Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-05 | Page 4 | Battle Against Great Odds on Chinese River Told

v Battle Against G Great rea t Odds on Chinese River Told Cargo Dramatically Written New Western V estern Done When a first novel nO Is really different dif dC- ferent from froni tho general run of or its fellows and ana worth worthy of or special at attention at at- at it is la difficult to mako make that fact known l so prevalent pre is th the habit halit of or using superlatives on al almost almost al- al most Cr c every book that is published Such Suck a a. different novel no however howo Is Pidgin Cargo by Alico Alice Hobart It in ii the story of or an aim American traIlers traIler's battle to put put on tho timo upper river ri to bl bring nJ his silks 1 down from Crom rain tho the interior of or China in a few days das Instead ot of the months required re re- rc- rc by the antiquated method of or junks and trackers ers Everything is against him the hun the rocky gorges and swirling currents of tho UlO sav savage river viver the time deep deop set animosity of or the lie yellow v race against tim tho steam dragon ra on and against foreigners rs in general tho the faint of 01 his 1115 wife tho lie treachery and secrecy o of native porters portetS and dealers In the tho ond the yellow r raco race and the mighty river defeat him but the tho stor story of his pioneering struggle his banner Danner years of achievement his hla greatness ss and his fall all are told with a a. stirring sweep and an understanding understanding under under- stan standing of the real soul of th the Chin Chinese e- e people which only a. a Mrs Hobart with her het sears ears of oC life lite in Iii China is capable 0 of Century Also of ot tho timo adventure ad t type pe but with a t. t strikingly different lerent is Stanley Vestals Vestal's Dobo Wails It paints tho the pioneer American centered about picturesque Ft FL Bent Dent which wa was Lot for years tho time most most celebrated pot spot on tho Ito Santa Fe trail Through tho UlO pages move th the thc figures or of Colonel William Bent himself elt White Head l the tho In Indian lan agent who went to tho the mountains with a wagon train for 01 a n bunch of mint for or juleps Bob Hatcher tho the best type of oC the mountain mona moun tam tain man mann Dolores a a. seductive c Mexican an b girl rl who was swift with her smile miJe and her dagger ag er Mary lan Edwardy Idward a iJ beautiful captIve e Scores of or other Interesting figures both Indian and white are aio pictured Vestal weaves wea them Into one of or the tho must most charming historical romances of the UIO old west Mif I flin fun company compan