Young Hunters in Porto Rico

by Ralph Bonehill

YOUNG HUNTERS

IN PORTO RICO;

OR,

THE SEARCH FOR A LOST TREASURE

BY

CAPTAIN RALPH BONEHILL,

Author of "Gun and Sled," "Young Oarsmen of Lakeview,"
"Rival Bicyclists," "Leo, the Circus Boy," "When
Santiago Fell," A Sailor Boy with Dewey."
"Off for Hawaii," etc.

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CHICAGO.

M. A. DONOHUE & CO.

 

Made in U. S. A.

PREFACE.

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"The Young Hunters in Porto Rico" has been written at the earnest solicitation of a number of my young readers, who wished to follow the further adventures of the Gun and Sled Club.

In a former volume of this series, "Gun and Sled," I related how the club was formed and what a jolly time its members had during a winter outing on Snow-Top Island. In the present tale, one of the members becomes the proud owner of a yacht, and of course nothing will do but to take an ocean trip on the craft. During this trip the boys learn of a Spanish treasure said to be secreted in one of the great caves near Caguas, on the island of Porto Rico, and at once a hunt is instituted, and many stirring adventures follow.

The work was written primarily for the reader's amusement, yet I have endeavored within its pages to give a fair description of the Porto Rico of to-day, as it appears to a traveler from our States. This new island domain of ours is but little known to the majority of us, but when its picturesqueness, and its mild climate, become a matter of publicity, Porto Rico is bound to become the Mecca for thousands of American tourists, in search of health and pleasure.

From the number of letters received, I am led to believe that "Gun and Sled" was well liked by my readers. If this is so, I sincerely trust that the present volume does not fall below the other in merit.

Captain Ralph Bonehill.

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	A Storm Off Shore	7
II.	The Man from the Wreck	16
III.	Something about a Great Treasure	23
IV.	A Compact of Importance	29
V.	An Adventure in St. Augustine	36
VI.	Into the River and Out	44
VII.	Saving the Train	51
VIII.	A Fire at Sea	64
IX.	Fighting the Flames	73
X.	A Swim not Likely to be Forgotten	80
XI.	The Club Arrives at San Juan	87
XII.	Prisoners of Nature	95
XIII.	The Wayside Inn	102
XIV.	The Man in the Room	109
XV.	A Lively Fight with a Serpent	115
XVI.	The Exposure of the Midnight Visitor	122
XVII.	In which Danny is Rescued	130
XVIII.	Strangers in Camp	137
XIX.	Lost in the Forest	144
XX.	An Unpleasant Talk	152
XXI.	The Search for the Spanish Treasure	159
XXII.	Into the Bowels of the Earth	167
XXIII.	A Hurricane on the Mountain	174
XXIV.	The Chamber of Bones	181
XXV.	The Tablet of Stone	188
XXVI.	Looking for the Camping Outfit	195
XXVII.	Joseph Farvel Makes a Move	201
XXVIII.	Bob is Taken Prisoner	208
XXIX.	A Friend in Need	215
XXX.	Finding the Spanish Treasure	222
XXXI.	A Dangerous Tumble	229
XXXII.	What Became of Dick	236
XXXIII.	Good-Bye to Porto Rico—Conclusion	243