The Golden Butterfly, which gives a name to this novel, was seen by an English traveller, two years ago, preserved as a curiosity in a mining city near Sacramento, where it probably still remains. This curious freak of Nature is not therefore an invention of our own. To the same traveller-Mr. Edgar Besant-we are indebted for the description on which is based our account of Empire City. The striking of oil in Canada in the manner described by Gilead P. Beck was accomplished-with the waste of millions of gallons of the oil, for want of casks and buckets to receive it, and with the result of a promise of almost boundless wealth-by a man named Shaw, some ten years ago. Shaw speculated, we believe; lost his money, and died in poverty.
- ISBN10 5519262012
- ISBN13 9785519262019
- Publish Date 25 January 2015 (first published 24 February 2010)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Imprint Book on Demand Ltd.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 540
- Language English