Desert Gold Prologue and Chapter I Summary
Desert Gold prologue shows Cameron forming a desert partnership with Warren then dying in a cave while finding gold. Chapter I follows Richard Gale in Casita on a quest to rescue Mercedes Castaneda with Lt Thorne. Chapter II depicts Gale, Mercedes, and Thorne fleeing Rojas's gang as they wind through deserts and mesas guided by cowboys Ladd and Lash toward safety at Belding’s ranch where Gale may be offered work.
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Cameron
Jonas Warren
Illinois
Warren
Richard Gale
Casita
George Thorne
Leutenant
Ninth Cavalry
Thorne
Gale
Mercedes Castaneda
Rojas
Mercedes
Texas
Jim
Fellows
Saloen
Ladd
Dick Gales
Castaneda
Shere
Lash
Greaser Corral
U. S
Gude
Glidle
Treme
Env
Alrevingn
Senor
Guile
Ladd Ted
Laddy
Dick Gale
Nere
Cas
Belding
It Could Be Done: Turning Rain On for Wealth
A prescient idea argues that creating rain on demand would yield vast wealth, turning arid regions like the Sahara and western American deserts into fertile lands. It envisions empires rising in the Sahara and Australia’s center becoming as fertile as Tasmania.
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Sahara
Australia
Tasmania
Any Person At Tempting to Come On This Ferry
A correspondent notes a singular notice at a watering place in the Isle of Wight warning that any person attempting to board the ferry without paying toll or insulting the collector faces a fine of 40 ghil ing. The message reflects strict enforcement and penal wording observed by travelers.
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Isle of Wight
Boston
Forlorn River Chapter IV Opens in Bright Room
Dick awakens to a sunlit, large square room with the open window above him. He lies dazed, unsure where he is and how he ended up there, marking a moment of blank wonder as the scene unfolds.
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Mercedes
Ladd
Oasis
U. S
Casita
Magdalena Bay
Jim
Beldin
Arizona
Belding
Gale
Laddy
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