Gold in the Kokrines Hills of Alaska
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The roughneck knew he had a chewing coming from the drill boss, because he had allowed too much pressure to be put on the diamond bit as it tried to bore through the last small amount of solid rock. He hicked himself because he had been told less than an hour ago that this was the last diamond drill bit the company had on location and it would be too late in the season to bring another one in. He had taken his eyes off the gauge for only a few seconds as he turned and lit a cigarette, but the lighter was hard to keep a flame going and he had cupped his hands and diverted his eyes from the pressure gauge. He actually felt the break before he heard the loud popping coming from deep below. The drill was stopped less than ten seconds later, but by then it was too late, the damage was already done and there was nothing he could do about it.
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About the Book
With only a few weeks left before the short summer was over and temperatures of minus thirty degrees were about to descend on the drilling crew, Paul Thin, Drilling Chief for Endicott Exploration Company, was cussing a blue streak as the roughneck held the last of the diamond drill bits in his hands, broken in three places. Paul Thin lifted one of the pieces and threw it as far into the swirling snow as he could heave it. It didn't make him feel any better, and the roughneck backed up a few steps waiting to see what his boss was going to do with the other two broken pieces. If the chief looked at him he knew he had better turn and run as fast as he could so as to outrun the lump of metal that would be flung at his retreating body.
About the Author
This is the fourteenth book the author has written. The idea for this book came from an article he read about the amount of gold still to be found on Earth. Alaska seemed to be the perfect place for the setting of his book, since so much gold has been and still is being mined there. Someday the author hopes to visit the only state in America that he has not set foot in and perhaps visit the locations he researched for the book.