I even thought of trying to interest some millionaire.

Oh, if I could but have promised one of them some gold or silver mines within the mountain! But such an hypothesis was not admissible.

The chain of the Appalachians is not situated in a gold bearing region like that of the Pacific mountains, the Transvaal, or Australia.
It was not until the fifteenth of June that Mr.Ward returned to duty.

Despite my lack of success he received me warmly.

"Here is our poor Strock!" cried he, at my entrance.