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 The Klamath Treasure: The Adventure of Euclid Plutarch Hammarsen"Barnes is a masterful writer and the characters spring to life." - Connie J. Davis, Two Rivers Tribune "The Klamath Treasure a treasure of a book." - Bill Duncan, The News Review Have you found The Klamath Treasure? For over 150 years folks have traveled the Klamath River Canyon in search of the elusive and legendary wealth of gold it holds. In a land filled with mystery and magic, mountain lions and rattle snakes, ancient fish and hidden caves -- a few have been lucky enough to find the real and true Klamath Treasure. When Euclid Hammarsen began his own search for the treasure, the boy had no idea that his adventure would include a hidden jade temple, a horrible accident that would change his father's life forever, and a ghostly revelation delivered to him while he perched in a cave high above the valley floor. His journey to the Treasure is an exciting tale of life on the wild and beautiful Klamath River near Happy Camp, California at the turn of the century. Press Release: The Klamath River Canyon has been featured as a backdrop for the new book, “The Klamath Treasure,” by regional author Trisha Barnes. Formerly a resident of Happy Camp, California, the author wound her own experiences of mining, hunting, and time spent fishing the rivers and creeks into the historical fiction story of Euclid Plutarch Hammarsen and his journey to find the true Treasure of the Klamath. Asked why she decided to set her first book in the sometimes isolated Happy Camp area, Barnes said, “I started out to write this story for my sons, who are eleven and twelve years old. I wanted them to know what it was like to grow up in a wild, rugged, and beautiful land.” She added, “There’s no other place I know of that holds the mystery and magic of that place, as well as the rich mining and logging history. I guess I’m a bit biased for the area, of course.” The author refers to other local titles as inspiration for her project, namely “Dear Mad’m,” by Stella Patterson, “In The Land of Grasshopper Song,” by Mary Ellicott Arnold and Mabel Reed, and even “Remedy Rhymes,” by former Happy Camp Elementary School teacher LaVerne Collard. The Happy Camp area has long been sought by miners and treasure seekers for mineral riches. It has a storied background that included a large population of Chinese prospectors, mine owners from New York and San Francisco, and an early camp killing that landed the Happy Camp area with the name Murderer’s Bar for several years. Barnes also highlights some of the problems associated with the environmental movement and the timber industry decline in Siskiyou County within the frame of the adventure story. Book Specifics: Genre: Historical Fiction ISBN-13: 978-0-9815914-0-7 ISBN-10: 0-9815914-0-X Library of Congress Number: 2008931378 Includes "Unconventional, Foreign, Hay-Seed, and Old Word Glossary of Terms" and a Klamath River Canyon Visitor Resource page.  | |