When Danny and Betsey Lane go adventuring in early Oregon, exciting things happen to them. One day Danny scoops up a pan of pay dirt which is the very beginning of what Pa labels The Red Flannel Mine.

At news of the discovery, hundreds of miners rush to the spot. Because they are so busy digging for nuggets, they don't build log cabins like the rest of the settlers. They live in tents. That's why this little village is called MUSLIN TOWN. It is Betsey who does the naming this time.

Those were colorful days high in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon. Hold-up men almost make away with Pa Lane's money. Indians nearly steal their livestock. A fierce stampede of horses just about ruins their little garden.

And it is all told so naturally. Danny and Betsey are just as real as the kids next door and as full of fun —and ideas! One Fourth of July Betsey Lane has a regular Betsy Ross inspiration. She gathers cloth from the miners. Then together she and her mother make a wonderful flag for Muslin Town. Because "Muslin Town needed a flag now that Oregon was a part of the United States."

This big occasion in the lives of the Lanes and of Muslin Town is attractively illustrated in lithography. There are twelve of these drawings. Young people from 8 to 12 years especially enjoy this book. 

From the dust jacket