CONTENTS The Gold-Hunters 3 At Juneau 13 Up the Lynn Canal 37 The Avalanche 47 Through Chilkoot Pass 58 A Significant Discovery 71 The Plotters 80 On Lake Bennet 90 Into British Territory 100 At White Horse Rapids 111 On the Yukon 120 At Dawson City 131 On the Edge of the Gold-Fields 141 Prospecting 151 A Find 159 The Claim 169 A Golden Harvest 180 A Startling Discovery 191 The Trail into the Mountains 200 A Sound from out the Stillness 209 A Turning of the Tables 218 A Lion in the Path 227 A General Settlement of Accounts 236 Conclusion 246 ILLUSTRATIONS The head and shoulders of a man intently studying them Frontispiece. Jeff 9 "Roswell, do you know that strange man has been following us for the past hour?" 33 Catching the eye of the amazed boys, Tim winked 43 The tent-poles were shoved down into the snow 53 All joined in pushing and pulling one sled 65 Suddenly Hardman made a sign 75 "You're a pretty fellow to stand guard," said Frank 85 "Oh, look there! isn't it dreadful?" 97 "We're at the fut of the lake," shouted Tim 105 The current was not only very swift, but the channel was filled with rocks 113 Tim and Jeff lit their pipes; Hardman sat apart 127 And the three cheers were given with a will 137 "I don't see the use of your harping on that affair," said Hardman 147 "It's gold!" he exclaimed 161 The boys stood attentively watching the operation 175 "I have just thought what Tim's business is at Dawson," said Frank 189 "We have been robbed! All the gold is gone," 195 The tell-tale footprints 203 Watching at the turn in the trail 215 "Hands up, younker!" 223 "We have made a mess of it," was the disgusted comment of Frank 231 Tim and his prisoners 241 "Say, Tim, you hain't any idea of going to college, have you?" 251 THE HUNTERS OF THE OZARK By Edward S. Ellis 1887