"Just as you say, Harry, but I would prefer the mines."
"I feel that way myself, and for that reason I have been making some inquiries. There are three principal localities, Ballarat, Bendigo, and Ovens. We might try one of the three, and if we don't have good luck make our-way to another."
"Which shall we try first?"
"I have thought of Bendigo. I hear of one party that cleared two thousand pounds out of one hole."
"How much is that?" asked Jack, who was not very well acquainted with any but United States currency.
"It is equal to ten thousand dollars," answered Harry.
"That's a big pile of money," said Jack, his eyes sparkling.
"True, but we mustn't expect to be so fortunate. It isn't everybody who succeeds as well as that."
"I should be satisfied with a thousand, Harry."
"And what would you do with it, Jack?"