The North's Lure of Gold

This 408 page Novel was written between 1934 and 1936 and laid dormant in basements for 75 years. In 1912 Sergeant Vincent McCray of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, a true example of the North's strong and courageous is a proud man with twelve years of service. He captures the murderous terror of the North, Jan LaReau, known at Headquarters as the elusive "will o' the wisp".

He is headed for certain promotions in His Majesties Service, however The North's Lure of Gold gets in the way of his career when he learns on the deathbed of his captive the whereabouts of Gold so plentiful it can be picked up off the ground.

McCray, his faithful companion Unga, Doctor Thornton and two Indian companions head out for the year and a half journey from Fort Chipewyan at the tip of Lake Athabasca, up the Slave River to Great Slave Lake. They follow the Mackenzie River to Fort Norman. From there they take the Great Bear River and cross Great Bear Lake heading into the uncharted territory between Coronation Gulf and the Arctic Ocean. Heading down the Bathurst Inlet they encounter the dreaded Dog Rib Indians.

The perils they endure on their journey are numerous and disastrous.

They encounter numerous hardships with Lynx and wolf attacks, near drowning and sub Arctic temperatures. Criminal elements of white, Indian and Eskimo are forever nearby, while they have to deal with a group of elderly white recluses who shoot arrows made of gold.

While McCray finds his true love, he encounters murderous Eskimos, Indians and white men who not only want to kidnap this love of his life, but who are also in the same quest for gold as his party.

Included are many love stories, serious operations and the solving of many crimes.