The Golden Dream
Chapter One. Adventures in the Far West. The Cause
of the Whole Affair.
Chapter Two. Our Hero.
Chapter Three. Hopes and FearsMr. Shirley
receives a Visit and a Wild Proposal.
Chapter Four. The End of the BeginningFarewell to
Old England.
Chapter Five. The SeaDangers of the Deep, and
Uncertainty of Human AffairsA Disastrous Night and a Bright
MorningCalifornia at last.
Chapter Six. San FranciscoAn Unexpected
DesertionCaptain Bunting takes a Gloomy View of Things in
GeneralNew Friends and New PlansSingular Facts and Curious Fancies.
Chapter Seven. The Fate of the Roving
BessGambling ScenesMr. Sinton makes a New FriendLarry O'Neil
makes Money in Strange WaysA Murder, and a Beggar's DeathNed
becomes a Poor Man's Heir.
Chapter Eight. Our Hero and his Friends start for
the DiggingsThe Captain's PortraitCostumes, and Scenery, and
SurprisesThe Ranche by the Road-SideStrange TravellersThey meet
with a New Friend, and adopt himThe Hunter's StoryLarry offers to
fight a YankeeHigh Prices and Empty Purses.
Chapter Nine. A Night Ride in the WoodsThe
EncampmentLarry's First Attempt to dig for GoldAn AlarmA
Suspicious StrangerQueer Creatures.
Chapter Ten. Game and CookeryArrival at the
DiggingsLittle CreekLaw and Order in the MinesNooning at Little
CreekHard-upOur Adventurers get Credit and begin WorkA Yankee
Outwitted.
Chapter Eleven. Gold-WashingOur Adventurers
count their Gains, and are SatisfiedThe R'yal Bank o' Calyforny"
begins to ProsperFrying GoldNight Visit to the Grave of a Murdered
ManA Murderer CaughtThe Escape and Pursuit.
Chapter Twelve. Sabbath at the DiggingsLarry
O'Neil takes to Wandering, and meets with AdventuresAn Irish Yankee
discoveredTerrible Calamities befall Travellers on the Overland
Route.
Chapter Thirteen. Kindness to Strangers in
DistressRemarks in Reference to Early RisingDiggings wax
UnproductiveNed takes a Ramble, and has a Small AdventurePlans
Formed and Partly DevelopedRemarkable Human Creatures Discovered, and
still more Remarkable Converse held with them.
Chapter Fourteen. The New DiggingsBright
ProspectsGreat Results spring from Great Exertions, even in
CaliforniaCaptain Bunting is seized with a Great Passion for Solitary
Rambling, and has two Desperate Encounters; one with a Man, the other
with a Rear.
Chapter Fifteen. Ah-wow saved from an Untimely
FateLynch Law EnforcedNed Sinton resolves to renounce Gold-Digging
for a Time, and Tom Collins seconds him.
Chapter Sixteen. Ned and Tom take to
WanderingPhilosophical SpeculationsA Startling ApparitionThe
Digger IndiansWater boiled in a BasketThe Gloomy PassThe Attack
by RobbersThe FightA SurpriseThe Encampment.
Chapter Seventeen. A Curious and Valuable
DraughtLynch Law appliedBlack Jim's ConfessionNed becomes a
Painter, and finds the Profession Profitable as well as AmusingThe
First Portrait.
Chapter Eighteen. Ned's New Profession pays
admirablyHe and Tom Wax PhilosophicalPat comes for a Landscape"
of himselfLynch Law and the DoctorsNed's SittersA Yankee Swell
receives a Gentle Rebuff.
Chapter Nineteen. The Wilderness againA Splendid
ValleyGigantic Trees and WaterfallsTom meets with an AccidentBoth
meet with many SurprisesMysteries, Caverns, Doleful Sounds, and
Grizzly-Bear-Catchers.
Chapter Twenty. Grizzly-Bear-Catching in the
MountainsNed and Tom dine in the midst of Romantic Scenery, and hold
Sagacious ConverseThe Strange Devices of Woodpeckers.
Chapter Twenty One. Curious Trees, and still more
Curious PlainsAn Interesting Discovery, followed by a Sad oneFate
of Travellers in the MountainsA Sudden IllnessNed proves himself to
be a friend in Need and in Deed, as well as an Excellent Doctor,
Hunter, Cook, and NurseDeer-Shooting by Firelight.
Chapter Twenty Two. Powerful Effects of Gold on
the Aspect of Things in GeneralThe Doings at Little Creek
DiggingsLarry becomes Speculative, and digs a Hole which nearly
proves the Grave of many MinersCaptain Bunting takes a Fearful
DiveAh-wow is smitten to the EarthA Mysterious Letter, and a
Splendid Dish.
Chapter Twenty Three. The Rainy Season, and its
EffectsDisease and Misery at Little CreekReappearance of Old
FriendsAn Emigrant's DeathAn Unexpected Arrival.
Chapter Twenty Four. Ned decides on visiting San
FranciscoLarry pays a Visit, and receives a Severe
DisappointmentThe Road and the CityUnexpected News.
Chapter Twenty Five. Gold not
All-PowerfulRemarkable Growth of SacramentoNew Style of bringing a
Hotel into NoticeA Surprising DiscoveryDeath of A Mexican
Horse-TamerThe Concert, and another DiscoveryMademoiselle Nelina
creates a Sensation.
Chapter Twenty Six. Deep Plots and PlansBill
Jones relates his MisadventuresMademoiselle Nelina consents to run
off with Larry O'NeilA Yankee Musician outwittedThe Escape.
Chapter Twenty Seven. San Francisco againA
Terrible MisfortuneAn Old Friend in surprisingly New
CircumstancesSeveral Remarkable Discoveries and New Lights.
Chapter Twenty Eight. More Unexpected
DiscoveriesCaptain Bunting makes Bill Jones A First MateLarry
O'Neil Makes himself a First MateThe PartingNed Sinton proves
himself, a Second Time, to be a Friend in Need and in Deed.
Chapter Twenty Nine. Our Story comes to an End.
The End.
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