The Rambler Club's Gold Mine

THERE WAS MUCH WAVING OF HANDS

Introduction

The boys who appear in this story are those who had the adventuresrelated in "The Rambler Club Afloat," "The Rambler Club's Winter Camp,"and "The Rambler Club in the Mountains." They are now in the state ofWashington, where we meet them just after the close of some livelyweeks described in "The Rambler Club Among the Lumberjacks."

During a forest fire the boys have saved the life of Wanatoma, an agedIndian warrior, and he, out of gratitude, has imparted to them a secretlong guarded—the location of a rich deposit of gold in the far-offmountains.

The boys determine to set out in search of "The Rambler Club's GoldMine," as they call it, undaunted by the thought of possible dangerswhich the wilderness may have in store for them. Life amid thesolitudes of nature, with only the sky as a canopy, has taught them thelesson that hardships and discomforts are sure to come, and must bemet with a cheerful spirit.

During the journey both men and wild animals put their courage toa severe test. But each set-back arouses within them only a moredetermined spirit to conquer every difficulty.

In "The Rambler Club's Aeroplane," the next book, is related how theboys learned to use an airship and the many stirring adventures whichbefall them while navigating the air in Wyoming.

W. Crispin Sheppard.

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