1. “The Golconda Gold Mine; or, A Scheme for Millions” by Weldon J. Cobb
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“The Golconda Gold Mine; or, A Scheme for Millions” by Weldon J. Cobb
Dime Novel Presentation
Presented by Kaitlyn Taylor
Spring 2016
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2. Basic Information Publisher: Saturday Library Co.
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Basic Information
Publisher: Saturday Library Co.
Format: Nickel Weekly
Dates of Issue:
Approximate Number of Issues: 231
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3. Weldon J. Cobb (Genevieve Ulmar)
1866: mentioned in 2 issues of the New York Tattler
1868: One of his stories was published in the Southern Home Journal (Baltimore)
: listed as a journalist
1873: listed as Manager of the Western Literary Bureau
: listed as a real-estate dealer
1880: listed as a reporter on the Chicago Telegraph
1881: listed as city editor of the Chicago Morning Herald
1882: listed as a journalist
1884: listed as author
1885: listed as a clerk
1886: listed as a publisher (Cobb, Baldwin & Co)
1888–1891: listed as an author.
1877–1891: He had 15 different stories published in the Nickel Library

4. Characters Mr. Cecil Vivian: Protagonist
Mr. Gould Dayton/Marston: Antagonist
Miss Ethel Wayne/Widow Dane
Miss Mabel Clare
Colonel George Andre & Portia Andre
Mr. Arnold Dacre
Tom Jones
Jean Darschels/ Bainbridge
Hazri the Astrologer

5. Brief Summary Cecil was framed by Dayton
Ethel breaks off her engagement to Cecil and marries Dayton
Cecil meets Colonel Andre in prison
Cecil escapes and meets the Widow Dane
Cecil discovers the dead body of Dacre, his doppelganger
Cecil then takes on the identity of Dacre and romances Mabel
Mabel Clare is working with Dayton by pretending to be Portia
Cecil and Dayton discover that Widow Dane is actually Ethel
Colonel Andre shows up alive and accidently reveals Cecil’s identity to Mabel, Dayton, and Hazri
Jean secretly meets with Dayton and reveals his true identity as a USA Lawman
Cecil is captured and put on trial
Dayton is convicted and imprisoned
Ethel divorces Dayton and marries Cecil
Dayton commits suicide

6. Characters & Technology
Examples:
Golconda Gold Mine in Alameda, California Carriage Steamer Ship Telegraph Bulletins Mail System Issuing of stock certificates/ bonds

7. Illustrations
Dayton & Cecil
Clothing
Quote 1 & 2

8. Science & Technology Characters described as being machinelike
Movements as being oiled like machinery
Hands & eyes as cold as steel
Technology exists in different forms, but the story does not revolve around it.
This is a story about a man’s journey the idea that honesty will always triumph over trickery.

9. My Opinion?
Technology exists in different forms, but the story does not revolve around it.
This is a story about a man’s journey and the idea that honesty will always triumph over trickery.
Surprises:
Importance of Water
Young vs. Old
Circle plot
Racism
Brethren of Blood

10. Citations/References
Katz, Demian. "Series - Saturday Library." The Dime Novel Bibliography. The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial. Web. 11 Apr
Johannsen, Albert. "WELDON J. COBB." Beadle and Adams Dime Novel Digitization Project. Northern Illinois University Libraries. Web. 11 Apr
N/A. "Scuttle : Transitive Verb." Def. 1). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, Print.
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