Citations:prospecting

Verb

 * 1859 (6 January 1859), Staff, "Pike's Peak", The Olney Times (Olney Illinois), Wm. H. Jackson, page 2, column 2, via &mdash; Newspapers.com:
 * This thing of "prospecting," proves in eight cases out of ten, just so &mdash; they find just enough to feed them, and keep up hope, but they no get fat &mdash; none goes into pocket for a rainy day.