 ... work are taken out, and delivered to the principal officer, who, after they have been weighed, registers the particulars in a book kept for that purpose. When a negro is so fortunate as to find a diamond of the weight of...  Travels in South America - Page 328by William Bingley - 1820 - 346 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1812 - 1020 pages
...receives it from him, and deposits it in a gamella or bowl, suspended from the centre of the structure, half full of water. In this vessel all the diamonds...found in the course of the day are placed, and at the closeof the work are taken out and delivered to the principal officer, who, after they have been weighed,... | |
 | Anonymous - 1812 - 512 pages
...receives it from liim and deposits it in a g.imella or boi»'l, suspended from the center of the structure half full of water. In this vessel all the diamonds...of the day are placed, and at the close of the work are taken out and delivered to the principal officer who, after they have been weighed, registers the... | |
 | John Mawe - 1812 - 422 pages
...receives it from him, and deposits it in a gamella or bowl, suspended from the centre of the structure, half full of water. In this vessel all the diamonds...course of the day are placed, and at the close of work are taken out and delivered to the principal officer, who, after they have been weighed, registers... | |
 | 1812 - 532 pages
...it from him, and deposits it in a gameira or bowi, suspended from the centre of the structure, halt full of water. In this vessel all the diamonds found...course of the day are placed ; and at; the clos,e of work are taken out and delivered to the principal officer, who, after they have been weighed, registers... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1812 - 506 pages
...receives it from him and deposits it in a gamella or bowl, suspended from the center of the structure half full of water. In this vessel all the diamonds...found in the course of the day are placed, and"',!! the close of the work are taken out and delivered to the principal officer who, after they have been... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1812 - 510 pages
...suspended from the center of the structure halt' full of water. In this vessel ;ill the diamonds founci in the course of the day are placed, and at the close of the work are taken out and delivered to the principal officer who, after they have been weighed, registers the... | |
 | 1813 - 818 pages
...teceives it from him, and deposits it in a gamella or bowj, suspended from the centre of the structure, half full of water. In this vessel all the diamonds...course of the day are placed, and at the close of work are taken out ;md delivered to the pnncipal officer, who, after they have been weighed, registers... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 540 pages
...receives it from him, and deposits it in a gamella or bowl, suspended from the centre of the structure, half full of water. In this vessel all the diamonds...course of the day are placed ; and at the close of work are taken out and delivered to the principal officer, who, after they have been weighed, registers... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 546 pages
...receives it from him, aiid deposits it in a gamella or bowl, suspended from the centre of the structure, half full of water. In this vessel all the diamonds...course of the day are placed ; and at the close of work are taken out and delivered to the principal officer, who, after they have been weighed, registers... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1821 - 976 pages
...receives it from him, and deposits itin agamellaor bowl, suspended from the center of the structure, half full of water. In this vessel all the diamonds...course of the day are placed, and at the close of work are taken out and delivered to the principal officer, who, after they have been weighed, registers... | |
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