Digging For Gold

By R.M. Ballantyne

Book Overview

Digging For Gold is an adventure novel written by R.M. Ballantyne. The book follows the story of two brothers, Dick and Jim, who set out on a quest to find gold in the Australian outback. As they journey through the harsh wilderness, they encounter a variety of challenges and dangers, including hostile natives, treacherous terrain, and the harsh realities of life in the goldfields. Along the way, they make new friends and enemies, and learn important lessons about perseverance, courage, and the value of hard work. The book is filled with vivid descriptions of the Australian landscape and the gold rush era, and is a thrilling and engaging read for anyone who loves adventure stories.The scene in the midst of which they now found themselves was curious, interesting, and suggestive. For two miles along its course the banks of the river were studded with tents, and on each side of it were diggers, working at short distances apart, or congregated together, according to the richness of the deposits. About twenty feet was the space generally allowed at that time to a washing machine. Most of the diggers worked close to the banks of the stream, others partially diverted its course to get at its bed, which was considered the richest soil. At one place a company of eighty men had banded together for the purpose of cutting a fresh channel for the river--a proceeding which afterwards resulted in a fierce and fatal affray with the men who worked below them.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419116096
• ISBN13: 9781419116094
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.5" x 9.3"