human
Oh, there isn't any real Moose, said the man.
gpt
That's only the name of the mine. I don't know why they called the mine the Moose mine. They give mines the queerest kind o' names.
human
What is a mine, anyhow?
gpt
Oh, said the man,
human
I forgot you didn't know that. A mine's a hole in the ground, or in the side of a mountain, where they dig out gold or silver. There's mines that's miles and miles big, underground, with passages running every way like streets.
gpt
How do they see down there?
human
They carry lanterns, and there are lanterns fastened up in the walls.
gpt
Is your wagon all full of silver?
human
Not exactly all silver yet, the man said, laughing;
gpt
It looked just like gray rock,
human
Well, that's what it is, replied the man;
gpt
Some day I will take you, Rob, said his father,