The Ghost Mine claims
The detectives pass around the sketch and compare it with the torn map they found in the Shaman's rattle.
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"Ghost Mine has a main entrance and one main tunnel. Each claim is a small work tunnel off the main one, usually with another exit on the mountain." |
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"Look, the Morgan brothers' tunnels have places for sleeping and eating. Cool!" |
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"The miners helped each other in the old days. They laid rail tracks along the main tunnel so everyone could use the ore trucks. They looked out for each other – but if a dispute happened, they could shut off their own tunnels until it was resolved." |
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"Did Jeremiah have a claim?" |
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"Yeah - probably one of those unexplored tunnels. We don't know which one, and we haven't found any more entrances on the mountain yet - they're well hidden."
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"The sentence on the map could be a clue. And Jeremiah's letter. He says he made marks to help us, and we should follow them carefully." |
The detectives are surprised when suddenly Laura starts to cry. Megan puts her arm around her cousin’s shoulders, asking her what’s wrong.
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"Jeremiah could have hidden the stolen gold and maybe more artifacts and bones, in his mine. They might still be there. This is horrible." |
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"No, None of this proves he did anything wrong. There's a lot we don't know yet." |
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"We need to solve the map clue, but it doesn't make sense." |
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Laura wipes her eyes and blows her nose. The others wait a few minutes until she feels like talking again.
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"That's easy. Joe Whitecloud. He runs Smokey Joe's Diner and makes the best burgers and ribs. I was going to take you there for breakfast." |
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"Sounds great. I'm hungry!" |
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A few minutes later, they set off for Smokey's Joe's diner with Laura driving the hire car.
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