My "Pardner" and I (Gray Rocks): A Story of the Middle-West

"My 'Pardner' and I (Gray Rocks): A Story of the Middle-West" by Willis George Emerson concerns Vance Gilder, a young and driven New York City journalist who finds out he is part owner of a gold mine called Gray Rocks in Idaho, inherited from his deceased father. The story follows Vance, a man accustomed to city life, as he grapples with ambition and the allure of wealth against the backdrop of the frontier. The narrative kicks off with Vance receiving a letter from a woman named Louise Bonifield, whose father co-owns the Gray Rocks and leads to the revelation of his father's past, sparking a journey westward where his dreams meet the harsh realities of mining and the tangled relationships awaiting him.