"THE BEAUTIFUL CREATURE ROSE TO THE LEAP."(p. 264.) Frontispiece.
In Quest of Gold;
OR,
Under the Whanga Falls.
BY
ALFRED ST JOHNSTON,
Author of "Camping among Cannibals," "Charlie Asgarde," &c.
WITH EIGHT ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY GORDON BROWNE.
SEVENTH THOUSAND.
CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited:
LONDON, PARIS & MELBOURNE.
1892.
[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.]
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| The Birth of an Adventure | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Gaining Information | 11 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Preparations for a Start | 21 |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| The First Stages | 31 |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| A Traitor in the Camp | 39 |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| The Fight with the Myalls | 51 |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| Life or Death? | 64 |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| A Terrible Enemy | 70 |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| After the Fire | 80 |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| Among the Mountains | 89 |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Very near to Death | 95 |
| CHAPTER XII. | |