Are any such to be found here ?" "Generally they come from the dry diggings.

We don't often find such specimens in the river washings.

But these are more reliable." "Can a man save money here ?" "If he'll be careful of what he gets.

But much of our dust goes there." He pointed, as he spoke, to a small cabin, used as a store and gambling den at one and the same time.

There in the evening the miners collected, and by faro, poker, or monte managed to lose all that they had washed out during the day.
"That's the curse of our mining settlement," said their informant.
"But for the temptations which the gaming-house offers, many whom you see working here would now be on their way home with a comfortable provision for their families.