Project Gutenberg 2009-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 271 Hambleton, Chalkley J. 1829 11019497 A Gold Hunter's Experience Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Gold Hunter's Experience" by Chalkley J. Hambleton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This book recounts the author's personal journey during the Pike's Peak gold rush, detailing his expedition from Chicago to the gold-rich regions of Colorado in pursuit of fortune. It vividly captures the hardships, challenges, and experiences faced by gold seekers during this formative and tumultuous period of American history. In this narrative, Hambleton describes the formation of his expedition team, their preparations, and the arduous journey across the plains toward the gold mines. It highlights their struggles with the elements, the difficulties of managing their oxen-drawn wagons, encounters with wildlife, and interactions with Native Americans. The author provides rich descriptions of the landscape, daily life, and the mining operations upon arrival, reflecting on the ups and downs of mining endeavors, camaraderie among the adventurers, and the realities that quickly turn the excitement of seeking wealth into various challenges. Throughout the account, there is a sense of resilience and introspection as Hambleton grapples with his experiences and the lessons learned about perseverance and the fickle nature of fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Hambleton, Chalkley J., 1829- Gold mines and mining -- Colorado -- Pikes Peak Region -- History -- 19th century Pioneers -- Colorado -- Pikes Peak Region -- Biography Pikes Peak Region (Colo.) -- Gold discoveries F721 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American 136079 2025-06-12T08:01:45.353986 text/html 134103 2021-01-05T07:42:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 51467 2021-01-05T07:42:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 130632 2025-06-12T08:01:52.586984 application/epub+zip 130373 2025-06-12T08:01:49.093976 application/epub+zip 112735 2025-06-12T08:01:47.247977 application/epub+zip 222582 2025-06-12T08:01:55.120992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208294 2025-06-12T08:01:51.767959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173128 2022-09-13T14:49:29.527224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121826 2025-06-12T08:01:44.999021 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121700 2021-01-05T07:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46722 2021-01-05T07:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19301 2025-06-12T08:01:55.363954 application/rdf+xml 10929 2025-06-12T08:01:48.058010 image/jpeg 2896 2025-06-12T08:01:47.688016 image/jpeg 125490 2025-06-12T08:01:45.381988 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