Project Gutenberg 2011-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 127 Castlemon, Harry 1842 1915 Fosdick, Charles Austin Castlemon, Henry The Haunted Mine Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Haunted Mine" by Harry Castlemon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around two young boys, Julian Gray and Jack Sheldon, who are orphans trying to make a living through honest work. Their lives take a thrilling turn when Julian purchases a mysterious box at an auction within an express office, which he believes contains valuable papers that could lead to a hidden gold mine. As the boys navigate their discovery, they grapple with the moral obligation to find the rightful owner of the treasure, a man named S.W. Haberstro. At the start of the tale, Julian impulsively buys the box during an auction of unclaimed goods, despite the warnings from his friend Jack. Intrigued by the box's contents, which turn out to include an old letter and maps detailing a potentially lucrative mine, they deduce that the treasure might be theirs unless they locate Haberstro first. The opening chapters set the stage for a moral conflict as the boys consider the implications of keeping the wealth versus the imperative of seeking out its original owner. This premise is further complicated by the appearance of Casper Nevins, a shifty character who complicates their journey with his dubious intentions. Overall, the beginning of the novel establishes a blend of adventure, ethical dilemmas, and the camaraderie of young friends navigating life's challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Honesty -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Theft -- Juvenile fiction Ghosts -- Juvenile fiction Telegraph -- Employees -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 514964 2025-07-15T10:33:11.798381 text/html 521741 2021-01-08T06:37:18 text/html 261105 2025-07-15T10:33:20.676326 application/epub+zip 264012 2025-07-15T10:33:14.086394 application/epub+zip 264013 2025-07-15T10:33:12.724406 application/epub+zip 492369 2025-07-15T10:33:25.393294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449551 2025-07-15T10:33:19.604379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424835 2022-09-17T10:18:28.485139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461481 2025-07-15T10:33:10.699398 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 461368 2021-01-08T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 461361 2021-01-08T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23717 2025-07-15T10:33:25.531304 application/rdf+xml 13745 2025-07-15T10:33:13.232370 image/jpeg 3605 2025-07-15T10:33:12.976378 image/jpeg 162379 2021-01-08T06:37:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 175211 2021-01-08T06:37:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 162358 2021-01-08T06:37:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 242437 2025-07-15T10:33:11.839371 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 en.wikipedia