Chapter I: Front Matter

THE MOTOR BOYS
OVER THE ROCKIES

Or

A Mystery of the Air

BY
CLARENCE YOUNG

Author of
“The Racer Boys Series” and “The Jack Ranger Series.”

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG

=THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES=

12mo. Illustrated.

THE MOTOR BOYS
Or Chums Through Thick and Thin
THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND
Or A Long Trip for Fun and Fortune
THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO
Or The Secret of the Buried City
THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS
Or The Hermit of Lost Lake
THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT
Or The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC
Or The Mystery of the Lighthouse
THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS
Or Lost in a Floating Forest
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC
Or The Young Derelict Hunters
THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS
Or A Trip for Fame and Fortune
THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES
Or A Mystery of the Air

=THE JACK RANGER SERIES=

12mo. Finely Illustrated.

JACK RANGER’S SCHOOLDAYS
Or The Rivals of Washington Hall
JACK RANGER’S WESTERN TRIP
Or From Boarding School to Ranch and Range
JACK RANGER’S SCHOOL VICTORIES
Or Track, Gridiron and Diamond
JACK RANGER’S OCEAN CRUISE
Or The Wreck of the Polly Ann
JACK RANGER’S GUN CLUB
Or From Schoolroom to Camp and Trail

Copyright, 1911, by
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE AIRSHIP STOLEN 1
II. AN UNCONSCIOUS WATCHMAN 11
III. ON A MYSTERIOUS TRAIL 17
IV. A FARMER’S CLEW 28
V. THE TELEGRAM 41
VI. THE AIRSHIP RECOVERED 51
VII. A TRACE OF MR. BELL 63
VIII. HOME IN THE AIRSHIP 71
IX. PROFESSOR SNODGRASS ON HAND 79
X. OFF FOR THE WEST 88
XI. A TOWN IN TROUBLE 95
XII. NEW USE FOR AN AIRSHIP 103
XIII. RUNNING THE CABLE 110
XIV. THE PROFESSOR IS MISSING 117
XV. AT THE MINING CAMP 123
XVI. THE MINER’S STORY 131
XVII. NODDY NIXON ARRIVES 139
XVIII. OFF FOR LOST VALLEY 146
XIX. WRECKED ON THE DESERT 156
XX. A LION IN POSSESSION 163
XXI. MR. BELL IS FOUND 172
XXII. OVER LOST VALLEY 183
XXIII. THE FLICKERING LIGHTS 195
XXIV. BUSHES OF DEATH 201
XXV. THE PROFESSOR’S COUSIN 208
XXVI. PLANNING THE ESCAPE 216
XXVII. IN DISGUISE 222
XXVIII. MYSTERIOUS RITES 227
XXIX. THE FIGHT 234
XXX. NODDY NIXON DEFEATED--CONCLUSION 240

THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES