THE STORY OF A MINE


By Bret Har



UDO BRACHVOGEL, Esq.,

Whose clever translations of my writings have helped to introduce me
to the favor of his countrymen, both here and in Germany, this little
volume is heartily dedicated.

BRET HARTE.

New York, December, 1877.




THE STORY OF A MINE




PART--I.



CHAPTER I