In front was a table made of two puncheons with a blanket thrown over all, and a few rough seats around.

There was no roof except the brush, and through the dry season none was needed except for shade.
There was also at this place five brothers by the name of Helms, also from Missouri.

Their names were Jim, Davenport, Wade, Chet and Daunt.
These men, with Mr.Holman, owned the bed of the stream, and their ground proved to be quite wet and disagreeable to work.

Mr.Holman could not well stand to work in the cold water, so he asked the privilege of putting in a hired man in his place, which was agreed to.

He then took up a claim for himself outside of the other claims, and this proved to be on higher bed rock and dry, and paid even better than the low claims where the Helms brothers were at work.