02736cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000640011324500570017726400510023430000470028533600260033233700260035833800360038450000310042050502680045150802340071952012970095353400450225065300180229565300370231385600430235099900170239347695UtSlPG20260610134109.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLeavitt, Thad. W. H.q(Thaddeus William Henry),d1844?-190910aKaffir, Kangaroo, Klondike: Tales of the Gold Fields 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-12-180 aA strange partner: an Australian story -- The black cat of Klondike -- The Skeleton Mine: a tale of South Africa -- A Maori legend: a New Zealand story -- The Garden Gully mine -- The green door: a night in Melbourne -- The three great pearls: a New Guinea story.  aE-text prepared by Larry Harrison, Cindy Beyer, Ross Cooling, and the Distributed Proofreaders Canada team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) from page images generously made available by Early Canadiana Online (http://eco.canadiana.ca)  a"Kaffir, Kangaroo, Klondike: Tales of the Gold Fields" by Thad. W. H. Leavitt is a collection of tales likely written in the late 19th century. The stories revolve around gold prospectors and adventurers, depicting their quests for fortune in treacherous and unfamiliar territories such as Australia and Canada. The opening tale introduces the main character, Henry Detmold, an English bank employee drawn to the allure of gold in the Australian outback, as he navigates the challenges of mining and explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and unexpected discoveries.  The opening of the book sets the stage for Henry Detmold's adventurous journey after he decides to leave the comfort of his bank job in England to seek gold in Australia. Upon arriving in Coolgardie, he teams up with a young Australian named George Vail, and they embark deep into the desert in search of fortune. Their journey becomes perilous as they encounter hardships, including lack of water and dangerous encounters with natives. An intriguing twist arises when they discover a map leading to buried opals, which leads to both friends grappling with secrets and promises, highlighting the themes of trust and the moral dilemmas faced by men driven by greed and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories  aGold mines and mining -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47695  c88534d88534