Alton of Somasco (Illustrated)

Alton of Somasco: Henry Alton is a lumberjack and sawmill operator who hopes to build a large and profitable business, if not an empire, in the wilds of British Columbia, in the small town of Somasco, to be exact. Things are going swimmingly. It is not an easy life for Henry, but it is a satisfying one, and he can measure progress toward his goal. Swimmingly, that is, until a financier, Ralph Deringham, and his lovely daughter, Alice, show up and inform Henry that he has inherited an estate...