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Title: The Motor Boys Over the Rockies; Or, A Mystery of the Air

Author: Clarence Young

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Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES; OR, A MYSTERY OF THE AIR ***

THE TRAVELERS SAW BELOW THEM A LONG NARROW VALLEY

THE MOTOR BOYS
OVER THE ROCKIES

Or

A Mystery of the Air

BY

CLARENCE YOUNG

Author of
“The Racer Boys Series” and “The Jack Ranger Series.”

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY


BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG


THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES
12mo. Illustrated.

THE MOTOR BOYS
Or Chums Through Thick and Thin

THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND
Or A Long Trip for Fun and Fortune

THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO
Or The Secret of the Buried City

THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS
Or The Hermit of Lost Lake

THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT
Or The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway

THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC
Or The Mystery of the Lighthouse

THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS
Or Lost in a Floating Forest

THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC
Or The Young Derelict Hunters

THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS
Or A Trip for Fame and Fortune

THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES
Or A Mystery of the Air

THE JACK RANGER SERIES
12mo. Finely Illustrated.

JACK RANGER’S SCHOOLDAYS
Or The Rivals of Washington Hall

JACK RANGER’S WESTERN TRIP
Or From Boarding School to Ranch and Range

JACK RANGER’S SCHOOL VICTORIES
Or Track, Gridiron and Diamond

JACK RANGER’S OCEAN CRUISE
Or The Wreck of the Polly Ann

JACK RANGER’S GUN CLUB
Or From Schoolroom to Camp and Trail

Copyright, 1911, by
Cupples & Leon Company


The Motor Boys Over the Rockies

Printed in U. S. A.


CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Airship Stolen 1
II. An Unconscious Watchman 11
III. On a Mysterious Trail 17
IV. A Farmer’s Clew 28
V. The Telegram 41
VI. The Airship Recovered 51
VII. A Trace of Mr. Bell 63
VIII. Home in the Airship 71
IX. Professor Snodgrass on Hand 79
X. Off for the West 88
XI. A Town in Trouble 95
XII. New Use for an Airship 103
XIII. Running the Cable 110
XIV. The Professor Is Missing 117
XV. At the Mining Camp 123
XVI. The Miner’s Story 131
XVII. Noddy Nixon Arrives 139
XVIII. Off for Lost Valley 146
XIX. Wrecked on the Desert 156
XX. A Lion in Possession 163
XXI. Mr. Bell Is Found 172
XXII. Over Lost Valley 183
XXIII. The Flickering Lights 195
XXIV. Bushes of Death 201
XXV. The Professor’s Cousin 208
XXVI. Planning the Escape 216
XXVII. In Disguise 222
XXVIII. Mysterious Rites 227
XXIX. The Fight 234
XXX. Noddy Nixon Defeated—Conclusion 240

THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES