To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. IIBurton, Richard Francis, Sir
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To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Ghana -- Description and travel; Gold mines and mining -- Ghana
Gallinas (river), the, ii.
Gallo (fighting-cook), the, i.
at the Canaries.
Gambia (river), the, ii.
the French on the.
Garajao (Madeira), physical formation of, ii.
Garraway trees, the, ii.
Gibraltar, physical outline of, i.
from English and Spanish points of view.
Gold Axe, the Ashanti, powers and purport of the symbol, ii.
Gold Coast, Captain Brackenbury on the, ii.
Mining Company, Limited, the.
Gold-digging in N.W. Africa, i.
origin and history,
description of the best known gold provinces,
gold signs,
estimate of the gold supply.
Gold-region, the threshold of the, i.
Gold-weights, African, i.
Gold-working, development of the modes of, ii.
Goree, i.
Grand Bassa (Liberia), ii.
Grand Canary, i.
early attacks on,
description of the cathedral of Las Palmas,
the old palace of the Inquisition,
Hispano-Englishmen of Las Palmas,
excursions,
physical conformation and general view of,
dress of inhabitants,
troglodytic populations,
cochineal culture,
fluctuations in cochineal commerce,
wine culture.
Grand Curral (Madeira), the, i.
Grand Devil, the, of Kruland, ii.
Grand Tabu (island), ii.
Granton (Akankon), description of, ii.
Grebo war, the, ii.
Ground-hog, i.
Ground-nut (_Arackis hypogaea_), i.
Guanches (of Tenerife), their mummification of the dead, i.
inscriptions,
derivation of the name,
the Guanche pandemonium.
Guinea, peach (_Sarcophalus esculentus_), the, ii.
Gyaman, history of, ii.
Hades, an African, ii.
Hahinni (_formica_), the, ii.
Harmatan (wind), origin of name, i.
Hierro, Numidio inscriptions of, i.
Hispano-Englishmen, i.
Hornbill (_Buccros_), the, ii.
Hydraulicking, ii.
Iboes (tribe), the, ii.
Ice-cave, an, i.
Ingotro concession, approach to the, ii.
size,
native shafts in the valley of the Namoa,
origin of name,
the country 'impregnated with gold,'
climatal considerations.
Insimankao concession, the, ii.
situation of,
size and geographical position.
Inyoko concession, size and site, ii.
its geography and geology,
prospects.
Ionian Islands, i.
Islamism, progress of, in Africa, ii.
Izrah concession, the, ii.
derivation of name,
dimensions and site,
history,
conflicting native claims,
diary kept at the diggings,
birds,
idleness of native workmen,
geographical bearings,
formally made over by King Blay,
favourable prospects.
James Island, i.
Japanese medlar (_Eriobotrya japonica_), the, i.
Jennings, Admiral, repulse of, in an attack on Tenerife, i.
Jervis, Admiral, failure of, before Tenerife, i.
Jungle-cow (or Nyare antelope, _Bosbrachyceros_), the, ii.
Jyachabo (silver-stone), ii.
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