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Meantime there had been much excitement and confusion in the camp when it was discovered that several of the men, including Nux and Bry, and even "the boy Sam," had disappeared during the night with most of the gold dust that had been accumulated.
I can relate fairly well what occurred, for I heard the story often enough afterward.