02778cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324500500014926400510019930000470025033600260029733700260032333800360034950000310038550802320041652013940064853400450204265300310208765300220211865300460214065300530218665300550223965300620229485600430235699900170239922669UtSlPG20260610133524.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,d1832-189914aThe Young Miner; Or, Tom Nelson in California 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-09-18  aProduced by David Edwards, Marcia Brooks and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
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produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.)  a"The Young Miner; Or, Tom Nelson in California" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character Tom Nelson, a determined young man from a poor New England family who travels to California in search of gold during the gold rush. As Tom embarks on a challenging journey with a group of fellow miners, the narrative explores themes of perseverance, friendship, and the various personalities drawn to the prospect of quick wealth.  At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Tom, who is eager and hard-working, alongside a mix of miners with varying degrees of ambition and capability. The narrative begins with Tom and his companions engaged in the laborious task of gold panning along a California stream. Through interactions with his fellow miners—such as the seasoned yet pessimistic Lawrence Peabody and the sensible Captain Fletcher—we see contrasting attitudes toward mining and the laborious nature of their quest. The opening portion sets up the foundation for Tom's adventures and relationships, hinting at challenges and conflicts, including the negative influence of characters like Missouri Jack, the saloon owner. As Tom navigates these dynamics, readers can anticipate a tale of growth, hardship, and the pursuit of dreams amid the harsh realities of mining life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aConduct of life -- Fiction  aMiners -- Fiction  aCalifornia -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction  aCalifornia -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction  aCalifornia -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction  aCalifornia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22669  c63786d63786