CHAPTER LXIX.

MILLIONAIRE PROPRIETORS.

Mr. John Mackey—The Hon. William Sharon—How his Fortune was Made—Mr. James C. Fair—Mr. Samuel S. Curtis—The Hon. J. P. Jones—A Big Business. 517

FUN AND FROLIC.

A Secret Expedition—Bitten by a Snake—All a Mistake—Camping Out— Manufacture of Slapjacks—“It never came Down.” 533

THE BRIGHT SIDE OF PROSPECTING.

Off for the Land of Gold—Something in his Boot—Afraid of Tom—Tom’s Intentions—Pike Outwitted—Left Behind. 540

THE COMICAL STORY OF PIKE.

Tom Sings—The Joke Successful—Pike Vanishes—A Pretty Big Story—Doubtful Dreams—Self-deceived—Our Journey’s End. 547