E. S. ELLIS
AUTHOR OF "Deerfoot Series," "Boy-Pioneer Series," etc.
24 ILLUSTRATIONS AFTER
ORSON LOWELL
DOUBLEDAY & McCLURE CO.
NEW YORK
1898
Copyright, 1898, by
Doubleday & McClure Co.
CONTENTS
- The Gold-Hunters[3]
- At Juneau[13]
- Up the Lynn Canal[37]
- The Avalanche[47]
- Through Chilkoot Pass[58]
- A Significant Discovery[71]
- The Plotters[80]
- On Lake Bennet[90]
- Into British Territory[100]
- At White Horse Rapids[111]
- On the Yukon[120]
- At Dawson City[131]
- On the Edge of the Gold-Fields[141]
- Prospecting[151]
- A Find[159]
- The Claim[169]
- A Golden Harvest[180]
- A Startling Discovery[191]
- The Trail into the Mountains[200]
- A Sound from out the Stillness[209]
- A Turning of the Tables[218]
- A Lion in the Path[227]
- A General Settlement of Accounts[236]
- Conclusion[246]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- The head and shoulders of a man intently studying them[Frontispiece.]
- Jeff[9]
- "Roswell, do you know that strange man has been
following us for the past hour?"[33] - Catching the eye of the amazed boys, Tim winked[43]
- The tent-poles were shoved down into the snow[53]
- All joined in pushing and pulling one sled[65]
- Suddenly Hardman made a sign[75]
- "You're a pretty fellow to stand guard," said Frank[85]
- "Oh, look there! isn't it dreadful?"[97]
- "We're at the fut of the lake," shouted Tim[105]
- The current was not only very swift, but the channel
was filled with rocks[113] - Tim and Jeff lit their pipes; Hardman sat apart[127]
- And the three cheers were given with a will[137]
- "I don't see the use of your harping on that affair," said Hardman[147]
- "It's gold!" he exclaimed[161]
- The boys stood attentively watching the operation[175]
- "I have just thought what Tim's business is at Dawson," said Frank[189]
- "We have been robbed! All the gold is gone,"[195]
- The tell-tale footprints[203]
- Watching at the turn in the trail[215]
- "Hands up, younker!"[223]
- "We have made a mess of it," was the disgusted comment of Frank[231]
- Tim and his prisoners[241]
- "Say, Tim, you hain't any idea of going to college, have you?"[251]