Roughing It on the Great Lakes

By

JAMES R. MEARS

Author of The Iron Boys in the Mines, The Iron Boys as Foremen, The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills, etc.

Illustrated

PHILADELPHIA
HENRY ALTEMUS COMPANY

Copyright, 1913, by
Howard E. Altemus

Both Boys Were Hurled Forward
Frontispiece

CONTENTS

ChapterPage
I. To the Inland Seas [7]
II. The Iron Boys as Cargo [20]
III. A Surprised Skipper [31]
IV. The Boys Stand the Test [42]
V. Trouble in the Stoke Hole [54]
VI. The First Step Upward [63]
VII. The Iron Boys on Deck [70]
VI. The Crash in the Fog [82]
IX. A Tragedy of the Lakes [93]
X. Tossed Up by the Waves [104]
XI. By Pluck Alone [113]
XII. On the Road to Conneaut [122]
XIII. In the Grip of a Giant Shell [129]
XIV. Steve Saves the Captain [135]
XV. At the Wheel [151]
XVI. Through the Rocky Cut [163]
XVII. The Blow in the Dark [172]
XVIII. Visitors on the "Richmond" [181]
XIX. In the Grip of the Waves [190]
XX. An Exciting Rescue [202]
XXI. A New Hand at the Wheel [210]
XXII. Leading a Lively Chase [219]
XXIII. The Wireless Message [223]
XXIV. Conclusion [245]