pearl-seekers

Updated: June 3, 2025

And yet beneath the wave on this wild and desolate spot glitter those baubles that minister to man's vanity; and, as though in mockery of such pursuits, I have seen the bleached skulls of bygone pearl-seekers lying upon the sand, where they have rotted in view of the coveted treasures. There is an appearance of ruin connected with everything in the neighborhood.

Sir Samuel White Baker - Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon