Black Jupiter

"It was late for the horses to be so high in the mountains. By this time in other years, they had already found winter quarters in a lower area. But this fall they were waiting for a colt." That colt was BLACK JUPITER. Snow came. The horses had to leave through the rock gateway the black mare could not yet get through. The stallion stayed with her. The next dawn the colt came but did not move or make a sound. The horses left the newborn colt alone in the snow. Jim Peters, a prospector, living alone in his cabin, was sensitive to wildlife. He felt something was wrong when he heard two horses leaving a day after the herd. He found BLACK JUPITER alive but not strong. He took him to his cabin. There are Gregg & Jenine Jordan, children of a mining engineer, a threat to Jim & his mining plans. In turn, Jim is suspected of stealing from the surveying crew. BLACK JUPITER, set in the Rocky Mountains with a factual copper mining background, is a mystery story of distrust & misunderstanding, healed by love & a colt. There is a happy Christmas chapter. Black & white illustrations. Order from NOW Communications, 2511 Hartford Road, Austin, TX 78703.MacDougall, Mary-Katherine is the author of 'Black Jupiter', published 1983 under ISBN 9780940175013 and ISBN 0940175010.