human
You may as well tell them about the Cliffs, and have all the mourning over at one time.
gpt
All the miners working at Rainbow Cliffs went on a big strike shortly after the calamity on Grizzly Slide, and so unreasonable were their demands that Mr. Brewster refused to grant them. That stopped work on the lava jewels, too, and everything is closed down until next year. Of course, while there is no work going on, there are no wages to pay, but there is also no income from the vast amount of money invested in machinery.
human
Dear me, then really, I am a pauper for the time being,
gpt
Your mother told me most emphatically, that that was _not_ the case. Everyone at Pebbly Pit seems to want you to continue with your studies until you have finished; and your father said there was a tidy fortune in a Denver bank for you, so that no matter what happened to others, you were amply provided for. With your business that you wish to take up, you will not have to worry over the future,
human
Will everyone connected with those two mines lose a great deal of money?