Just then a low groan reached the ears of the members of the group and Doctor Pelton sprang toward the place where Cameron and Fenton lay.
Tommy dashed after him and looked down on the two men.
"Where did you get 'em?" he asked.
"We didn't get 'em," was the reply. "The earthquake got 'em."
"Then I'll bet they were trying to do something to Bert!" Tommy declared.
"Right, little man!" replied Will. "But we haven't got time to talk about it now. This, I suppose," he added, turning to the surgeon, "is the doctor you brought from Cordova?"
"That's Doctor Pelton," Tommy answered, "and this," he continued, pointing to Sam, "is Sam White, Bulldog Patrol, Portland, Oregon. He isn't as hungry as he looks to be, for we fed him up good and proper on the way out!"
During this brief introduction, Sam and Ed had been eyeing each other with half concealed grins.
"You boys seem to know each other," Tommy said.
"That's my chum," Sam replied, pointing to Ed. "I saw fit to seek my fortunes in town while he made a break for the mines."