25
IV. THE LOST MINE 33
V. WORKING THE SHIP 41
VI. DANGEROUS WORK 49
VII. WHAT THEY SAW 57
VIII. A RACE 66
IX. THE ENGINEER 75
X. THE RUSSIAN 85
XI. A CONSPIRACY 94
XII. THE GREEN GHOSTS 103
XIII. TOM'S BAD LUCK 112
XIV. THE TRIAL 121
XV. "THE MARIA CROTHERS" 130
XVI. AN EXCITING CHARGE 140
XVII. A CHASE 148
XVIII. THE DIAGRAM 157
XIX. THE CAMP IN THE VALLEY 167
XX. A SURPRISE 176
XXI. THE GREASER 185
XXII. HAIL 192
XXIII. A HOLIDAY 202
XXIV. BIG GUS AND HIS GANG 209
XXV. A NEW FORT 215
XXVI. A NIGHT ATTACK 222
XXVII. THE RETREAT 229
XXVIII. A NEW START 237
XXIX. THE SEARCH 244
XXX. THE LOST MINE AGAIN 251

The Frontier Boys in the
Sierras

CHAPTER I

IN THE CHANNEL

"By Jove, Jim!" exclaimed Jo Darlington, "but this sea is something
fierce! For one I will be mighty glad when we get clear of the
Hawaiian channels and out into the open."

"It is lively going," yelled Jim, above the roar of the wind, as he
and his brother Jo were standing together on the bridge of their ship,
"but I guess the _Sea Eagle_ will weather it, if we don't run into
another vessel in the dark. How about it, Captain?"

The captain, who was the rather bent figure of an old man, was clothed
in a heavy woolen jacket, buttoned across his chest. He stopped and
regarded Jim fixedly in the semi-light on the bridge.

"What's that, Skipper?" he roared hoarsely, "weather this? Why, this
ain't no sea, and the _Sea Eagle_ is a staunch