Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE FRONTIER BOYS IN THE SIERRAS

Or

The Lost Mine

by

CAPT. WYN ROOSEVELT

Illustrated by S. Schneider

New York A. L. Chatterton Company Publishers

+-------------------------------------+ | | | By the same Author | | | | FRONTIER BOYS ON THE OVERLAND TRAIL | | FRONTIER BOYS IN COLORADO | | FRONTIER BOYS IN THE ROCKIES | | FRONTIER BOYS IN THE GRAND CANYON | | FRONTIER BOYS IN MEXICO | | FRONTIER BOYS ON THE COAST | | FRONTIER BOYS IN HAWAII | | FRONTIER BOYS IN THE SIERRAS | | FRONTIER BOYS IN THE SADDLE | | | +-------------------------------------+

Copyright 1909 Chatterton-Peck Co.

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