CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. Something about the Nugget, 1

II. Tom Mason Again, 19

III. Tom Begins his Wanderings, 37

IV. The Wrong Boat, 54

V. Tom's Luck, 74

VI. Tom Admires the Cowboys, 94

VII. A Temperance Lecture, 113

VIII. A Home Ranch 133

IX. Lost in the Mountains, 153

X. The Camp of Elam, the Wolfer, 173

XI. Unwelcome Visitors, 193

XII. Tom Finds Something, 213

XIII. Elam Interviews the Major, 233

XIV. Elam Under Fire, 254

XV. Uncle Ezra Puts his Foot Down, 276

XVI. A New Expedition, 297

XVII. The Nugget is Found, 317