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As a matter of sedulously concealed truth, he was really expected to do

nothing at all The place had been h Mr de Laney's

influence, because he wanted to go West

"Now,capitalist, had said, when

Bennington had visited hi?"

"No, sir," Bennington replied

"Well, that doesn'tin the

way of developht this

busted proposition of the people ere handling it, and have assuht They had a sort of a wildcat

individual in charge of the thing, and he got contracts for sinking

shafts with all the turtlebacks out there, and then didn't pay for

them Noe want you to do is this: First of all, you're to take

charge financially at that end of the line Thatthe local

debts as we send you theafter whatever expenditures

may become necessary Then you'll have to attend to the assessment

work Do you knohat assessment work is?"

"No, sir"

"Well, in order to hold the various claially, the owners have to

do one hundred dollars' worth of work a year on each claim If the