Summary
From the sun-baked, craggy expanses of the Arizona desert, where the elusive gleam of a gold mine's secret lies entombed, a young rancher, repository of its precise coordinates, is brutally ensnared by a cabal of rapacious criminals. His subsequent, harrowing immersion into the frigid depths of San Francisco Bay marks not an end, but a catalyst for an odyssey of extraordinary peril. Rescued by the indifferent maw of a tramp steamer, he is pressed into involuntary servitude, his arduous passage culminating on the exotic, bustling docks of China, a land of ancient mystique and burgeoning danger. In a twist of cruel fate, or perhaps destined confrontation, the very syndicate responsible for his initial torment resurfaces, their avaricious pursuit undeterred by continents or oceans. Yet, a flicker of hope ignites amidst the shadows of a Chinese den, as the rancher, now forged by adversity, allies with a contingent of intrepid American sailors and the sagacious daughter of the very scientist who first unearthed the mine's tantalizing secret. Together, they orchestrate a daring escape, their collective will bent towards a singular objective: returning to the United States to claim the coveted treasure, a final, climactic confrontation with their relentless adversaries awaiting them on home soil.
Synopsis
A young ranch man is captured by criminals because he possesses the secret of the location of a gold mine in the Arizona desert. After being thrown into San Francisco Bay, he is picked up by a tramp steamer and forced to work his way to China, where he again meets the gang. With the aid of some American sailors, Mix and the daughter of the scientist who discovered the mine fight their way out of a Chinese den and start back to the States, where they succeed in getting the treasure.
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