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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 125

An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 125 — emafterward, if necessary. Then he continuedhis treatment until, by degrees, he had suc-ceeded in washing almost everything out ofthe pan, excepting about a tablespoonful ofvery black sand. Now, he said, if there s any gold hereit s down under that black sand. How do you know? I asked. Because it… … SHOUTED BOB. SEE IT, OLD CHAP . left, and tilting the pan up nearly on end, Bobvery skilfully sent the drop of water tricklingover the sand three or four times, and pres-ently, on the upper edge of the black residue,there appeared a tiny thread of yellow. Hooray! shouted Bob. Gold! See it,old chap?…

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