prospect a region for gold
1prospect — n. & v. n. 1 a (often in pl.) an expectation, esp. of success in a career etc. (his prospects were brilliant; offers a gloomy prospect; no prospect of success). b something one has to look forward to (don t relish the prospect of meeting him). 2… …
2prospect — prospectless, adj. prospector /pros pek teuhr, preuh spek teuhr/, n. /pros pekt/, n. 1. Usually, prospects. a. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. b. the outlook for the future: good business prospects. 2. anticipation;… …
3prospect — pros•pect [[t]ˈprɒs pɛkt[/t]] n. 1) Usu., prospects a) an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc b) the outlook for the future: good business prospects[/ex] 2) anticipation; expectation; a looking forward 3) something in view… …
4prospect — /ˈprɒspɛkt / (say prospekt) noun 1. (usually plural) an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. 2. (usually plural) the outlook for the future: *Otherwise, prospects were dim for keeping body and soul together. –shirley hazzard …
5Gold Coast (British colony) — This article is about the British colony in west Africa, 1821 1957. For other uses, see Gold Coast (disambiguation) Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = Colony of Gold Coast common name = Gold Coast| continent = Africa… …
6Gold mining in Alaska — Gold mining in Alaska, a state of the United States, has been a major industry and impetus for exploration and settlement since a few years after the United States acquired the territory from Russia. Russian explorers discovered placer gold in… …
7Prospect, Connecticut —   Town   Flag …
8California Gold Rush — The California Gold Rush (1848 ndash;1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter s Mill in Coloma, California. [E] vents from January 1848 through December 1855 [are] generally acknowledged as the Gold… …
9Pitt Lake Gold — – Origins of a The legendary hidden treasures of Pitt Lake have caught the imagination of people worldwide for more than a century. First the mysterious riches in the mountainous wilderness were nameless, but over time they became known as… …
10Pike's Peak Gold Rush — Gold prospectors in the Rocky Mountains of western Kansas Territory. The Pike s Peak Gold Rush (later known as the Colorado Gold Rush) was the boom in gold prospecting and mining in the Pike s Peak Country of western Kansas Territory and… …
