nd, but otherwise the night was calm. Now that
they could do no more for the present, the Rovers realized how tired
they were, and once in their berths both went sound asleep. Nor did
they rouse up until well into the morning. The sleep did them a world
of good, and when they dressed and went to breakfast they felt quite
like themselves once more.

"If we didn't have to worry about Tom, I could enjoy this trip
immensely," remarked Sam.

Jack Wumble had already satisfied his hunger, for he was an early
riser. After breakfast all sat on the deck, and the old miner related
some of his experiences while prospecting in various localities, and
the boys told how they had finished up at Putnam Hall and gone to Brill.

"I can't hardly believe thet Dan Baxter has reformed," said Wumble,
shaking his head slowly. "I allers put him an' his father down fer bad
eggs."

"Well, they were pretty bad at one time," answered Dick. "But Dan
found out that it didn't pay to be bad. And his father is old and, I
guess, well satisfied to behave himself and take it easy."

"Mr. Baxter might have been a wealthy man if he had done things on the
level," returned the old miner.

The journey up the coast of Canada to the lower point of Alaska was
full of interest to the boys. In due course of time, the bow of the
steamer was turned into Chatham Strait, and soon they were running past
Admiralty Island.

Both Sam and Dick had expected to see quite a city at Juneau, and they
were disappointed when they beheld only a scattered town, lying on a
strip of land, bound on one side by what is called the Lynn Canal and
on the other by the mouth of the Taku River. In the distance were some
high mountains, which the boys looked at with interest.

Fortunately the steamer was to remain at Juneau for two hours, and in
that time the Rovers hoped to make certain whether or not Tom had
landed there. They lost no time in getting ashore, and Jack Wumble
went with them.

At first there was so much confusion at the dock that the youths could
learn little or nothing. But as the crowd cleared away they were
enabled to make some inquiries of officials and others. But nobody had
seen Tom, or knew anything about him.

"I think he must have remained on the steamer," said Sam. "If he was
after those nuggets he'd want to get right up into the land of gold."

"Thet's the way I reason it out," put in Jack Wumble. "Better stick to
the trip, lads. I think ye