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301:(1955) A lumber syndicate is trying to force Half-pint Hooligan into selling his land for less than its worth. Tom, Gulliver and Wiz travel to the timber area and discover most people are willing to give them any information. But one man tells the trio that Hooligan isn’t the only land owner being pressured to sell to the lumber syndicate.
295:(1955) Strange markings on the back of an Inca gold medallion may lead to a source for uranium in Peru. Government agents believe the medallion is a clue to finding the location of a hidden uranium mine. Hamilton Quest works to decipher the markings, and enemy agents try to steal the gold piece.
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289:(1952) Tom is vacationing on Gulliver’s Texas ranch and picks up some unusual rocks on Thunder Mountain. He sends them to his father, who says they contain gold, but Mr. Hamilton tells Whiz Walton to make sure Tom doesn’t return to Thunder Mountain for more rocks.
265:(1947) Tom, Gulliver and Whiz Walton are in Peru searching for clues to Mr. Quest’s whereabouts. But someone is thwarting their efforts. Tom discovers a native with a scar on his hand – and he saw that same scar thousands of miles away.
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