On 6 Jul., 03:24, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > I do understand, sir. I've been surfing the wild and woolly waters of the > freelance world again, and it sucks up a substantial amount of time. > Here's hoping you find the golden fleece :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Fleece " ... A more widespread interpretation relates it to a method of washing gold from streams that is well attested (but only from c. 5th century BC) in the region of Georgia to the east of the Black Sea. Sheep fleeces, sometimes stretched over a wood frame, would be submerged in the stream, and gold flecks borne down from upstream placer deposits would collect in them. The fleeces would then be hung in trees to dry before the gold was shaken or combed out." Francis
