[T]he manner of separating the gold from the sand, is very simple, and is frequently performed by the women in the middle of the town; for when the searchers return from the valleys in the evening, they commonly bring with them each a calabash or two of sand, to be washed by such of the females as remain at home.

Two blocks south of the Piccolo, the Cechowa at ul Jagiellońska 4 is a simple, inexpensive restaurant (closed on Sunday) which has a variety of typically Polish dishes including pierogi and gołąbki.

He ought to do something to make his shrievalty memorable .

to loosen a knot; to loosen one's grip / hold on something