IV. SEARCHING FOR THE LANDSLIDE MINE

XXV. CAUGHT IN A STORM

XXVI. PROWLERS IN CAMP

XXVII. THE TWO PRISONERS

XXVIII. THE LOST LANDSLIDE MINE

XXIX. ANOTHER LANDSLIDE

XXX. THE NEW CLAIM--CONCLUSION

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"A NUGGET! A NUGGET OF GOLD!" CRIED DAVE.

AS DAVE LOOKED, HE SAW A CORNER OF A DISTANT FENCE FLY APART.

"QUICK, SOMEBODY HELP ME! STOP THAT HORSE FROM FALLING OVER THE CLIFF!"

"IF YOU LOCATE THAT MINE BEFORE WE DO, DON'T YOU DARE TO REMOVE ANY
OF MY UNCLE'S LANDMARKS."

PREFACE

"Dave Porter in the Gold Fields" is a complete story in itself, but
forms the tenth volume in a line issued under the general title of "Dave
Porter Series."

The series was begun some years ago by the publication of "Dave Porter
at Oak Hall," in which my young readers were introduced to a typical
American lad at a typical American boarding school.

There was at that time a cloud over Dave's parentage, and to clear this
away he took a long sea voyage, as related in the next volume, entitled
"Dave Porter in the South Seas." Then he came back to school, as told of
in "Dave Porter's Return to School," in which he gave one of the local
bullies a much-needed lesson.

During a vacation Dave journeyed to Norway, as related in "Dave Porter
in the Far North," and then came back to Oak Hall, to win various
honors, as recorded in "Dave Porter and His Classmates." Then came an
opportunity to visit the West, and how our hero did this is set down in
the book called "Dave Porter at Star Ranch." When he returned to school
many strenuous happenings awaited him, and what they were will be found
in "Dave Porter and His Rivals."

Dave had lived for years with a rich manufacturer of jewelry, and when
this man was robbed it was our hero who followed the criminals in a long
flight, as told in "Dave Porter on Cave Island." Then, with the booty in
his possession, the youth returned home, to go back to school, from
which he soon after graduated with honors, as shown in the volume
preceding this, entitled, "Dave Porter and the Runaways."

In the present volume are related the particulars of another trip West,
taken by Dave and his chums to locate a lost gold mine, willed to Roger
Morr's mother by her brother. The boys had some strenuous happenings,
and some of their old-time enemies did all they could to bring their
expedition to grief. But Dave showed his common sense and his coura