 | 1812 - 532 pages
...high chairs for the officers or overseers. After they are seated, the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rake of a peculiar form and short...the trough about fifty or eighty pounds weight of cascalhuo. The water heing then let in upon it, the cascalnfio is spread abroad and continually raked... | |
 | Anonymous - 1812 - 512 pages
...or overseers. After they are •eated the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rak« of * peculiar form and short handle, with which he rakes...the trough about fifty or eighty pounds weight of cascalhaa. The water being then let upon it, the cascallmo is spread abroad and continually raked up... | |
 | 1813 - 818 pages
...high chairs for the ofna r» or overseen. After the) are seated, the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rake of a peculiar form and short...the trough about fifty or eighty pounds weight of casralhao. The water being then let in upon it, the cascalhao is spread abroad and continually raked... | |
 | 1813 - 706 pages
...are featedy the negroes enter tire troughs, each provided with » rake of a peculiar form and fhort handle, with which he rakes into the trough about fifty or eighty pounds weight of cafcalhan. The water being then let in upon it, the cafciilhao is fpread abroad and continiKilly raked... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 546 pages
...After they are seated, the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rake of a peculiar form aud short handle, with which he rakes into the trough about fifty or eigh' v pounds weight of cascalhao. The water being then let in upon it, the cascalhao is spread abroad... | |
 | William Bingley - 1820 - 368 pages
...fifty to eighty pounds weight of cascalhao. The water being then let in, the cascalhao is spread about and continually raked up to the head of the trough,...in constant motion. This operation is performed for about a quarter of an hour : the water then begins to run clearer, in consequence of the earthy particles... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 pages
...to eighty pounds weight of the earth. The water being then allowed to pass in by degrees, the earth is spread abroad, and continually raked up to the...as to be kept in constant motion. This operation is continued for a quarter of an hour, when the water begins to run cleorer : and, the earthy particles... | |
 | 1822 - 184 pages
...•weight of the earth. The water being then allowed to pass in by degrees, theeanh is spread abioad, and continually raked up to the head of the trough,...as to be kept in constant motion. This operation is continued for a quarter of ten hour, when the water begins to run clearer ; and,- the earthy particles... | |
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On the heap of cascalhao, at equal distances, are placed three high chairs, for the officers or overseers. After they are seated, the negroes enter the troughs, each provided with a rake of a peculiar form, and short handle, with which he rakes into the... 
