Project Gutenberg 2012-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 111 Spears, John Randolph 1850 1936 Spears, John R. 03014070 The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn: A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn: A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia" by John R. Spears is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the fascinating yet perilous world of gold prospecting in the inhospitable region between Cape Horn and the Straits of Magellan, detailing the lives of adventurous individuals drawn to this remote wilderness in search of wealth. Spears presents a vivid picture of both the promise of gold and the harsh realities faced by those who venture into Tierra del Fuego. At the start of the book, the author captures the reader's attention with a call to those seeking adventure and riches in a land filled with potential but riddled with danger. He provides a historical context of the gold diggings in the Cape Horn region, explaining how gold remained elusive for centuries despite earlier navigators traversing the area. Spears recounts stories of various individuals, highlighting their hardships, discoveries, and the ultimately tantalizing nature of the land where many sought fortune but often found death instead. The initial chapters set the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the gold mining endeavor, interspersed with personal narratives and historical anecdotes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39109/39109-h/images/cover.jpg en Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travel F2801 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 734115 734124 2024-09-16T12:09:05.581305 2023-09-17T06:55:06.918688 text/html text/html 711453 2012-03-11T16:10:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2338539 2012-03-11T16:11:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2314902 2024-09-16T12:09:20.858210 application/epub+zip 2324061 2024-09-16T12:09:09.269258 application/epub+zip 334505 2024-09-16T12:09:07.387282 application/epub+zip 2523713 2024-09-16T12:09:27.863167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2437878 2024-09-16T12:09:17.952211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453299 2022-09-18T03:33:33.528255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584452 584216 2024-09-16T12:09:03.580276 2023-09-17T06:55:05.086621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 584035 2012-03-11T16:10:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 222506 2012-03-11T16:11:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 584064 2012-03-11T16:11:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 222394 2012-03-11T16:11:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20303 2024-09-16T12:09:28.028151 application/rdf+xml 14673 2024-09-16T12:09:07.578262 image/jpeg 2094 2024-09-16T12:09:07.483259 image/jpeg 2577823 2024-09-16T12:09:05.719276 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