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The Spotter
A Story of the Early Days in the Pennsylvania Oil Fields.
ByW. W. CANFIELD
Duncan Cameron is a Pennsylvania farmer, the owner of a large tract of land which the prototype of the Standard Oil Company desires to secure. Cameron for a long time successfully resists the efforts to compel him to sell, and The Spotter describes what happened to him, as well as what befell members of several families who are made wealthy by the sale of their oil lands. Those who oppose the advance of the monopoly feel its hand in no uncertain weight, for there is little hesitancy in the methods adopted to break the fortunes and prospects of those who do not quietly submit.
The story describes the romantic side of the influx of a large number of speculators, operators and boomers, who find a country that heretofore has been almost isolated.
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Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors present in the original edition have been corrected.In the table of contents,The Jumping of the Caonpuswas changed toThe Jumping of the Canopus.In Chapter VII,The result was from one point of view comtemptiblewas changed toThe result was from one point of view contemptible.In Chapter VIII, an extra quotation mark was deleted afterit was the other man who fell in.In Chapter XI, a comma was changed to a period aftera kindness thrust upon him by his companion,"Of course!" be said.was changed to"Of course!" be said., andthe distinctions you allude toowas changed tothe distinctions you allude to.In Chapter XIII, a missing quotation mark was added afterWe may be staying for some time yet at the C. P. R. Hotel, Vancouver.In Chapter XIV, a question mark was changed to a period afternature untrammelled, and primeval force.In Chapter XVIII, a missing period was added after"I'm not quite sure whether I expected it or not, but I almost hope I did," he said.In Chapter XX,What, in the name of thunderwas changed toWhat in the name of thunder.In Chapter XXI,Lou, no doubt, had a purposewas changed toYou, no doubt, had a purpose.In Chapter XXII,much more pleased that you werewas changed tomuch more pleased than you were.In Chapter XXV,They told me as nearly as they could rememberwas changed toThey told him as nearly as they could remember.In Chapter XXVI, a quotation mark was removed afterhe had certainly been impelled by at their last meeting.In Chapter XXIX,B ooke braced himself to bear his part in itwas changed toBrooke braced himself to bear his part in it.In Chapter XXXI, an extra quotation mark was removed beforeI guess you can afford it?In the advertisement forThe Spotter, an extra period was deleted after "A Story of the Early Days in the Pennsylvania Oil Fields.", and a period was changed to a comma afterDuncan Cameron is a Pennsylvania farmer.
Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors present in the original edition have been corrected.
In the table of contents,The Jumping of the Caonpuswas changed toThe Jumping of the Canopus.
In Chapter VII,The result was from one point of view comtemptiblewas changed toThe result was from one point of view contemptible.
In Chapter VIII, an extra quotation mark was deleted afterit was the other man who fell in.
In Chapter XI, a comma was changed to a period aftera kindness thrust upon him by his companion,"Of course!" be said.was changed to"Of course!" be said., andthe distinctions you allude toowas changed tothe distinctions you allude to.
In Chapter XIII, a missing quotation mark was added afterWe may be staying for some time yet at the C. P. R. Hotel, Vancouver.
In Chapter XIV, a question mark was changed to a period afternature untrammelled, and primeval force.
In Chapter XVIII, a missing period was added after"I'm not quite sure whether I expected it or not, but I almost hope I did," he said.
In Chapter XX,What, in the name of thunderwas changed toWhat in the name of thunder.
In Chapter XXI,Lou, no doubt, had a purposewas changed toYou, no doubt, had a purpose.
In Chapter XXII,much more pleased that you werewas changed tomuch more pleased than you were.
In Chapter XXV,They told me as nearly as they could rememberwas changed toThey told him as nearly as they could remember.
In Chapter XXVI, a quotation mark was removed afterhe had certainly been impelled by at their last meeting.
In Chapter XXIX,B ooke braced himself to bear his part in itwas changed toBrooke braced himself to bear his part in it.
In Chapter XXXI, an extra quotation mark was removed beforeI guess you can afford it?
In the advertisement forThe Spotter, an extra period was deleted after "A Story of the Early Days in the Pennsylvania Oil Fields.", and a period was changed to a comma afterDuncan Cameron is a Pennsylvania farmer.