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1850aSilverton, Colorado Them Thar Diggins takes place in the mining town of Silverton, Colorado, and in Buzzardas Bay, Massachusetts. At the age of ten, Lance loses his motherathe sole heir to her fatheras vast fortune. Lance is discouraged to learn that he will be separated from his boyhood friend, Katie, and taken to his grandfather in Massachusetts. Lance then learns that he is not to be raised by his grandfather on his estate, but instead is placed in a Massachusetts boarding school. Lance yearns to be reunited with sweet Katie in Silverton. Mysteriously, as an adult, several attempts are made on Lanceas life. Following the death of his grandfather, Lance plans to return to his homestead in Silverton, which triggers numerous attempts on his life during his trek west. Before leaving Massachusetts, Lance becomes employed as a Pinkerton agent, engaged to investigate claim jumping when he reaches Silverton. Using aliases, Lance begins his undercover identity when he joins a Colorado-bound wagon train. Them Thar Diggins is a stirring drama and love story intertwined with mystery and intrigue in the old west. Nothing can keep Lance and Katie from rediscovering their love for each otheranot even the claim jumpers who plan to take over Katieas family-owned claim.