Picked up at Sea

About this eBook

Author

Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)

Title

Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Sea stories, English

Category

Text

eBook-No.

24267

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24267

Release Date

January 13, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."Picked up at Sea" — Story 1—Chapter I. — The Gold-Miners of Minturne Creek. — The “Susan Jane.” — Story 1—Chapter II. — Rescued. — Story 1—Chapter III. — Taken Aback. — Story 1—Chapter IV. — Derelict. — Story 1—Chapter V. — A Mining Project. — Story 1—Chapter VI. — Minturne Creek. — Story 1—Chapter VII. — Fighting the Elements. — Story 1—Chapter VIII. — An Unexpected Coincidence. — Story 1—Chapter IX. — Concerning Sailor Bill. — Story 1—Chapter X. — A Conundrum. — Story 1—Chapter XI. — A Roundabout Route. — Story 1—Chapter XII. — “Love’s Labour Lost.” — Story 1—Chapter XIII. — Countermining. — Story 1—Chapter XIV. — A Happy Hunting-Ground. — Story 1—Chapter XV. — A Chance Shot. — Story 1—Chapter XVI. — Sailor Bill Captured. — Story 1—Chapter XVII. — On the Trail. — Story 1—Chapter XVIII. — Rising Cloud. — Story 1—Chapter XIX. — Gold at Last—Eureka! — Story 1—Chapter XX. — Indian Alarms. — Story 1—Chapter XXI. — The War-Whoop. — Story 1—Chapter XXII. — A Fight for Life! — Story 1—Chapter XXIII. — After the Battle. — Story 1—Chapter XXIV. — Sailor Bill’s Story. — Story 1—Chapter XXV. — Homeward-Bound. — Story 2—Chapter I. — Greek Pirates and Turkish Brigands. A Tale of Adventure by Sea and Land. — In Beyrout Harbour. — Story 2—Chapter II. — The Coffee-Shop in Beyrout. — Story 2—Chapter III. — Friends in Council. — Story 2—Chapter IV. — The Strange Sail. — Story 2—Chapter V. — Conquered, not Beaten! — Story 2—Chapter VI. — A Sell for the Pirate. — Story 2—Chapter VII. — The Last of the Old Ship. — Story 2—Chapter VIII. — Amongst the Brigands. — Story 3—Chapter I. — David and Jonathan; or, Lost at Sea. — Caught in a Squall. — Story 3—Chapter II. — Chapter Two. — A Vain Quest. — Story 3—Chapter III. — A Struggle for Life. — Story 3—Chapter IV. — Alone on the Ocean. — Story 3—Chapter V. — Starvation and Plenty. — Story 3—Chapter VI. — In Extremity. — Story 3—Chapter VII. — Rescued. — Story 4—Chapter I. — “Black Harry.” — The End.

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