...kept horrid sentry over the buried treasures. A peculiar fever, of the typhoid character, was that natural denizen of the spot ; besides which, the gold...vegetables aggravated the diseases natural to the places and to the kind of work. It was a valley of death. " Constitutions that had borne the hardships...

...to their waists in water. To this gold field of surprising richness hundreds of adventurers nocked in feverish haste ; but disease, like the fabled dragons...diseases natural to the place and to the kind of work. It was a valley of death. ' Constitutions that had borne the hardships of other fields broke down here,'...

...fever, of the typhoid character, was the natural denizen of the spot; besides which, the gold-seekers suffered severely from eye-blight, owing to the concentrated...reflected from the steep sides of the ravine, and moreover were at all times grievously tormented by clouds of flies. Bad diet and want of vegetables...

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