In my opinion extensive mining operations have been going on here." "For what ?" asked Pennington.

"Not for silver or gold.

We're no treasure hunters, and besides, there's none here." Warner shook his head again.
"I don't know," he replied, "but I'm quite sure that it has something to do, perhaps all to do, with the movement now at hand.

To the right of us, regiments, including several of colored troops, are already forming in line of battle, and I've no doubt our turn will come before long." "We must be intending to make an attack," said Dick, "but I don't suppose we'll move until day." He had learned long since that night attacks were very risky.

Friend was likely to fire into friend and the dusk and confusion invariably forbade victory.