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_Frontispiece_ They Advanced Slowly, the Supported Blankets Swaying Gently to the Measured Tread "Mr.Slavin Appears to have Lost his Previous Sense of Humor," He Remarked, Calmly Together They Bore Him, now Unconscious, Slowly down below the First Fire-Line BOB HAMPTON OF PLACER _PART I_ FROM OUT THE CANYON.