Much ado about Grubstake
Author: Ferris, Jean, 1939-
Subject: Mines and mineral resources; Orphans; City and town life; Humorous stories
Publisher: Orlando : Harcourt
isbn_9780152057060
When two city folks arrive in the depressed mining town of Grubstake, Colorado, in 1888, sixteen-year-old orphaned Arley tries to discover why they want to buy the supposedly worthless mines in the area