THE FLAMING MOUNTAIN

A RICK BRANT SCIENCE-ADVENTURE STORY

BY JOHN BLAINE

GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK, N. Y.
1962

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Printed in the United States of America

Rick swung the Sky Wagon onto a northward course thatwould take them past the volcano

THE FLAMING MOUNTAIN

Rock, melting like butter on a hot stove! It is hard to believe,but that is what happens on San Luz, a small island off the coastof South America. When Rick Brant and his pal Dan Scott fly to thefamous resort island to join Rick's father, head of the SpindriftScientific Foundation, a seemingly inactive volcano is about toexplode in an eruption which could easily blow San Luz off the map.

The immediate threat is to a small town at the foot of the volcano,where the air reeks with the fumes of hydrogen sulfide and sulfurdioxide, and it is here that Rick and Scotty help Dr. Brant and hisscientist associates set up headquarters, in the hope of finding away of controlling an eruption that is growing into a certaintywith fantastic speed.

But their efforts to save the island town are hindered by thesuperior forces of nature, the superstitious fatalism of thepeople—and sabotage!

With the earth opening up all around them, Rick, Scotty, and thescientists have little hope of preventing a catastrophe, until adecision is made to unleash the awesome power of atomic energy in adesperate last attempt to fight the volcanic eruption.

Jam-packed with excitement and swift, tense action, The FlamingMountain has all the elements that have made the Rick BrantScience Adventure series a favorite with boys all over the world.

Spindrift Island

Contents

CHAPTER I. Vulcan's Hammer
CHAPTER II. San Luz
CHAPTER III. Firing Parties
CHAPTER IV. Seismic Tracings
CHAPTER V. Dynamite Missing
CHAPTER VI. Dangerous Trail
CHAPTER VII. Casa Guevara
CHAPTER VIII. The Governor Vanishes
CHAPTER IX. The Yellow Ground
CHAPTER X. The Volcanic Pipe
CHAPTER XI. Earthquake!
CHAPTER XII. The Rising Magma
CHAPTER XIII. Armed Revolt
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