02302cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500640015224600580021626400510027430000470032533600260037233700260039833800360042450000310046050800900049152011590058153400450174065300220178565300370180765300270184465300210187185600430189299900170193552458UtSlPG20260610134217.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aEmerson, Willis George,d1856-191810aMy "Pardner" and I (Gray Rocks): A Story of the Middle-West1 aMy "Pardner" and I (Gray Rocks): A Story of the Mines 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-06-30  aProduced by David Widger from page images generously
provided by the Internet Archive  a"My 'Pardner' and I (Gray Rocks): A Story of the Middle-West" by Willis George Emerson is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Vance Gilder, a young journalist from New York City, who discovers that he is the partial owner of a gold mine named Gray Rocks in Idaho, a property once owned by his late father. The narrative explores themes of ambition, the pursuit of wealth, and the contrasts between urban and rugged frontier life.  The opening of the story introduces Vance Gilder, who is established as a cultured and ambitious individual with dreams of becoming a great journalist. He is presented with a letter from Louise Bonifield, whose father, Ben Bonifield, owns the Gray Rocks mine. In a charming encounter at his Manhattan apartment, Vance learns of his father’s legacy, which sparks curiosity about the mine's potential and his connection to the Bonfield family. As the story unfolds, the reader is invited into Vance’s world, where his aspirations clash with the realities of mining life and the complexities of relationships formed in the rugged West. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMiners -- Fiction  aGold mines and mining -- Fiction  aProspecting -- Fiction  aIdaho -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52458  c93292d93292