My "Pardner" and I
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Emerson Willis George. My "Pardner" and I
CHAPTER I. – VANCE GILDER
CHAPTER II. – THE OLD MINER
CHAPTER III. – THE BANNER FORCE
CHAPTER IV – A SUPPER PARTY
CHAPTER V. – AN ODD CHARACTER
CHAPTER VI – THE TOWN BOOMER
CHAPTER VII. – A VISIT TO WATERVILLE
CHAPTER VIII. – AT THE MINE
CHAPTER IX. – THE STAGE DRIVER
CHAPTER X. – PROPERTY HAS GONE UP
CHAPTER XI. – OWNER OF THE PEACOCK MINE
CHAPTER XII – TROUT FISHING
CHAPTER XIII. – THE STAGE RIDE
CHAPTER XIV. – THE TOWN COMPANY’. MEETING
CHAPTER XV. – MISS VIRGINIA BONIFIELD
CHAPTER XVI. – THE OLD COLONEL’. DISAPPOINTMENT
CHAPTER XVII. – An AWAKENING
CHAPTER XVIII. – VANCE RETURNS TO WATERVILLE
CHAPTER XIX. – THE INDIGNATION MEETING
CHAPTER XX. – THE STAGE IS ROBBED
CHAPTER XXI. – REACHING THE 400 FOOT LEVEL
CHAPTER XXII. – STARTING THE BOOM
CHAPTER XXIII. – RUFUS GRIM S AMBITION
CHAPTER XXIV. – THE GOLDEN MAUSOLEUM
CHAPTER XXV. – CROSS-CUTTING IN THE MINE
CHAPTER XXVI. – A STARTLING EDITORIAL
CHAPTER XXVII. – AT LAST!
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The breaking of a twig in some vast forest, or the dull echo of a miner’s pick in a rugged mountain canyon, alike suggest the solitude of Nature. The unwritten history of mining prospectors who search for yellow gold, or the advance guards of our civilization in the rich valleys of the West, are replete-with interest and dramatic incident. The “boom” town builder also plays a most conspicuous part in this unwritten drama.
There are no frayed-out remnants of a former greatness to be found on the frontier. A man sells for his intrinsic worth – no more, no less. Conditions that made men great in former generations are here active. and develop manhood in its highest form.
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“But really, sir, are you Mr. Gilder?”
“I believe,” he replied, “that I enjoy the doubtful honor of that appellation.”
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