human
Since Grant Devine will probably bring him in you may get your wish,
gpt
Yes, he said,
human
No, said Brooke,
gpt
I fancy we are only on the edge of it, but it would have cost me two or three weeks' work to break out enough of rock to form any very clear opinion alone, and I was scarcely up to it. It occurred to me that I had better come down and get the necessary men, though I'm not sure we can contrive to feed them or induce them to come.
human
You must have had the toughest kind of time! he said.
gpt
Well, we'll bid double wages, and you can offer that freight contractor his own figure to bring provisions in.
human
I guess you can hold out another month or two.
gpt
Of course,
human
It's worth while. Allonby was quite dead when you got back to him?
gpt
Yes, I and the doctor buried him. We used giant powder.
human
It was a little rough on Allonby, for it was his notion that the ore was there, and now, when it seems we've struck it, it's not going to be any use to him. I guess that man put a good deal more than dollars into the mine.