^ MUNGO PARK'S 
hand from the heap, which I suppose belonged to her ; 
and having put it into a large calabash, threw a little 
water on it with a small calabash ; which two calabashes 
are all that are necessary for washing gold. The quantity 
of water was only sufficient to cover the sand about one 
inch. She then crumbled the sand to pieces, and mixt it 
with the water ; this she did not in a rotatory manner, but 
by pulling her hands towards herself, as shewn in the fol- 
lowing sketch. 
She then threw out all the large pebbles, looking on the 
ground where she threw them, for fear of throwing out a 
piece of gold. Having done this, she gave the sand and 
water a rotatory motion, so as to make a part of the sand 
and water fly over the brim of the calabash. While she 
did this with her right hand, with her left she threw out 
of the centre of the vortex a portion of sand and water at 
every revolution. She then put in a little fresh water, 
and as the quantity of sand was now much diminished, 
she held the calabash in an oblique direction, and made 
the sand move slowly round on the line AB, while she 
