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A Girl of the Northland
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The scene of this story is the Stikine country of Western America, and the contrast between the small mining town at a time of boom, and the same town when the boom is over, is very vivid. Mr. Scarth, an inhabitant of this town, learns of the whereabouts of what is alleged to be a valuable gold find. He starts to make his fortune, and in his absence his family have great difficulty in making ends meet. One day an empty canoe is brought down the river, which is quickly recognized as the one in which Mr. Scarth went away; and in it is a packet of what appears to be gold, but which an Alaskan miner pronounces to be "false hope." Finally word is brought by an Indian runner that Mr. Scarth is in dire straits in the ice and snow; and it is only after many exciting adventures that one of his daughters manages to rescue him.