Much ado about Grubstake
by Jean Ferris
When two city folks arrive in the depressed mining town of Grubstake, Colorado, in 1888, sixteen-year-old orphaned Arley tries to discover why they want to buy the supposedly worthless mines in the area.
Humorous storiesMines and mineral resourcesMineral industriesMining engineeringJuvenile fictionFictionOrphansCity and town life