The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine

at t

lted and the two boys stared at the sight

ds behind, hastened to join them and was almost as

What is it?"

ver there," he explained as he pointed to his right. "The other bones hav

questionably those of a man. They had been bleached by the s

s happened?" inquired

and turned questio

lved. Without speaking he approached the place where the skeleton had been discovered, and a moment later w

the coat. The garment itself was somewhat torn,

nd, boys, and see if you can find something else. My impression

A shoe, worn and plainly torn by strong and savage teeth, was brought to Zeke.

he had discovered and in one pocket he had found a

to the boys and said. "What do you think? Shall we

Fred. "To our camp or

so that if we ever find out who the man was we can tell his friends where they will f

quietly. "Personally I haven't any strong feeling ab

who or what this ma

ponded Zeke, displaying the littl

t is it?" inquir

me is faded, but it looks to me on the whole as if the man was ke

name in there somewh

He was prospecting most of his life, leastwise as soon as he came out to these regions. The funny part of it all was that he wouldn't go wit

ink the dead man w

he has shown up. You see he used to come in twice a year for supplies and then he would

an was he?"

e glibly. "He was a bit off, same as I was telling you,

he did find

f didn't assay worth a cent, or else it was just a little pocket he had happened to

bury them and mark the spot

limb of a mesquite tree which had doubtless been torn away and been carried far from its location by one of the terrific wind storms that occasionally sweep over the region, was thrust into the ground at the head of the litt

hn, "that I had better put our

eme," rep

ss of each member of the party

r hear from anybody?" inq

g his head as he spoke. "It's one of

e commonly known as the Go Ahead Boys. They were schoolmates and classmates and were nearly of the same

ns together. The list of books given at the beginning of this story will indi

n this story opens, they were nea

he Colorado. The apparently perilous ride on the backs of donkeys down Bright Angel Trail had been greatly enjoyed, as well as certain

with the entire region and two strong skiffs were purchased. In these boats the boys had planned to follow a part of the dangerous Colorado River. They had no desire to incur the perils that belonged to man

iastic member of the party. Shorter than any of his comrades his weight was still nearly as great as any of the four. His solid, sturdy little frame was capable of great endurance

is friends he was known as Pigmy and Pee Wee, the

f he did not rejoice, at least was accust

were students. Frequently he was referred to as Pop, a distinction by which his friends indirectly expressed their admiration for one

s so extensive that he had received the appellation, Socrates. This nickname, however, recently had been shortened by the time-saving lads and Grant was more frequently called Soc than by the name which his parents had given him. Hi

lously when Zeke had informed them that when he came originally to the state because he was expected to die "back east," (in Iowa) of tuberculosis. "I weighed just one hundred and nineteen pounds when I landed out here," he explained, and then a

ead Boys more than when he finished his simple task of int

ohn, "I should kindly give him the whole sidewalk. I believe th

Grant say

at Zeke can bend th