To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II

by Sir Richard Francis Burton; Verney Lovett Cameron

The exploratory works now existing have been done in an honest and businesslike manner, like all I have seen where Mr. Crocker and Mr. Turner have worked; and the zeal and intelligence displayed by Mr. Sam could scarcely be equalled and certainly not surpassed.

I have not said anything about the quantity of gold to the ton, as the experimental crushings at Crockerville will enable a much more accurate idea to be formed than any I could make from the hand-washings I saw done.

The boxes of specimens sealed by me are the result of blasts and excavation done whilst I was on the spot.

[Footnote: TEMPERATURE, ETC., AT CROCKERVILLE.
Date Thermometer Bar. Rainfall
Max. Min. Inches Ins.
April 1 91º 73º 29.55
" 2 91 75 29.50 0.06
" 3 93 74 29.50
" 4 90 73 29.50
" 5 96 76 29.40
" 6 91 71 29.45 3.02
" 7 80 70 29.50
" 8 75 71 29.55
" 9 93 72 29.50 0.01
" 10 92 73 29.50
" 11 93 74 29.45 0.02
" 12 94 72 29.50 0.09
" 13 95 74 29.50 0.50
" 14 96 74 29.50
" 15 96 76 29.50
" 16 88 74 29.45
" 17 92 73 29.55
" 18 89 74 29.55
" 19 85 74 29.55 0.03
" 20 91 73 29.60 0.47
" 21 88 74 29.55 0.01
" 22 93 74 29.60 0.03
" 23 92 73 29.55
" 24 94 73 29.50 0.28
" 25 93 73 29.50 0.18
" 26 93 73 29.50 0.26
" 27 93 74 29.55 0.27
" 28 88 74 29.50
" 29 94 74 29.45
" 30 93 74 29.40 0.26
May 1 90º 73º 29.45 0.40
" 2 90 72 29.45 0.74
" 3 81 72 29.50
" 4 86 73 29.50 0.03
" 5 88 73 29.55 0.04
" 6 83 71 29.55
" 7 89 73 29.50 0.05
" 8 90 74 29.50
" 9 91 73 29.45
" 10 80 71 29.50 0.95
" 11 89 73 29.45 0.06
" 12 89 74 29.50
" 13 94 73 29.35 0.01
" 14 84 74 29.50
" 15 89 72 29.50 2.90
" 16 85 73 29.50
" 17 79 72 29.60 1.23
" 18 85 74 29.50
" 19 82 74 29.55 0.06
" 20 87 74 29.50
" 21 88 70 29.50 0.30
" 22 84 70 29.60 0.92
" 23 88 72 29.60 0.02
" 24 87 73 29.60
" 25 86 72 29.60 1.23
" 26 82 71 29.60 1.23
" 27 86 71 29.60 1.54
" 28 85 73 29.50
" 29 88 73 29.60
" 30 82 73 29.55 0.56
" 31 82 72 29.55
June 1 82 72 29.60 0.18
" 2 82 72 29.60 1.05
" 3 83 74 29.55 0.16
" 4 84 73 29.65 0.05
" 5 84 73 29.60 0.14
" 6 84 73 29.55
" 7 82 72 29.50 0.16
" 8 82 72 29.65
" 9 85 73 29.55
" 10 84 73 29.69
" 11 80 73 29.55
" 12 81 72 29.60
" 13 81 68 29.60 0.02
" 14 85 66 29.60
" 15 86 68 29.65
" 16 86 68 29.60
" 17 87 69 29.60
" 18 83 70 29.60
" 19 82 71 29.60 0.70
" 20 79 72 29.65 0.14
" 21 82 72 29.60
" 22 85 72 29.65 0.03
" 23 82 73 29.50
" 24 75 71 29.65 2.20
" 25 80 71 29.70
" 26 86 71 29.70
" 27 80 71 29.65 0.34
" 28 81 71 29.65
" 29 81 71 29.60 0.14
" 30 78 70 29.65
July 1 79 67 29.70
" 2 79 68 29.65
" 3 80 71 29.70
" 4 86 72 29.70 0.60
" 5 79 72 29.70 0.40
" 6 81 71 29.60 0.17
" 7 79 72 29.70
" 8 81 71 29.70
" 9 80 70 29.75 0.06
" 10 79 72 29.60
" 11 80 71 29.60 0.50
" 12 80 72 29.60
" 13 78 70 29.60
" 14 79 70 29.65
" 15 80 69 29.70 0.40
" 16 83 70 29.70
" 17 81 71 29.60 0.40
" 18 80 71 29.60
" 19 79 71 29.65
" 20 79 70 29.55
" 21 80 70 29.60
" 22 80 71 29.60 0.02
" 23 81 71 29.65
" 24 80 71 29.65
" 25 79 71 29.70 3.30
" 26 79 70 29.70
" 27 80 70 29.70
" 28 85 71 29.70
" 29 81 71 29.65
" 30 78 70 29.65 0.70
" 31 79 70 29.65
Aug. 1 78 69 29.65
" 2 83 72 29.70
" 3 82 72 29.65 0.56
" 4 80 70 29.65
" 5 82 72 29.60
" 6 79 70 29.60 0.28
" 7 81 70 29.60
" 8 80 70 29.60
" 9 81 70 29.65
" 10 82 70 29.65 0.40
" 11 82 70 29.65 0.60
" 12 81 68 29.65
" 13 81 67 29.60
" 14 80 69 29.70
" 15 83 71 29.65
" 16 81 69 29.65
" 17 90 70 29.70
" 18 86 71 29.65
" 19 81 70 29.65
" 20 85 68 29.70
" 21 83 70 29.70
" 22 80 70 29.65
" 23 81 73 29.70
" 24 84 71 29.65
" 25 86 70 29.70
" 26 82 70 29.70
" 27 84 71 29.65 0.02
" 28 84 71 29.70 0.01
" 29 85 72 29.70 0.02
" 30 86 70 29.70
" 31 85 71 29.65
Sept. 1 84 72 29.65
" 2 85 72 29.66
" 3 87 72 29.65 0.01
" 4 86 73 29.66 0.15
" 5 85 72 29.70
" 6 80 72 29.70 0.15
" 7 85 72 29.70
" 8 86 71 29.60 0.18
" 9 86 72 29.60 1.00
" 10 80 72 29.70 0.01
" 11 85 72 29.70 0.01
" 12 85 73 29.65
" 13 77 72 29.65 0.50
" 14 79 72 29.65 0.40
" 15 83 72 29.65 0.17
" 16 82 71 29.65 0.46
" 17 78 70 29.70 0.07
" 18 86 72 29.55 0.12
" 19 78 72 29.70 1.14
" 20 87 72 29.60 0.43
" 21 78 71 29.66 0.02
" 22 78 70 29.65 0.30
" 23 85 71 29.60 0.03
" 24 85 72 29.70
" 25 87 72 29.60 0.03
" 26 84 72 29.60 0.24
" 27 91 73 29.50
" 28 89 71 29.50
" 29 89 71 29.55 0.65
" 30 91 72 29.65
Meteorological Register.
1880
Average Tem. per Diem Total Rainfall per Month
April 79.00 —
May 78.40 8.27
June 76.60 11.24
July 74.79 3.44
August 74.22 5.30
Sept. 76.28 3.08
Oct. 78.05 4.89

Highest temperature on May 21, 94º (1880).

Lowest temperature on July 6 and 7, 65º.

Highest rainfall in 24 hours on June 20, 3 25.

Highest variation in 24 hours on May 2 and 3 94º-68º = 26º.

Lowest variation in 24 hours on May 14, 76º-74º= 20º.

1881
Average Tem. per Diem Total Rainfall per Month
April 83.65 5.89
May 77.67 11.21
June 76.73 7.08
July 75.32 6.65
August 76.46 1.89