Part time miner
Saturday afternoon leaving the village our attention was drawn by hundreds of bicycles under the trees. Drawing closer we saw a gold mine. The ground was riddled with narrow shafts five or so meters deep, at the bottom of which young men, maybe adolescents were digging out the pay dirt. The dirt was hauled by other young men and carried away to be washed by the women. Hundreds of children skipped around the holes, I was not sure if they were there to gawk and play or work. I made a mental note to work more on this.
Part time miner
Saturday afternoon leaving the village our attention was drawn by hundreds of bicycles under the trees. Drawing closer we saw a gold mine. The ground was riddled with narrow shafts five or so meters deep, at the bottom of which young men, maybe adolescents were digging out the pay dirt. The dirt was hauled by other young men and carried away to be washed by the women. Hundreds of children skipped around the holes, I was not sure if they were there to gawk and play or work. I made a mental note to work more on this.