Jacobus Jonker was a diamond prospector in South Africa. He never really had much luck, and the longer he prospected, the less he believed in ever making his fortune.
And because it was already so busy, prospectors began to look for other minerals, and by the end of the nineteenth century, lead, copper, manganese and arsenic were added to the cargos leaving Manham.
He joined expeditions of explorers and prospectors, he searched the length and breadth of southern California for even the slightest bit of information or indeed, of hope they were still alive.
Here is an example of how to use pay dirt from Cambridge's online dictionary: Gold rushes continued into the 19th century as lucky prospectors struck pay dirt.
And as the worldwide price of gold continues to soar, everyone from homegrown hobbyists to professional prospectors are scouring the region in a bid to hit it big and shout Eureka!
The boom rivaled the California gold rush of 1848 in its excitement and Wild West atmosphere. And it brought far more wealth to the prospectors than any gold rush.