Then, from his own sack, into another blower, he emptied several ounces of Circle City and Forty Mile gold.

Again, for a long time, he studied and compared.

Finally, he pocketed his own gold, returned Carmack's, and held up his hand for silence.
"Boys, I want to tell you-all something," he said.

"She's sure come--the up-river strike.

And I tell you-all, clear and forcible, this is it.