
In the scorching heat of a remote Australian bay, two young prospectors stumble upon a sluice packed with pure gold dust and nuggets—an unexpected strike that promises fortunes beyond their wildest dreams. As the water rushes away, the glittering trail of yellow reveals a vein of wealth that seems to stretch forever, and the men exchange quiet, awed glances, their excitement barely contained.
Both men are far‑removed from this tropical frontier, hailing from the icy heights of Alaska, and their rugged determination is tempered by a growing respect for the unforgiving jungle and the restless sea that laps at the river’s mouth. While they savor the momentary triumph, the dense vegetation, oppressive heat, and the mysterious ripple beneath the water hint at challenges that lie ahead, promising a tale of adventure, danger, and the relentless pursuit of riches.
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (501K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by ellinora, Susan Carr and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Release date
2020-07-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1867–1943
Best known for brisk adventure stories set on the Canadian frontier and in the American West, this prolific novelist drew on real experience to give his fiction a rugged, lived-in feel. Writing under the name Ridgwell Cullum, he turned travel, hardship, and frontier life into popular early 20th-century entertainment.
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