Project Gutenberg 2014-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 205 Young, Clarence The Motor Boys After a Fortune; or, The Hut on Snake Island Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Motor Boys After a Fortune; or, The Hut on Snake Island" by Clarence Young is a novel written in the early 20th century. This adventure story follows a group of young characters, particularly three boys named Jerry, Ned, and Bob, as they set off on an expedition to find a rumored deposit of radium on Snake Island, located in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. Their journey is fraught with excitement, as they not only face the natural challenges of navigating the river but also contend with a bully named Noddy Nixon, who desires to thwart their plans. The opening of the story introduces the three boys at Ned Slade's house, where they engage in a conversation with Professor Uriah Snodgrass, who enlightens them about the potential existence of valuable radium on Snake Island. Their initial discussion is abruptly interrupted by the arrival of Andy Rush, who brings alarming news of a flood caused by a broken dam. This event sets the scene for the boys' heroic rescue of Noddy Nixon, bringing an element of urgency to their adventures. As they discuss the possibility of seeking out the radium, we catch a glimpse of Noddy's antagonistic nature as he begins to plot against them, hinting at the rivalry that will evolve as the story progresses. This introductory section effectively establishes the boys' camaraderie, the impending dangers of their adventure, and the central tension with Noddy, setting the stage for the thrilling escapades ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective stories Aeronautics -- Juvenile fiction Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Juvenile fiction Radium -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 360019 2025-06-19T06:55:34.083698 text/html 344207 2024-10-24T12:22:22 text/html 569316 2025-06-19T06:55:41.822668 application/epub+zip 567177 2025-06-19T06:55:35.359698 application/epub+zip 233124 2025-06-19T06:55:34.719686 application/epub+zip 667048 2025-06-19T06:55:46.380614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 623741 2025-06-19T06:55:41.144708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290660 2022-09-21T14:15:38.036562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315529 2025-06-19T06:55:32.942733 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295564 2024-10-24T12:22:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17494 2025-06-19T06:55:46.525613 application/rdf+xml 21231 2025-06-19T06:55:34.829684 image/jpeg 3232 2025-06-19T06:55:34.772695 image/jpeg 506603 2025-06-19T06:55:34.128685 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