By Bret Harte
PART I.
CHAPTER I WHO SOUGHT IT
CHAPTER II WHO FOUND IT
CHAPTER III WHO CLAIMED IT
CHAPTER IV WHO TOOK IT
CHAPTER V WHO HAD A LIEN ON IT
PART II. IN THE COURTS
CHAPTER VI HOW A GRANT WAS GOT FOR IT
CHAPTER VII WHO PLEAD FOR IT
CHAPTER VIII OF COUNSEL FOR IT
CHAPTER IX WHAT THE FAIR HAD TO DO ABOUT IT
PART III. IN CONGRESS
CHAPTER X WHO LOBBIED FOR IT
CHAPTER XI HOW IT WAS LOBBIED FOR
CHAPTER XII A RACE FOR IT
CHAPTER XIII HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS
CHAPTER XIV WHAT CULTURE DID FOR IT
CHAPTER XV HOW IT BECAME UNFINISHED BUSINESS
CHAPTER XVI AND WHO FORGOT IT
