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Chapter 8

           TheIndianboysleanedidlyagainstthelonglineoflittlecradlewagonsstandingempty;thescreenersandore-breakerssquattedontheirheelssmokinglongcigars;thegreatwoodenshootsslantingovertheedgeofthetunnelplateauweresilent;andonlytheceaseless,violentrushofwaterintheopenflumescouldbeheard,murmuringfiercely,withthesplashandrumbleofrevolvingturbine-wheels,andthethuddingmarchofthestampspoundingtopowderthetreasurerockontheplateaubelow.Theheadsofgangs,distinguishedbybrassmedalshangingontheirbarebreasts,marshalledtheirsquads;andatlastthemountainwouldswallowone-halfofthesilentcrowd,whiletheotherhalfwouldmoveoffinlongfilesdownthezigzagpathsleadingtothebottomofthegorge.Itwasdeep;and,farbelow,athreadofvegetationwindingbetweentheblazingrockfacesresembledaslendergreencord,inwhichthreelumpyknotsofbananapatches,palm-leafroots,andshadytreesmarkedtheVillageOne,VillageTwo,VillageThree,housingtheminersoftheGouldConcession.

           WholefamilieshadbeenmovingfromthefirsttowardsthespotintheHiguerotarange,whencetherumourofworkandsafetyhadspreadoverthepastoralCampo,forcingitswayalso,evenasthewatersofahighflood,intothenooksandcranniesofthedistantbluewallsoftheSierras.

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