Project Gutenberg 2021-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 142 Gerberding, Elizabeth 1857 1902 Gerberding, Mrs. Albert The Golden Chimney: A Boy's Mine Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Golden Chimney: A Boy's Mine" by Elizabeth Gerberding is a novel set in the early 20th century, likely around the period of its publication in the early 1900s. The story follows Ben Ralston, a determined young man who aspires to reclaim a fortune through an unconventional mining venture in San Francisco, guided by his ambitions and the support of his cousin, Beth, and his partner, Mundon. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Ben Ralston and his cousin Beth as they sit on Russian Hill, discussing their dreams and aspirations against the backdrop of an abandoned smelting works. Ben expresses regret for being born too late to partake in the gold rush, but suddenly hatches the idea of mining the soot from the smelting plant for potential gold remnants. His excitement leads him to seek the rights for this venture, ultimately embarking on a journey filled with risk, hope, and the potential for wealth, alongside his companions. The tension builds as they navigate through challenges, sparking a desire to uncover hidden treasures from the past while establishing their own futures in a transforming city. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Boys -- Fiction Gold mines and mining -- Fiction San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 218863 2025-06-26T09:32:29.678617 text/html 217615 2024-10-18T16:51:37 text/html 758230 2025-06-26T09:32:33.759609 application/epub+zip 758153 2025-06-26T09:32:30.414672 application/epub+zip 137096 2025-06-26T09:32:30.024651 application/epub+zip 844979 2025-06-26T09:32:36.409559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 817504 2025-06-26T09:32:33.363695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198328 2022-09-29T22:30:26.107944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190018 2025-06-26T09:32:29.069616 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170091 2024-10-18T16:51:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16664 2025-06-26T09:32:36.536566 application/rdf+xml 23134 2025-06-26T09:32:30.120621 image/jpeg 3473 2025-06-26T09:32:30.072636 image/jpeg 685086 2025-06-26T09:32:29.722589 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