minds what we should do, I bethought me of the gold dust at the place of the painted hands. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century "Will you take a check on the bank, or do you desire gold dust?" was Mr. Hennetit's polite interrogation. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Their cargo eventually consists of sperm oil, gum copal and other gums, ebony, tortoiseshell, gold dust, seal-skins, shells, and curiosities; yet they originally started upon a whaling voyage. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 The man, who proved to be Gildersleeve, the famous runner, upon going to bed the previous evening had placed several pounds of gold dust in his trunk, which was not locked. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State "Gold dust, gold dust, a treasure for me!" he sang, hopping up and down on one leg. The Curious Book of Birds Her brown hair had been piled up in an enormous mass on her head, eked out by false tresses and puffings, and the whole plentifully powdered with gold dust. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. There was a steady stream of gold dust pouring in, in exchange for many articles which were usually slow of sale. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia The ports of Timor furnish a little gold dust at times. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 In the night some one had cut through his tent and taken the gold dust. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State However that may be, the traveller Burton explored the northwestern part of the peninsula and found old mines and even traces of gold dust. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children He was looking for a man who had killed a miner for his gold dust.' The Desert Valley "That depends upon the estimation in which you hold this kind of coin," I replied, emptying my pockets upon the table, and throwing down a good sized bag of gold dust. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia The king once in every forty days, at the Adai custom, distributed among a number of chiefs various sums of gold dust with a charge to turn the same to good account. The Negro The gold dust was found on one of them. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State BENNETT—"He was cleaning his mother's windows with gold dust in the water." More Toasts Brannan managed to get to his cabin and eventually recovered, only to be murdered some years later for the gold dust he had stored away. Bears I Have Met—and Others So it does, when the owner can prove that the gold dust belongs to him. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia There was a small tin can; in the bottom of it some pine pitch, and adhering to the pitch a fine sifting of gold dust. Six Feet Four Nearly every one in those days lived in a tent and had his gold dust with him. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State The box with the gold dust was there, also the boxes with the exposed photographic plates. In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians God surely made him of gold dust, not of common clay. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall To our amazement, we found they were filled with fine gold dust, of an excellent quality, and that the two sacks contained not less than twenty thousand dollars' worth. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Broderick himself had already said that he had been robbed of a can of gold dust. Six Feet Four I had $14,000 in gold dust, a rental of over a thousand dollars a month, and a large amount of city property constantly increasing in value. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State I threw away my camera, my unexposed plates, all utensils, and four of the boxes of gold dust. In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians All hail to a night when the stars stand bright Like gold dust in the sky; With a crisp track long, and an old time song, And the old time company. Thoughts, Moods and Ideals: Crimes of Leisure With eager hands we untied the strings, and exposed to our longing eyes the glittering scales of gold dust, mixed with gold coins, sovereigns, and American ten and twenty dollar pieces. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia I should like to have the strangling of a Nabob, the rummaging of his gold dust, his jewel closet, and aw his magazines of bars and ingots. The Man of the World (1792) Its value may be estimated from the fact that within two or three weeks after the decision of the case, the owners took from the mine over ninety thousand dollars in gold dust. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State You know the story of the miners who filled a Scotch emigrant's hand with gold dust and "nuts" on condition that he let his wife look out from the waggon? A Dream of the North Sea Ha!" he cried, excitedly; "it is as precious as gold dust, and may prove to be very useful to me. Mona For the sake of saving the small percentage that government charges on sending gold dust to Melbourne, or Sydney, under the escort of soldiers, the miners concluded that they would guarantee its safety. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Almost the only traveller's yarn which Herodotus reports without due scepticism is that of the ants of India that were bigger than foxes and burrowed out gold dust for their ant-hills. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known If I remember rightly he paid me $440 in Spanish doubloons, but some of it may have been in gold dust. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State When his provisions gave out, he would take his old mule, which was his only companion, tramp into the city, sell his little bag of gold dust, and buy bacon, flour, and beans. Buffalo Roost And the first California gold dust ever coined at the government mint at Philadelphia came from these mines. The Old Franciscan Missions Of California "But how came you in possession of so much gold dust?" asked Fred; a slight suspicion crossing his mind that the old convict might have employed his leisure hours at a bushranger's occupation. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia The express would be along in the morning, and no prudent man could sleep peaceably until he had deposited his gold dust in the company's strong box. Romance of California Life At one time I had $14,000 in gold dust in my safe, besides the rentals and other property. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State The government forbids private traffic in gold dust, and punishes offences with severity; but the profits are large and tempting. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life It was a long, hazy reach of land; piled up in terraces, traced here and there with rushing streams, that worked up gold dust alluvian, and seemed to flash over pebbled diamonds. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II He had lost all of his hard earnings, for the gold dust was in their knapsacks, and left behind, a prize to Black Darnley. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Slowly Grump's hand emerged from beneath the Pet's head, and with it came a leather bag containing gold dust. Romance of California Life At any rate it shows that the gold dust twins are not inseparable. Mince Pie In the year 1442, however, some of these had been redeemed by their friends, in exchange for negroes and gold dust. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson After the glittering spoil, by strange river-margins, and beneath impending cliffs, thousands delve in quicksands; and, sudden, sink in graves of their own making: with gold dust mingling their own ashes. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Curiosity prompted me to move it, and underneath was a hoard of gold dust, gold coins, silver dollars, and English shillings and half crowns, the whole amounting to about two thousand pounds. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Between "straight bets" and "hedging" most of the gold dust in camp had been "put up," for a bet is the only California backing of an opinion. Romance of California Life They knew that gold dust was gold, and saved the dust as well as the ingots; they would sacrifice nothing. Sketches of the Covenanters In exchange they bring back chiefly the produce of Soudan, viz. gold dust, gold rings, bars of gold, elephants' teeth, gum, grains of paradise, and slaves. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Perhaps it was only that "the bank" being closed against him he had no further use for gold dust. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians There are thousands of pounds' worth of gold dust there, besides jewels of value. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia At the end of the hour a hundred dollars' worth of gold dust was laid in the youth's handkerchief. The California Birthday Book Ivory, an' gold dust, an' skins, an' resin, an' cochineal, an' gums, an' ebony, an' rice, an' tobacco, an' fruits, an' nuts in bulk. The Firm of Girdlestone The exports of the rest of Africa are nearly similar to those enumerated, viz. gums, drugs, ivory, ostrich feathers, skins, gold dust, &c. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson And will you write soon to me, and tell me everything of yourself, how you are, how home agrees with you, and the little details which are such gold dust to absent friends.... The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) I at last purchased a log dug out, with a riddle and sieve made of willow boughs on it, for 120 dollars, payable in gold dust at 14 dollars per ounce. What I Saw in California The greatest quantity of gold dust was found in the former, while the latter yielded the best specimens of lump and scale gold. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts The days had gone by when flint-lock guns and Manchester prints could be weighed in the balance against ivory and gold dust. The Firm of Girdlestone The merchants and pilgrims who compose the former come from Abyssinia; from which they bring elephants' teeth, ostrich feathers, gum, gold dust, parrots, monkies, &c. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Rich merchandise lies in the open street; and untold wealth in gold dust is protected only by ragged canvas walls, but thefts and robbery are seldom heard of. International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 3, July 15, 1850 A fearful amount of gold dust, and far more than enough to disturb the equanimity of ten thousand political economists. What I Saw in California The same night we occupied ourselves in constructing strong bags, made of rough hides, and well strapped round the person for the conveyance of the gold dust and scales which we had already amassed. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts The ear open to learn, not waxed up by self-seeking plans, or filled with gold dust, heard the voice of divine approval out of the clouds, or in His presence and acts. Quiet Talks about Jesus Within the first eight weeks of the gold excitement two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in gold dust reached San Francisco, and within: the following eight weeks six hundred thousand dollars more came in. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado They carry back, in return, elephants' teeth, gold dust and wrought gold, gum-senegal, ostrich feathers, very curiously worked turbans, and slaves; a great many of the latter, and many other articles of less importance. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa Sir,—I have assayed the portion of gold dust, or metal, from California, which you sent me, and the result shows that it is fully equal to any found in our Southern gold mines. What I Saw in California In one week this party had gathered sixteen pounds troy of fine washed gold dust. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts I went to the track in the afternoon and threw out enough gold dust to paint our country home from cellar to attic—but never a sardine showed. Back to the Woods Another immigrant with a few packages of ordinary tin tacks exchanged them with a man engaged in putting up a canvas house for their exact weight in gold dust. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado Truly, are not spare moments the "gold dust of time?" Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys I observed, 'That is a good way to pack gold dust.' What I Saw in California We found that McPhail and Malcolm had been, upon the whole, the most successful, each having obtained nearly two ounces of pure gold dust, valued at twenty-eight dollars. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts The safe stood open and a hasty examination revealed the loss of $2,000 in gold dust and coin. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts |
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