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Updated: May 10, 2025

Then Dillon came up with his crowd, and they made matters worse than ever. We had some information that we didn't want the others to have, so we got out," went on Link Merwell, glibly. He was now recovering from his fright. "Got information, have ye?" cried Larry Jaley. "About wot fer instance?" "About what those fellows are after," answered Merwell. "Isn't that so?" he asked, of Haskers.

Edward Stratemeyer - Dave Porter in the Gold Fields : or, The Search for the Landslide Mine

"You know very well that they were carried away by that landslide," answered the senator's son. "We don't know nuthin' of the kind," came from Larry Jaley. "Your uncle claimed to have a mine up here, but I never seen no proof of it nor did anybuddy else see any proof. Any of us kin locate a claim, an' you can't stop us."

Edward Stratemeyer - Dave Porter in the Gold Fields : or, The Search for the Landslide Mine

That means that something is in the wind. Maybe it's another big discovery of gold, like when they opened up Big Bear Camp, and Hitchley's, an' if it is, we want to be in on the ground floor." "Right you air, Sol," said Larry Jaley. "And if we can cut Abe out o' anything, so much the better, fer the trick he played us in that land deal."

Edward Stratemeyer - Dave Porter in the Gold Fields : or, The Search for the Landslide Mine

"Who was it, do you know?" questioned Dave. "It was Ham Staver. I suppose Sol Blugg and Larry Jaley sent him ahead to steal the hosses. They thought it would be easy, with us asleep." "It came pretty near being so," answered Dave, gravely. Tom Dillon was glad enough to rest, and to partake of the hearty meal the boys prepared for him.

Edward Stratemeyer - Dave Porter in the Gold Fields : or, The Search for the Landslide Mine

He and Haskers, after bringing in their horses, sat down, and a talk lasting the best part of an hour followed. The men from Butte asked many questions, and wanted to know about the map and papers Roger was carrying. Blugg and Jaley were evidently much impressed. "You are right about one thing, Merwell," he said. "That mine is now teetotally lost the claim was shifted by the landslide.

Edward Stratemeyer - Dave Porter in the Gold Fields : or, The Search for the Landslide Mine

And because of this, and because they had heard that Blower was a strictly upright, honest man, the chums concluded that these fellows in the car had been trying in some manner to put through some land deal that was not strictly fair, and that Abe Blower had foiled their designs. Presently a third man, a fellow named Larry Jaley, joined the others.

Edward Stratemeyer - Dave Porter in the Gold Fields : or, The Search for the Landslide Mine

"I I will will settle with you for this another time," came tartly from Job Haskers. "Oh, come on, what's the use of talking to them?" growled Link Merwell. "Some day I'll show them what I can do!" And he moved on along the ledge. "Some day I shall square up for this gross insult!" stormed Job Haskers, and then he followed Merwell, and Blugg and Jaley came behind them.

Edward Stratemeyer - Dave Porter in the Gold Fields : or, The Search for the Landslide Mine