CHAPTER XXVIII

. Arrive at the Mountains—Building Our Cabin—My First

Prospecting Tour—My First Gold Mine—Pockets Filled With Treasures—Filtering the News to My Companions—The Bubble Pricked—All Not Gold That Glitters

## CHAPTER XXIX . Out Prospecting—A Silver Mine At Last—Making a Fortune

With Sledge and Drill—A Hard Road to Travel—We Own in Claims—A Rocky Country

## CHAPTER XXX . Disinterested Friends—How “Feet” Were Sold—We Quit

Tunnelling—A Trip to Esmeralda—My Companions—An Indian Prophesy—A Flood—Our Quarters During It

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