Tom Swift in the City of Gold; Or, Marvelous Adventures Underground

young inventor, as he finished the

r. Swift, entering th

s a better map. It seems there was one among the effects of the white man who died near where Mr. Illingway has his mission. With

lear map. It shows a part of Central Mexico, that's true, but it's on

go to the coast and strike into the interior until you are near the old city of Poltec. That used to be i

white man, the best way is to hire ox carts and strike into the jungle. That's the o

," commented Mr. Swift. "But I suppose even if you don'

it!" the lad declared. "We

see it?" asked his father. "If it's under

way writes that the city is a very old one, and was built underground by the priests of some people allied to the Aztecs. They wanted a refuge

"But I still maintain, Tom, that it's

lad. "If I can once locate the plain of the big temp

lain of the big

s once built a great temple. Maybe they worshiped the golden images there. Anyhow the temple is in ruins now, near an overgrown jungle, according to the stories the white man used to tell. He once got as near t

suppose you will hurry your preparations for going awa

ys' work, and my balloon will be in shape for a trial flight, and then I

thusiasm, but he did not check i

ormation the missionary had sent, and Ned agreed with Tom that it

may not be as easy as all that, but Tom Swift

same time requesting that if any more information was obtained within the next three weeks to cabl

rked night and day. They had to get rifles ready, for they might meet hostile na

engage on a steamer that would land them at the nearest point to strike into the interior,

hough the expedition could start for the city of gold in about tw

ay's work, "It's all ready, and it ought to work pretty good. It will be just what we

Damon. "I must think up some way

told her ye

ic man shoo

think I'll tell her to-morrow, and promise he

e much preferred aeroplanes to balloons, but he realized that in a country where the jungle growth prevailed, and where

bag Tom used a new gas, much more powerful even than hydrogen, and which

st of their baggage, after getting as near to the city of gold as they could by foot trails. Tom hoped to establish a camp in the interior of Mexico, and make trips off in different directions to search for the ruined

Swift to equalize the weight of food and supplies that later would be carried. The test showed that the craft m

nd of travelin'," said Eradicat

t, and then the travelers got their own personal equipment ready. They put up

he balloon and most of their effects had been shipped. Mr. Damon had broken the news to his w

other trips with you, Tom." said the eccentric man. "Bless my yard stick,

Ned, Mr. Damon and the aged inventor, and of course the only

ives made so many of the same images of gold, and why there is t

lve," said Tom. "I'm going to bring that

ted by a ring a

n't Andy Foger,

'll keep away from here after

rt went to

she announced a little lat

"It must be from Mr. Illingway, in Africa. It is," h

e say?" aske

inite information about the

e was a curious, strained note in

. But if you go to the city of g

d Mr. Damon. "Bless my t

ve got to be on the lookout for them when we get to the gold ci