Project Gutenberg 2011-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 67 Castlemon, Harry 1842 1915 Fosdick, Charles Austin Castlemon, Henry The Haunted Mine Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Haunted Mine" by Harry Castlemon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around two young boys, Julian Gray and Jack Sheldon, who are orphans trying to make a living through honest work. Their lives take a thrilling turn when Julian purchases a mysterious box at an auction within an express office, which he believes contains valuable papers that could lead to a hidden gold mine. As the boys navigate their discovery, they grapple with the moral obligation to find the rightful owner of the treasure, a man named S.W. Haberstro. At the start of the tale, Julian impulsively buys the box during an auction of unclaimed goods, despite the warnings from his friend Jack. Intrigued by the box's contents, which turn out to include an old letter and maps detailing a potentially lucrative mine, they deduce that the treasure might be theirs unless they locate Haberstro first. The opening chapters set the stage for a moral conflict as the boys consider the implications of keeping the wealth versus the imperative of seeking out its original owner. This premise is further complicated by the appearance of Casper Nevins, a shifty character who complicates their journey with his dubious intentions. Overall, the beginning of the novel establishes a blend of adventure, ethical dilemmas, and the camaraderie of young friends navigating life's challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Honesty -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Theft -- Juvenile fiction Ghosts -- Juvenile fiction Telegraph -- Employees -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 514833 514842 2024-09-16T05:23:56.611019 2023-09-16T11:46:11.409275 text/html text/html 521741 2021-01-08T06:37:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 175211 2021-01-08T06:37:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 239516 2024-09-16T05:24:05.645974 application/epub+zip 242678 2024-09-16T05:23:58.615022 application/epub+zip 242677 2024-09-16T05:23:57.449130 application/epub+zip 467543 2024-09-16T05:24:10.861961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424713 2024-09-16T05:24:04.605043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424835 2022-09-17T10:18:28.485139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461481 461392 2024-09-16T05:23:55.269075 2023-09-16T11:46:10.141267 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 461368 2021-01-08T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 162379 2021-01-08T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 461361 2021-01-08T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162358 2021-01-08T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22459 2024-09-16T05:24:11.020942 application/rdf+xml 13760 2024-09-16T05:23:57.834006 image/jpeg 3612 2024-09-16T05:23:57.642006 image/jpeg 222390 2024-09-16T05:23:56.655011 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