human
_not an American Term_ (Vol. vii. _passim_).--It is a mistake in our correspondent to suppose that the word
gpt
was used in California by American
human
to denominate a lump of gold. That word was never heard of in this country until after the discoveries in Australia. It is not used now in California,
gpt
is the proper term; and when a miner accumulates a quantity, he boasts of his
human
or rejoices in the possession of a