Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 45870-h.htm or 45870-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45870/45870-h/45870-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45870/45870-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries. See https://archive.org/details/goldgoldincaribo00philuoft "GOLD, GOLD, IN CARIBOO!" [Illustration: CORBETT SEIZES HIS ONE CHANCE FOR LIFE.] GOLD, GOLD, IN CARIBOO! A Story of Adventure in British Columbia by CLIVE PHILLIPPS-WOLLEY Author of "Snap" "A Sportsman's Eden" &c. Illustrated by Godfrey C. Hindley New Edition Blackie and Son Limited London Glasgow and Dublin 1903 CONTENTS. CHAP. Page I. THE GOLD FEVER, 9 II. A "GILT-EDGED" SPECULATION, 23 III. A LITTLE GAME OF POKER, 33 IV. THE MOTHER OF GOLD, 41 V. "IS THE COLONEL 'STRAIGHT?'" 52 VI. THE WET CAMP, 64 VII. FACING DEATH ON THE STONE-SLIDE, 73 VIII. THEIR FIRST "COLOURS," 82 IX. UNDER THE BALM-OF-GILEAD TREE, 89 X. THE SHADOWS BEGIN TO FALL, 97 XI. "JUMP OR I'LL SHOOT," 107 XII. A SHEER SWINDLE, 117 XIII. THE BULLET'S MESSAGE, 125 XIV. WHAT THE WOLF FOUND, 132 XV. IN THE DANCE-HOUSE, 144 XVI. THE PRICE OF BLOOD, 153 XVII. CHANCE'S GOLD-FEVER RETURNS, 162 XVIII. ON THE COLONEL'S TRAIL AGAIN, 170 XIX. "GOOD-BYE, LILLA," 177 XX. THE ACCURSED RIVER, 184 XXI. PETE'S CREEK, 192 XXII. GOLD BY THE GALLON! 203 XXIII. THE HORNET'S NEST, 211 XXIV. DROWNING IN THE FOREST, 222 XXV. IN THE CAMP OF THE CHILCOTINS, 234 XXVI. RAMPIKE'S WINTER QUARTERS, 243 XXVII. THE SEARCH FOR PHON, 250 XXVIII. THE KING OF THE BIG-HORNS, 258 XXIX. PHON'S RETURN, 266 XXX. CRUICKSHANK AT LAST! 276 ILLUSTRATIONS Page CORBETT SEIZES HIS ONE CHANCE FOR LIFE _Frontis._ 80 "WITH A SCREAM OF FEAR THE CHINAMAN SPRANG OUT" 116 LILLA ACCOSTS THE COLONEL IN THE DANCE-HOUSE 146 "GOLD--GOLD IN FLAKES, AND LUMPS, AND NUGGETS" 210 CHAPTER I. THE GOLD FEVER. In the April of 1862, Victoria, British Columbia, was slowly recovering from what her inhabitants described as a serious "set back."