Handbook to the New Gold Fields

Written in the mid-1800s at the height of the gold rush, Robert Michael Ballantyne's Handbook to the New Gold-Fields provides readers with all the information they need to strike it rich in the new frontier. With helpful tips on everything from panning for gold to building a homestead, this book is an essential guide for anyone embarking on their own gold rush adventure.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.