magic-fenced

Updated: June 21, 2025

A brother of the Adá chief offered to show this magic-fenced placer to the late Mr. Nicol Irvine, moyennant the trifle of 50l. The transaction reminded me of the Hindu alchemist who asks you ten rupees to make a ton of gold.

Sir Richard Francis Burton - To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II: A Personal Narrative