“the mexican had got almost within striking distance.”—P. [179].


CONTENTS

Chapter Page
I.In the Channel[9]
II.Farewell To Hawaii[17]
III.Jeems’ Story[25]
IV.The Lost Mine[33]
V.Working the Ship[41]
VI.Dangerous Work[49]
VII.What They Saw[57]
VIII.A Race[66]
IX.The Engineer[75]
X.The Russian[85]
XI.A Conspiracy[94]
XII.The Green Ghosts[103]
XIII.Tom’s Bad Luck[112]
XIV.The Trial[121]
XV.“The Maria Crothers”[130]
XVI.An Exciting Charge[140]
XVII.A Chase[148]
XVIII.The Diagram[157]
XIX.The Camp in the Valley[167]
XX.A Surprise[176]
XXI.The Greaser[185]
XXII.Hail[192]
XXIII.A Holiday[202]
XXIV.Big Gus and His Gang[209]
XXV.A New Fort[215]
XXVI.A Night Attack[222]
XXVII.The Retreat[229]
XXVIII.A New Start[237]
XXIX.The Search[244]
XXX.The Lost Mine Again[251]

The Frontier Boys in the
Sierras

CHAPTER I

IN THE CHANNEL