Picked up at Sea

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John C. Hutcheson. Picked up at Sea

Picked up at Sea

Table of Contents

Story 1—Chapter II

Rescued

Story 1—Chapter III

Taken Aback

Story 1—Chapter IV

Derelict

Story 1—Chapter V

A Mining Project

Story 1—Chapter VI

Minturne Creek

Story 1—Chapter VII

Fighting the Elements

Story 1—Chapter VIII

An Unexpected Coincidence

Story 1—Chapter IX

Concerning Sailor Bill

Story 1—Chapter X

A Conundrum

Story 1—Chapter XI

A Roundabout Route

Story 1—Chapter XII

“Love’s Labour Lost.”

Story 1—Chapter XIII

Countermining

Story 1—Chapter XIV

A Happy Hunting-Ground

Story 1—Chapter XV

A Chance Shot

Story 1—Chapter XVI

Sailor Bill Captured

Story 1—Chapter XVII

On the Trail

Story 1—Chapter XVIII

Rising Cloud

Story 1—Chapter XIX

Gold at Last—Eureka!

Story 1—Chapter XX

Indian Alarms

Story 1—Chapter XXI

The War-Whoop

Story 1—Chapter XXII

A Fight for Life!

Story 1—Chapter XXIII

After the Battle

Story 1—Chapter XXIV

Sailor Bill’s Story

Story 1—Chapter XXV

Homeward-Bound

Story 2—Chapter I

Greek Pirates and Turkish Brigands. A Tale of Adventure by Sea and Land. In Beyrout Harbour

Story 2—Chapter II

The Coffee-Shop in Beyrout

Story 2—Chapter III

Friends in Council

Story 2—Chapter IV

The Strange Sail

Story 2—Chapter V

Conquered, not Beaten!

Story 2—Chapter VI

A Sell for the Pirate

Story 2—Chapter VII

The Last of the Old Ship

Story 2—Chapter VIII

Amongst the Brigands

Story 3—Chapter I

David and Jonathan; or, Lost at Sea. Caught in a Squall

Story 3—Chapter II

Chapter Two

A Vain Quest

Story 3—Chapter III

A Struggle for Life

Story 3—Chapter IV

Alone on the Ocean

Story 3—Chapter V

Starvation and Plenty

Story 3—Chapter VI

In Extremity

Story 3—Chapter VII

Rescued

Story 4—Chapter I

“Black Harry.”

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John C. Hutcheson

The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek

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“So would I,” echoed the mate, who was performing equally well with his knife and fork; but, what he would have further observed must remain unrecorded, for at that moment a tremendous crash was heard on deck, and a heavy sea pooped the ship, flooding the cabin, and washing the two, with the débris of the breakfast table, away to leeward, where they struggled in vain to recover their footing, until the ship righted again—the steward coming to their assistance and being likewise thrown down on the floor, to add to the confusion. Then Seth Allport darted up the companion.

The contretemps was so sudden that the skipper was quite startled; but what startled him more was the sight of the boy who had been saved, and who was supposed to be sound asleep, standing at the open door of his cabin, with his light brown hair almost erect, and his blue eyes starting out of his head with a look of unspeakable terror, and the blood streaming down his face, and dropping with a sort of hissing sound into the water that surged about the cuddy floor and over his feet, from the terrible cut across his forehead.

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