Project Gutenberg 2010-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 101 Carter, Herbert, active 1909-1917 The Boy Scouts in the Rockies; Or, The Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine E-text prepared by Larry B. Harrison and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Boy Scouts in the Rockies; Or, The Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine" by Herbert Carter is a novel written in the early 20th century. This exciting adventure follows a group of Boy Scouts, specifically the Silver Fox Patrol, as they embark on a thrilling journey in the Rocky Mountains. The story delves into themes of camaraderie, bravery, and the pursuit of adventure, featuring characters like Thad Brewster, the patrol leader, and his companions, who face various challenges, including encounters with wild animals and mysterious figures. At the start of the story, the Silver Fox Patrol is introduced while they navigate treacherous mountain trails, sharing light-hearted banter about their past escapades and personal quirks. The dialogue establishes the group's dynamics, revealing traits such as Step Hen's forgetfulness and Smithy’s curiosity. However, the atmosphere quickly shifts when they confront an unexpected danger as one member, Smithy, nearly falls from the trail. The opening sets the stage for their adventure, hinting at greater mysteries ahead, including tales of a lost silver mine linked to the character Aleck Rawson, who later experiences a harrowing ordeal involving a hostile prospector named Colonel Kracker. This captivating introduction intrigues readers with its mix of adventure, the spirit of exploration, and the promise of uncovering secrets hidden within the mountains. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Boy Scouts -- Juvenile fiction Rocky Mountains -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 379769 2025-08-13T08:32:27.748074 text/html 384292 2010-05-12T14:08:07 text/html 394560 2025-08-13T08:32:36.558072 application/epub+zip 396372 2025-08-13T08:32:31.499111 application/epub+zip 220470 2025-08-13T08:32:30.056113 application/epub+zip 679890 2025-08-13T08:32:40.755034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 639233 2025-08-13T08:32:35.598106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454367 2022-09-15T04:16:34.921944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344984 2025-08-13T08:32:26.768107 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 344640 2010-05-12T14:06:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18982 2025-08-13T08:32:40.903025 application/rdf+xml 24020 2025-08-13T08:32:30.624062 image/jpeg 4355 2025-08-13T08:32:30.370064 image/jpeg 288011 2010-05-12T14:10:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 131101 2010-05-12T14:06:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 379984 2025-08-13T08:32:27.783146 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 More titles under Rathborne, St. George