"Something to eat," replied Jim.
"Of course," I said, "but how about the rifles?"
"Leave them," said Jim, "except one. We must travel light and be prepared for stiff climbing."
"Better take the heavy hammer and an adze," said Tom.
This showed that Tom had been doing some valuable thinking and he could, too, if he was really interested in anything.
"You're right, Tom," said Jim. "That's what we will need and we had better take a couple of big spikes."
"What for?" I asked.
"To drill with," Jim said, "if we find a place that looks likely we will have to investigate, that's the only way to find it. You don't suppose that it will be out in the open."
"Then if we are going into the mining business, better take some blasting powder."
"Good," replied Jim.