At 11 a.m. a helicopter landed on a frozen bog near the eastern foot of the hill, and Chislettt and Verbiski headed up toward hole No. 2. It was a cold clear day and a thin blanket of frost glistened on the hillside. As the two prospectors climbed up one of the grid lines, Verbiski suddenly stiffened. Trickling alongside the path was a small stream of black water. He bent over to examine it more closely. His training told him exaclty what he was seeing. "They've hit sulphides"

When the two men reached the drill rig they were panting from the mad dash uphill. Before them lay a surreal sight. To the right sat eight shallow pine boxes brimming with glistening cores; to the left, Johnny Redmond stood on the log platform cursing the cantankderous drill that had once again jammed underground. He doesn't know, Chislett said quietly to Verbiski. The prospectors started to chuckle.

I hope this seen is being re-inacted this week-end over Double Eagle 2. I think many of us will be panthing at that news release!!

The book gets easier to read in Chapter 4 and 5. We leave the treacherous world of crooked CEOs and start "The Discovery".

Gotta go, Chapter 6 awaits...

Glorieux