Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-07
SYNOPSIS.


farmland, decides to 60 to Kiondike to
search for gold. In Boston he rescues a
MT Avery from footpads. and. as his new
asks Tom to accompany him. and The inyie
tation is accepted. They take passage on
the Seabird, a sailing vessel bound for
new mate, Obed Rider, whom the Gap
tain had Just secured. proves to be an old
enemy eher y, Of Toms who had accused his IA:
sapttaidn oi and taknE with him several thou
father had not been home since the accu-
boy. did not believe 1t. and attempted to
mates nose. When the n mate ands Tom sas
for the broken nose.
Chapter 1II.--During the passage Mr..
Avery is knocked overheard accidentally
u Se o asan aer a his Fsd Sy
1ured internally and about to die. He calls
Tom to him and Wills him all his money.
1900 and also his share in rich gold re:
g1on which his partners have discovered
gives Tom letter from one Of them which
gives direction for finding the territory,
the possession Of which and Avery's will
| will serve as an Identification when he
Chapter Iy,-Rider hears the mans con-
yersation with Tom and determines to get
the papers and the gold which they entftle
waylald and robbed By Rider Of the PAL paper
majority Of his cash was on board the
seabird. Tom is found by the second mate
OF the seab!rd. Green. who has left the sea
to search for gold. and taken to his lodg-
ings. Rider escapes and starts for Dyea.
Chapter Vat Dyea Rider meets Toms
father. who has, been In the. gold fields
saa y b With a
that both are dead. saying that Tom died
IN FRISCO and was buried by the captain
Of the seabird. After giving Rider gold
Toms father starts for Frisco to find
the sea captain. and from him learns that
his son is not dead. but had started for the
gold fields ten days before.
Chapter VI.-Green believes Rider has
try to find him.
Chapter .VII.-In Dyea Rider has formed
They leave Dyea TO search for the hidden
gold the day after Tom and Green reach
there and without them being aware OF their
presence. Tom reScues woman from the
hands Of tough and finds that she Is the
daughter Of brother OF the man who be-
fr.sn Ss him by giving him the papers which
on their way to the mines for which his
and alse Of y III brothers death
and Bowers are on their way up the Dali
ton trail. They meet one Of the partners Of
Avery on the way to Dyea for provisions
him after. showing him the paper from
Avery and telling their story. which he
does not believe.
Chapter IX.-Tom and his party meet
the same man day or two later and Tom
has no trouble in convincing him Of the
fraud Of Rider and Bowers and of his
own ella! Inns. AS Toms party have an abun-
dance OF provisions for all, the miner turns
back instead Of going on. to Dyea. They
reach the mine and give him the agreed
upon signal
at the mine meets In Avery an old Califor-
MIA partner whom he had sent for to share
the new fortunes Of the KloEdike strike
hole in the rocks to the spot where their
digglngs are. and cover up the hole. Rider
and Bowers have In the meantime lost thu cir
BY IRE hTs which they had built. ana s sfts.
sending. Rider back to Dyea with their
horses. he attempts to get into the rich ter
h ftoIy The FRI f,rst-comers roll heavy
tort to block the passage Just as Bowers
reaches 1t.
Chapter xI.-Recounts the experience o,
the hidden wealth.
Chapter X11.-Bowers succeeds in climb.
ing. over the obstruction by use of a rope
had found Rider had stolen the papers
which he had and had sent him back to
Dyea and asks permission to stay. which is
granted by force Of circumstances. In am
other section of the hidden district from
that which they had been working the part
n.ers find immense gold deposits and soon
all are wealthy.
Chapter XIII.-Rider returns with horses
from Dyea, as requested. and Bowers at
tempts to rob the partners Of their gold.
They allow him TO escape and he finds
after he gets out that he has carried away
bags OF gravel and clay instead Of gold.
In one bag he finds q note warning him
not to return.
Chapter Xly.-After few weeks more
they conclude that they have enough and
Taylor. one of the partners. starts for
Dyea 10 sell their claims. While he has
gone they find more wealth on the claims
they had staked out
Chapter NN.-Bowers determines TO rob
the party as they come out with their gold
He enlists the services of a man by the
name of Turner. In addition to Rider, and
schemes to catch them.