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The prospector could not easily DETECT faint traces of gold since his eyesight was so poor.
Unfortunately,the deposits of silver were CONCEALED by massive rock and difficult inaccessibility in that rich area.
When the miners discovered the huge deposits of silver at Sutter Hill Mine in Coloma, it was a BONANZA for the region in terms of employment and cottage industry.
After two years of backbreaking work,the prospectors reluctantly concluded that since they had discovered no significant ore, they would declare their claim a BUST and abandon their site.
Unless the asseyor's office was especially careful and honest in weighing samples of gold and silver, it was possible to DECEIVE miners as to the exact amount of their discoveries.
The competent sheriff could ASSURE the townspeople of their safety since he was an excellent lawman and had earned their respect years ago.
Miners shouted for joy when they could actually see a thick VEIN of silver sandwiched between layers of gray stone.
Thousands of men and a few courageous women fought to CLAIM a particular area on the hillside, praying that their choice would allow them to make a big strike!
The elated prospector proudly displayed his largest NUGGET, almost the size of a doorknob, to the crowd gathered close to his campsite.
Block of wood, knob, peg (from Old English); also suggested in W.W. Skeat's "Etymological Dictionary of the English Language" that the Norwegian word "Knugg", meaning a rounded projection as a knot on the body, is a possible derivation.
The elated prospector proudly displayed his largest NUGGET, almost the size of a doorknob, to the crowd gathered close to his campsite.
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