The Inca Emerald

"The Inca Emerald" by Samuel Scoville, Jr., unfolds as a thrilling adventure where fortune and destiny collide. Big Jim Donegan, a rich lumberman with a taste for rare gems, partners with Professor Amandus Ditson, a Smithsonian scientist, after learning of a cryptic manuscript hinting at a hidden cache of Inca emeralds near Eldorado. Their shared thirst for adventure leads them into the treacherous Amazonian jungle, funded by Jim and guided by experienced locals Jud Adams, Will Bright, and Joe Couteau. These men share a history of exciting escapades. Their quest becomes a race against the unknown, battling both the natural perils of the wilderness and the ominous superstitions that cling to the legend of the lost emerald treasure, laying the groundwork for a journey filled with risk and the promise of untold riches.