This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project: http://librivox.org/the-gold-hunters-by-j-d-borthwick/
This is a robust, rough and tumble, first-hand account of the early California gold rush years 1851-1854 by a Scottish adventurer and artist J. D. Borthwick. The first edition, published in 1857 was called Three Years in California. Reprints have used the more descriptive title The Gold Hunters. (Summary by Sue Anderson)
- Target completion date: 2013-Apr-30
- Text source (only read from this text!): http://archive.org/stream/goldhunters01bort#page/n5/mode/2up
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
Keywords that describe the book:
California - Gold Discoveries; California - Social Life and Customs - The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
Start of recording (Intro)- "Chapter [number] of The Gold Hunters . - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name]" - Say:
" The Gold Hunters , by J.D. Borthwick . [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:- "Chapter [number] of The Gold Hunters by J.D. Borthwick . This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name]" - Only if applicable, say:
"[Chapter title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Chapter]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of The Gold Hunters , by J.D. Borthwick . "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes. - Example filename
goldhunters_##_borthwick.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. goldhunters_01_borthwick.mp3) - Example ID3 V2 tags
Title: ## - [Section title]
Artist: J.D. Borthwick
Album: The Gold Hunters
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I'd be much obliged, if'n I could help you out. 
; here is section 3 (chapter 2); it's not in the magic window yet, because I couldn't get the MW up; will add later. Regards,