Project Gutenberg 2005-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 60 Mighels, Philip Verrill 1869 1911 Verrill Mighels, Philip Marchand, J. N. Marchand, J.N. The Furnace of Gold Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "The Furnace of Gold" by Philip Verrill Mighels is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Beth Kent, a young woman who travels from New York to the Nevada wilderness to visit her ailing half-brother, Glenville Kent. Along the way, she encounters a range of characters, including the enigmatic horseman Van, who complicates her journey with his bold and assertive nature, ultimately leading to a thrilling adventure filled with excitement and danger. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to the desert landscape of Nevada and the characters making their way to Goldite. Beth, the protagonist, travels with her fiancé, Searle Bostwick, and her maid, Elsa, when their automobile breaks down. They encounter Van, a rugged horseman who seems to embody the wild spirit of the region. As tensions rise, a confrontation occurs between Van and Bostwick, leading to Bostwick's hasty departure and leaving Beth and Elsa in Van's charge. The opening chapters set the stage for an adventure filled with daring exploits, intrigue, and the dynamics between these characters, hinting at future challenges as they navigate both the physical and emotional landscapes of the West. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Gold miners -- Fiction Nevada -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 592223 582831 2024-10-07T11:32:02.518266 2023-09-07T11:48:20.271927 text/html text/html 579185 2020-12-12T11:54:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 355316 2020-12-12T11:54:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 435784 2024-10-07T11:32:12.622277 application/epub+zip 446675 2024-10-07T11:32:04.768248 application/epub+zip 300260 2024-10-07T11:32:03.393282 application/epub+zip 677969 2024-10-07T11:32:20.139236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640171 2024-10-07T11:32:11.675223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471186 2022-09-08T06:36:49.670100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530045 530041 2024-10-07T11:32:00.268390 2023-09-07T11:48:18.445920 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 529857 2020-12-12T11:54:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 206353 2020-12-12T11:54:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 529848 2020-12-12T11:54:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206311 2020-12-12T11:54:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22183 2024-10-07T11:32:20.283173 application/rdf+xml 11944 2024-10-07T11:32:03.968254 image/jpeg 3149 2024-10-07T11:32:03.679259 image/jpeg 420903 2024-10-07T11:32:02.581259 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia