The Young Treasure Hunter
Or
Fred Stanley's Trip to Alaska
BY
FRANK V. WEBSTER
AUTHOR OF "ONLY A FARM BOY," "THE NEWSBOY PARTNERS," "THE BOY FROM THE RANCH," "BOB THE CASTAWAY," ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY PUBLISHERS
[Illustration: "The moose plunged on"
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BOOKS FOR BOYS
_By FRANK V. WEBSTER_
12mo. Illustrated. Bound in cloth.
ONLY A FARM BOY, Or Dan Hardy's Rise in Life TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY, Or The Mystery of a Message THE BOY FROM THE RANCH, Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences THE YOUNG TREASURE HUNTER, Or Fred Stanley's Trip to Alaska BOB THE CASTAWAY, Or The Wreck of the Eagle THE YOUNG FIREMEN OF LAKEVILLE, Or Herbert Dare's Pluck THE NEWSBOY PARTNERS, Or Who Was Dick Box? THE BOY PILOT OF THE LAKES, Or Nat Morton's Perils TWO BOY GOLD MINERS, Or Lost in the Mountains JACK THE RUNAWAY, Or On the Road with a Circus
_Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York_
Copyright, 1909, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
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THE YOUNG TREASURE HUNTER
Printed in U. S. A.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. IN NEEDY CIRCUMSTANCES 1 II. SEEKING A JOB 9 III. THE BURIED TREASURE STORY 18 IV. FRED HAS HOPES 24 V. MRS. STULTS CONSENTS 30 VI. THE OLD GOLD HUNTER 38 VII. OFF FOR ALASKA 45 VIII. AMID FROST AND ICE 53 IX. INTO THE INTERIOR 61 X. ATTACKED BY WOLVES 71 XI. SHOOTING A MOOSE 78 XII. LOST IN THE SNOW 86 XIII. IN THE WILDERNESS 92 XIV. THE LOST MAP 100 XV. IN THE CAVE 108 XVI. DIGGING FOR TREASURE 116 XVII. THE SPYING INDIAN 125 XVIII. FOLLOWED BY THE ENEMY 131 XIX. THE ATTACK 137 XX. BURYING THE TREASURE 146 XXI. CAPTURED 153 XXII. ANXIOUS HOURS 161 XXIII. CALLACK'S CRUEL THREAT 168 XXIV. DOUBLE HARDSHIP 174 XXV. THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION 193
The Young Treasure Hunter
CHAPTER I
IN NEEDY CIRCUMSTANCES
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: The Young Treasure Hunter by Frank V. Webster
- 2: Stanley was almost discouraged
- 3: Stanley at her husband's misfortune
- 4: And some of them have grub staked me
- 5: CHAPTER IISEEKING A JOB From Piddock
- 6: That's a queer name for a donkey
- 7: Just tell him you met old Bill Gardner
- 8: Fred bade the manager good morning
- 9: I may have a try for the Stults treasure
- 10: No one has found the Stults treasure
- 11: And if he wants to have a try at the Stults treasure
- 12: That's just like Old Bill Gardner
- 13: It belongs to the widow of Stults
- 14: And dad could have better treatment
- 15: Den you knows somedings about der trouble
- 16: Maybe you vos succeed vere der oders fail
- 17: Stults half the gold you discover
- 18: He asked Are you Fred Stanley
- 19: I've heard all sorts of stories about the Stults treasure
- 20: So we will go to Alaska for the gold
- 21: Baxter introduced his son to Fred
- 22: Baxter was an old hand at the game
- 23: Of course there's lots of gold in Alaska
- 24: Whose name Fred learned was Jacob Callack
- 25: Baxter made his way through the throng of miners and others
- 26: Baxter went off to see about getting guides and sledges
- 27: Baxter came back in time for supper
- 28: They were typical Alaskan Indians
- 29: Though the sleds were heavily laden
- 30: Zank answered in what seemed to be angry tones
- 31: And he gave the orders to Holfax
- 32: Baxter stepped toward the enclosure of sleds
- 33: Baxter as he and Johnson fired again
- 34: Fred glided forward on the snowshoes
- 35: Remarked Johnson as he drew on his mitten again
- 36: Their snowshoes making travel easy
- 37: He was responsible for Jerry's plight
- 38: So Holfax and I started out after you
- 39: I have spoken to Holfax about it
- 40: Holfax knows what we are after
- 41: Before Holfax would have to stop
- 42: Mercury freezes at forty degrees below zero
- 43: But Holfax kept them at their tasks
- 44: Baxter's views were confirmed by Holfax
- 45: It's the cave where Stults hid his treasure
- 46: The great icicle came down where
- 47: Baxter and the boys looked about the cave
- 48: And Stults was not an expert map maker
- 49: And the nuggets were carefully gathered up
- 50: They saw another Indian rush at Holfax
- 51: You say he is a friend of Zank
- 52: I think I'll rouse Johnson and Holfax
- 53: Holfax proved that he had guessed correctly
- 54: Holfax was an experienced traveler
- 55: Baxter succeeded in getting them started
- 56: Baxter as he saw Callack advancing
- 57: Callack is too greedy after the gold
- 58: Holfax and his friends may come to our relief
- 59: Perhaps it was a challenge in the Alaskan dog language
- 60: Callack called something to his men
- 61: At a muttered word from Callack
- 62: Callack shall pay for that some day
- 63: The search for the gold had been too hard
- 64: Callack excavated a little there
- 65: These words of defiance stung Jacob Callack to fury
- 66: And Holfax may come at any time now
- 67: With a muttered exclamation Callack turned aside
- 68: I don't believe Callack will harm him
- 69: But enlist their aid in capturing Callack
- 70: It must be several hours since Callack and his crowd passed
- 71: And the foremost of them was Callack
- 72: Baxter as he looked at the thermometer
- 73: I did not think Callack would dare carry out his threat
- 74: Then from one of the tents appeared Callack
- 75: Callack looked around wonderingly
- 76: Holfax was well rewarded for his part in the treasure search
- 77: Would changed twice to vould to match rest of usage
