THE MINE
WITH THE IRON DOOR

A ROMANCE
BY
HAROLD BELL WRIGHT
AUTHOR OF “HELEN OF THE OLD HOUSE,” “THE
SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS,” “THE WINNING
OF BARBARA WORTH,” ETC.
THE RYERSON PRESS
TORONTO
1923

COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TO
MY FRIENDS
IN THE OLD PUEBLO
TUCSON

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
[I.][The Cañon of Gold][1]
[II.][At the Oracle Store][7]
[III.][The Pardners’ Girl][13]
[IV.][Saint Jimmy][25]
[V.][The Prospector’s Story][34]
[VI.][Night][45]
[VII.][The Stranger’s Quest][50]
[VIII.][The New Neighbor][58]
[IX.][“Gold is Where You Find It”][80]
[X.][Summer][90]
[XI.][The Lizard][103]
[XII.][Ghosts][108]
[XIII.][The Awakening][120]
[XIV.][The Storm][132]
[XV.][Marta’s Flight][149]
[XVI.][Natachee][156]
[XVII.][The Sheriff’s Visit][172]
[XVIII.][An Indian’s Advice][185]
[XIX.][On Equal Terms][191]
[XX.][The Only Chance][196]
[XXI.][The Way of a Red Man][208]
[XXII.][The Lost Mine][217]
[XXIII.][Sonora Jack][225]
[XXIV.][The Way of a White Man][235]
[XXV.][The Ways of God][247]
[XXVI.][Tragedy][256]
[XXVII.][On the Trail][263]
[XXVIII.][The Outlaws][276]
[XXIX.][The Rescue][291]
[XXX.][Pardners Still][305]
[XXXI.][The Mexican’s Confession][312]
[XXXII.][Revelation][320]
[XXXIII.][Gold][324]
[XXXIV.][Morning][330]
[XXXV.][Freedom][337]