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 Project Gutenberg 2011-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 167 Whitaker, Herman 1867 1919 13002378 The Mystery of The Barranca Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Mystery of The Barranca" by Herman Whitaker is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in Mexico and centers around Robert Seyd, a mining engineer who, along with his friend Billy Thornton, ventures into the region in search of fortune in a copper mine known as Santa Gertrudis. The narrative hints at themes involving adventure, danger, and the complexities of human relationships in a culturally rich yet treacherous landscape. The opening of the novel introduces the bustling atmosphere of a Mexican train station where Seyd and Billy observe various characters, including a mysterious young woman named Francesca and her imposing uncle, Don Luis. Their first encounter with Francesca is marked by a heroic act from Seyd, who saves her dog from an oncoming train, which leads to a dynamic of gratitude with Francesca and a series of challenges they face in the foreign land. As the story progresses, hints of hostility from the local populace emerge, laying the groundwork for Seyd and Billy's impending struggles in their quest for mining success, alongside their interactions with Francesca and her wealthy family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36198/36198-h/images/icover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Mexico -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 432280 2025-08-14T15:47:59.844177 text/html 451665 2011-05-23T13:41:42 text/html 404734 2025-08-14T15:48:05.298123 application/epub+zip 408766 2025-08-14T15:48:00.677116 application/epub+zip 246611 2025-08-14T15:48:00.239127 application/epub+zip 547027 2025-08-14T15:48:09.291069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501151 2025-08-14T15:48:04.856125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339496 2022-09-16T14:01:11.238451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385889 2025-08-14T15:47:59.222152 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 385534 2011-05-23T13:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 385525 2011-05-23T13:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20391 2025-08-14T15:48:09.425079 application/rdf+xml 18896 2025-08-14T15:48:00.334121 image/jpeg 2591 2025-08-14T15:48:00.286126 image/jpeg 154096 2011-05-23T13:41:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 370950 2011-05-23T13:41:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 154027 2011-05-23T13:41:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 369172 2025-08-14T15:47:59.886179 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia