There's Gold in Them Hills! Characters: Jim Sutter - nephew of John Sutter Ed Jacobson - friend of Jim Aaron Steele - friend of Jim Erik - friend of Jim Johnny - friend of Jim Setting: Originally, a small town in California; later to Juneau in Alaska Territory It was late summer when the reports came in like wildfire to that small California mining town. They'd found gold in the Klondike! That worthless chunk of …
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…was a cave-in. When I neared the entrance, I saw some of the supports had been cut. They're dead, Jimmy; somebody killed 'em.' I told Eddie to get in the canoe. I paddled all the way back to town, never stopping once. We got to town, sold the canoe and supplies and bought us each a horse. We rode south on the new rode, and never since and never again will we go back.