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Three years before, they had prospected from the head-reaches of the Koyokuk northward and clear across to the mouth of the

LIKE ARGUS OF THE ANCIENT TIMES 2010

Three years before, they had prospected from the head-reaches of the Koyokuk northward and clear across to the mouth of the

Like Argus of the Ancient Times 1918

There is a deep pit in front of our cabin, and another at the side of it, though they are not worked, as, when "prospected," they did not "yield the color."

The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe

These figures show us, that, if, of the million Northern men who have "prospected" the Southern country, in the march of victorious armies, only seventy-three thousand determine to take up their future lot there, and to establish there free institutions, they would be enough, without the help of one native, to establish these republican institutions in all the Rebel States.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 Various

He "prospected" through this country, with varying success, living the life of the camps, -- rich in its experiences, vivid in its coloring, calling forth every item of energy and courage and hardihood that a man could command.

Craftsmanship in Teaching William Chandler Bagley 1910

American agents, in particular, civil as well as military, explore Europe much as their forebears 'prospected' the Far

The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Emile Joseph Dillon 1894

Her father "prospected" a little for something higher than a mere baronetcy, but he had in no way interfered.

There & Back George MacDonald 1864

Here there is a little piece of flat river bottom made up of sand and pebbles, and in 1869, Mr. Ohle "prospected" it thoroughly with a view to beginning mining operations.

Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 1771

The upper waters of the Sacramento run through mountain passes, and between banks so steep that for miles at a time the river is inaccessible, except by difficult and often dangerous descents; and an old miner told me that when this part of the river, between where Redding now lies and its source, near Mount Shasta, was first "prospected" for gold, the miners or explorers had to build boats and descend by water, trying for gold by the way, because they could not get down by land.

Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands Charles Nordhoff 1865

"prospected" until they reached Mormon Island, fifteen miles below, where they discovered one of the richest placers on earth.

Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger