Jack North’s Treasure Hunt or, Daring Adventures in South America

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Excerpt: ...what comes of it." "Hooray I see it all now. It may pay, but I doubt it. How air you going to get the stuff there?" "In the first place I have got to get possession of the article itself, though I do not believe this will be a very expensive undertaking. I have a few dollars I have saved up from my wages, and I think I can borrow some somewhere. I am going to buy one of the nitrate tracts as soon as I can get suited." "You can buy a big mine for a hundred dollars, 'cause they're looked on with disfavor. But after you've bought one, what then?" "I am going to team a cargo to the nearest port and then charter a ship to take it home." "You're smart enough to be a general, Jack North," and having paid him the highest compliment that he could, according to his estimate, Plum added: "Say, Jack, I want to drive the team for you." "You shall. But, as I am anxious to begin operations, I am going to look for my first purchase." "Don de Estuaray is the man you want to see. There is a big bed on his estancia." "It seems to me your experiment may have opened his eyes. "He may catch onto my scheme quicker than some one who has seen nothing of what this nitrate will do." "Of course you're right and I'm a blockhead, as usual. But go ahead and I'll tag at your heels like a dog." Jack's first move was to get a couple of ponies for himself and Plum to ride. Then the pair, with provisions enough to last several days, set out on their quest. Taking the direction of what he believed to be the heart of the nitrate region, Jack in a couple of days found several beds which he felt would prove rich fields of speculation. His prime object was to find a bed which should not be too far removed from the railroad, or at least where its product could be the easiest teamed. It was during his search one day that he got separated from his companion, in his desire to explore a wider stretch of country, when he quite unexpectedly found himself in the vicinity of his …

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