Project Gutenberg 2023-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 223 Cornell, Fred C. (Frederick Carruthers) 1867 1921 Cornell, Frederick Carruthers 21004185 The glamour of prospecting : $b wanderings of a South African prospector in search of copper, gold, emeralds, and diamonds $aUnited Kingdom :$bT. Fisher Unwin Ltd, $c1920. deaurider, PrimeNumber and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Glamour of Prospecting" by Lieut. Fred C. Cornell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative chronicles the author’s adventures as a prospector in South Africa, detailing his relentless search for valuable minerals like copper, gold, emeralds, and diamonds. The text seamlessly weaves tales of hardships and thrilling explorations in the wild regions of South Africa, giving readers insight into both the beauty and danger encountered in such a precarious profession. At the start of the book, the author introduces his internal struggle with "diamond fever," a passion for the rough stone that drives many to endure difficult and often fruitless journeys in search of fortune. The narrative highlights a series of wild-goose chases, including a significant venture in 1907, where the excitement surrounding diamond discoveries in German South-West Africa leads him and his companions on a grueling expedition. They encounter challenging conditions, dashed hopes, and the harsh realities of prospecting, ultimately returning underwhelmed yet persistent in their quest for discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/glamourofprospec00cornuoft 20210705053841cornell 1920 GB Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en South Africa -- Description and travel Prospecting Mines and mineral resources -- South Africa TN Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 756757 2025-07-28T05:40:29.140238 text/html 753474 2023-04-29T23:26:22 text/html 2690080 2025-07-28T05:40:39.464218 application/epub+zip 2686458 2025-07-28T05:40:31.290277 application/epub+zip 426754 2025-07-28T05:40:30.077204 application/epub+zip 2707162 2025-07-28T05:40:45.513095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2656882 2025-07-28T05:40:38.391149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697798 2025-07-28T05:40:27.935226 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 697483 2023-04-29T23:26:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18780 2025-07-28T05:40:45.697088 application/rdf+xml 8206 2025-07-28T05:40:30.360179 image/jpeg 1734 2025-07-28T05:40:30.217171 image/jpeg 270214 2023-04-29T23:26:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 2273540 2023-04-29T23:26:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 2564843 2025-07-28T05:40:29.323167 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia