Project Gutenberg 2004-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 117 Shaler, Robert The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey Produced by Jim Ludwig "The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey" by Robert Shaler is an adventurous tale likely crafted in the early 20th century. This novel follows a young boy named Ralph Kenyon, who, after becoming the head of his household due to his father’s passing, engages in various outdoor pursuits while juggling responsibilities on their farm. The story captures Ralph's attempts to secure funding for his mother's medical needs through hunting and trapping, leading him into encounters with a cast of characters that includes scouts and rivals in a quest that combines his love for nature with elements of mystery and conflict. The opening of the narrative introduces Ralph on a typical day's exploration, where he reflects on his responsibilities and dreams for the future. In a moment of serendipity, Ralph discovers a lost treasure that propels the plot forward, and shortly after, he meets a man named Bill Terrill, who brings news about a dispute over land boundaries that threatens Ralph's family farm. As Ralph’s dream of studying mining engineering hangs in the balance, he encounters challenges that include a potential struggle against Silas Perkins, a neighbor with dubious motives. This combination of personal stakes and the camaraderie of the scouting world sets the tone for a story filled with adventure, friendship, and the push towards achieving one's dreams against the odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Mystery and detective stories Boy Scouts of America -- Juvenile fiction Surveying -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 171231 2025-08-05T17:33:09.718577 text/html 171097 171041 2024-11-06T05:26:54.702700 2023-10-06T07:13:15.334982 text/html text/html 140634 2025-08-05T17:33:15.298524 application/epub+zip 143030 2025-08-05T17:33:12.322575 application/epub+zip 131155 2025-08-05T17:33:11.289572 application/epub+zip 296897 2025-08-05T17:33:17.637504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278780 2025-08-05T17:33:14.674530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248818 2022-09-06T23:20:39.052740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150574 2025-08-05T17:33:09.455551 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130875 2024-10-28T19:58:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17337 2025-08-05T17:33:17.760517 application/rdf+xml 15397 2025-08-05T17:33:11.774534 image/jpeg 3708 2025-08-05T17:33:11.531550 image/jpeg 138920 2025-08-05T17:33:09.733576 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog