TY - BOOK AU - Forbes,Graham B. TI - Frank Allen at Gold Fork; or, Locating the lost claim T2 - Frank Allen series #9 AV - PZ PY - 2023/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction N1 - Release date is 2023-02-06; David Edwards, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.); Originally published; United States: Garden City Publishing, 1926 N2 - "Frank Allen at Gold Fork; or, Locating the Lost Claim" by Graham B. Forbes is a juvenile adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Frank Allen and his friends, Lanky Wallace and Paul Bird, as they navigate life on a cattle ranch in the American West and uncover intrigues related to a mysterious treasure. In this installment, the characters are drawn into a thrilling mystery involving a strange intruder and the search for a long-lost gold claim. At the start of the book, we find Frank and Lanky observing a suspicious man lurking near their ranch, Rockspur Ranch. Their curiosity and bravery lead them to investigate the man’s intentions, suspecting he might be connected to prior attempts by familiar adversaries trying to steal valuable treasure from the ranch. As they venture outside to uncover the man's motives, their plans take a wild turn when a running pony causes chaos, culminating in Frank being knocked unconscious. Meanwhile, a barn catches fire, intensifying the drama as Frank charges in to save those trapped inside, showcasing his heroism and setting the stage for further adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69968 ER -