By the Great Horn Spoon!

"We intend to come sailing back to Boston in a year. We will be rich as can be."

If your money has run out, why not mine some gold in California? It seemed obvious to twelve-year-old Jack and his seafaring companion and butler, Praiseworthy. Join them as they stow away on a ship bound for California with the hope of striking it rich so that Jack's Aunt Arabella won't lose her estate—the home where she has raised Jack and his sisters since they were small. Will Jack and Praiseworthy find gold, or will they find trouble instead?