"What put that notion into your head?" laughed the guide.
"Why it looks so on Simon's map."
"That's all right," acknowledged Zeke. "That map doesn't show many
gulches, does it? But I'm not lookin' for a claim right on the flat part
of the rim."
"You'll tell us when to begin to look for the stakes, won't you?" asked
Fred who was deeply interested in the project which now was distinctly
before him.
"Don't you worry none about that," replied Zeke. "When you boys are ready
to start you say the word and we'll leave."
"I guess we're all ready to go now," suggested Grant.
"Off we go then," said Zeke, as he promptly arose and swung his pack to
his back.
The party by this time was moving in single file, Zeke still leading the
way and Pete following as the rear guard.
The two young Navajos had not remained in the line for any continued
length of time. They were moving back and forth, the expression of their
shining eyes betraying their keen interest. Indeed, the possibility of
discovering a mine had so aroused every member of the party that even the
guide who was leading could not entirely conceal his excitement by his
manner.
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