Project Gutenberg 2010-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 58 Carter, Herbert, active 1909-1917 The Boy Scouts in the Rockies; Or, The Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine E-text prepared by Larry B. Harrison and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Boy Scouts in the Rockies; Or, The Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine" by Herbert Carter is a novel written in the early 20th century. This exciting adventure follows a group of Boy Scouts, specifically the Silver Fox Patrol, as they embark on a thrilling journey in the Rocky Mountains. The story delves into themes of camaraderie, bravery, and the pursuit of adventure, featuring characters like Thad Brewster, the patrol leader, and his companions, who face various challenges, including encounters with wild animals and mysterious figures. At the start of the story, the Silver Fox Patrol is introduced while they navigate treacherous mountain trails, sharing light-hearted banter about their past escapades and personal quirks. The dialogue establishes the group's dynamics, revealing traits such as Step Hen's forgetfulness and Smithy’s curiosity. However, the atmosphere quickly shifts when they confront an unexpected danger as one member, Smithy, nearly falls from the trail. The opening sets the stage for their adventure, hinting at greater mysteries ahead, including tales of a lost silver mine linked to the character Aleck Rawson, who later experiences a harrowing ordeal involving a hostile prospector named Colonel Kracker. This captivating introduction intrigues readers with its mix of adventure, the spirit of exploration, and the promise of uncovering secrets hidden within the mountains. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boy Scouts -- Juvenile fiction Rocky Mountains -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 379630 379505 2024-09-13T14:02:52.797566 2023-09-14T08:01:44.165193 text/html text/html 384292 2010-05-12T14:08:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 288011 2010-05-12T14:10:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 365770 2024-09-13T14:02:59.938550 application/epub+zip 367844 2024-09-13T14:02:54.671564 application/epub+zip 222785 2024-09-13T14:02:53.573577 application/epub+zip 639596 2024-09-13T14:03:04.282518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598867 2024-09-13T14:02:59.070567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454367 2022-09-15T04:16:34.921944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344984 344895 2024-09-13T14:02:51.908586 2023-09-14T08:01:43.199203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 344640 2010-05-12T14:06:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131101 2010-05-12T14:06:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18347 2024-09-13T14:03:04.419499 application/rdf+xml 23831 2024-09-13T14:02:53.936578 image/jpeg 4334 2024-09-13T14:02:53.754567 image/jpeg 352583 2024-09-13T14:02:52.835608 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 More titles under Rathborne, St. George