The Gold Hunters

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James Oliver Curwood. The Gold Hunters

The Gold Hunters

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I

THE PURSUIT OF THE HUDSON BAY MAIL

CHAPTER II

MINNETAKI IN THE HANDS OF THE OUTLAWS

CHAPTER III

ON THE TRAIL OF THE WOONGAS

CHAPTER IV

ROD FOLLOWS THE MAN-FOOTED BEAR

CHAPTER V

ROD'S FIGHT FOR LIFE

CHAPTER VI

THE SHADOW OF DEATH

CHAPTER VII

ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD

CHAPTER VIII

THE YELLOW BULLET

"JOHN BALL, HENRI LANGLOIS, PETER PLANTE."

CHAPTER IX

UP THE OMBABIKA

CHAPTER X

THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT

CHAPTER XI

THE CRY IN THE CHASM

CHAPTER XII

WABI MAKES A STRANGE DISCOVERY

CHAPTER XIII

THE THIRD WATERFALL

CHAPTER XIV

THE PAPER IN THE OLD TIN BOX

CHAPTER XV

THE TREASURE IN THE POOL

CHAPTER XVI

JOHN BALL AND THE MYSTERY OF THE GOLD

CHAPTER XVII

IN A SUBTERRANEAN WORLD

CHAPTER XVIII

JOHN BALL'S STORY

THE END

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James Oliver Curwood

A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds

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Then he sat down again, and for the twentieth time since leaving Wabinosh House drew from his pocket the map that was to have led them on their search for gold when he returned with his mother. It was a vision that had guided him to the discovery of this precious map, and the knowledge of it made him more uneasy now. A few moments before he had seen Minnetaki as plainly as though she had been with him there beside the fire; he fancied that he might almost have sent a bullet through the Indian's chief face as he reached out his long arms toward the girl.

He stirred the fire again, awakened one of the dogs to keep him company, and then went in to lie down between Mukoki and Wabigoon in an attempt at slumber. During the hours that followed he secured only short snatches of sleep. He dreamed, dreamed constantly of Minnetaki whenever he lost consciousness. Now he saw her before the fire, as he had seen her in his vision; again, she was struggling in the Woonga's powerful grasp. At one time the strife between the two—the young girl and the powerful savage—became terrible for him to behold, and at last he saw the Indian catch her in his arms and disappear into the blackness of the forest.

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