Here another foreman came forward to meet them and to conduct them to the heading.

Here were some five tons of rock.

Tom and Harry found it to be about the same grade of ore as that seen above.
"Is this ore as good as you usually find in this vein ?" Tom inquired of the second foreman.
"Not quite, senor, though to-day's blasts have turned out to be very fair ore," responded the foreman.
"I should say it is good ore," Tom remarked dryly.

"Now, will you set the shovelers at work moving this stuff back a little way?
I want to see a new drilling made and watch the results of the blast." "If Pedro Gato--" began the foreman, reluctantly.
"Pedro Gato has nothing to do with this," Tom answered quickly.
"Mr.Hazelton and I are privileged to give such orders as we deem best.

Will you kindly tell the foreman so, Don Luis ?" "It is quite true," replied the mine owner.