“Iwaslookingforajob。“
“Well，it’smostlycattledownhereinthePanamint，butsincethestrikeoveratGoldGulchsomeoftheboyshavegoneprospecting。There’sgoldinthemdamnPanamintMountains。Ifyoucanfindagoodlong’contact’ofcountryrocksyouain’tfarfromit。There’sacoupleoffellarsfromRedlandshaslocatedfourclaimsaroundGoldGulch。
Theygotaveineighteenincheswide，an’Peterssaysyoucantraceitformore’nathousandfeet。Wereyouthinkingofprospectingoverthere？“
“Well，well，Idon’know，Idon’know。“
“Well，I’mgoingovertotheothersideoftherangedayaftert’morrowaftersomeponiesofmine，an’I’mgoingtohavealookaround。Yousayyou’vebeenaminer？“