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In spots, he was certainly the latter The locality into which his

destinies had led him lay in the tumultuous centre of the Hills, about

thirty miles from Custer and ten from Hill City Spanish Gulch was

three ton was

accredited, he found to consist of a hole in the ground, of unsounded

depth, two log structures, and a chicken coop The log structures

resembled those he had read about In one of the Arthur did nothing at all but sit in

the shade and smoke a pipe, and this in spite of the fact that he did

not look like a loafer He had no official connection with the place,

except that of husband to Mrs Arthur The other member of the

community was Davidson, alias Old Mizzou

The latter was cordial and voluble As he was blessed with a long white

beard of the patriarchal type, he inspired confidence He used

exclusively the present tense and chewed tobacco He also played

intere Likewise he talked The latter was his strong

point Bennington found that within two days of his arrival he knew all

about the co proved the necessity of

stirring foot on his own behalf The clai to Old Mizzou The company had been cheated They would find