Campers had
left in a hurry. Stacy discovers something. Eating
ice cream with a pickle fork. Surrounded by
mysteries in the great mountains.

Chapter XVI--A Sign from the Mountain Top 167

"Him white man smoke." The wonders of mountain
signaling. Friends or enemies? Overwhelmed
by an avalanche of ice. A roar and an even more
terrifying silence.

Chapter XVII--An Unexpected Meeting 174

"Innua him mad." Heap big ice nearly wipes out
the Pony Rider Boys' camp. Tad makes a morning
excursion and meets an unpleasant surprise.

Chapter XVIII--An Unfriendly Reception 178

Tad boldly faces his accusers. Threats from the
prospectors. A man on Butler's trail. Tad takes a
pot shot and gets immediate results. "Stop that
shooting, you fool!" The fat boy draws a bead.

Chapter XIX--The Professor in a Rage 189

"It's a lie!" thunders Professor Zepplin. Ordered
out of the hills on penalty of being shot. "If you are
looking for trouble you may have all you want!"
A threat to punch the prospector's nose.

Chapter XX--Tad Discovers Something 198

Pony Rider Boys off for bear. The fat boy frightened
by a totem pole. In a place of many mysteries.
Tad makes a great find. A discovery that led
to sensational results.

Chapter XXI--Conclusion 203

Rifle shots fired into the Pony Rider Boys' camp.
Miners in a frenzy of joy. Butler makes a new find.
Their boundary markings found destroyed. Tad
starts on a desperate ride. His claim must be filed
ahead of that of the enemy at whatever cost. A
race through ice-clogged waters. A fight to the finish
before the clerk's desk. A triumph for the Gold
Diggers of Taku Pass. The end of the long, long trail.

THE PONY RIDER BOYS IN ALASKA

CHAPTER I

THROUGH ENCHANTING WATERS

"Captain, who are the four silent men leaning over the rail on the other
side of the boat?" asked Tad Butler. "I have been wondering about them
almost ever since we left Vancouver. They don't seem to speak to a
person, and seldom to each other, though somehow they appear to be
traveling in company. They act as if they were afraid someone would
recognize them. I am sure they aren't bad characters."

Captain Petersen, commander of the steamer "Corsair," which for some
days had been plowing its way through the ever-chan