# Bart Dawson — Hunting for Hidden Gold character guide

> Bart Dawson in Hunting for Hidden Gold by Franklin W. Dixon.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Dawson

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-a-call-for-help

## Who they are

The trusted partner who carried four bags of gold out a back window into the dark and was never seen or heard from again.

## Relationships

### [Jadbury Wilson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/jadbury_wilson)

_rivalry_

Antagonistic figures in a conflict over hidden gold, each suspicious of the other's motives.

### [Fenton Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/fenton_hardy)

_rivalry_

Dawson is a criminal adversary to Fenton Hardy, a detective investigating his activities.

### [Frank Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/frank_hardy)

_rivalry_

Bart Dawson is a primary antagonist who actively opposes Frank's efforts to uncover the gold theft.

### [Bill Coulson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/bill_coulson)

_professional_

Bill Coulson is a hired accomplice working under Bart Dawson's direction in the gold scheme.

### [Black Pepper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/black_pepper)

_professional_

Bart Dawson and Black Pepper are criminal associates working together in the gold theft operation.

### [Frank Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/frank_hardy)

_rivalry_

Bart Dawson is a primary antagonist who actively opposes Frank's efforts to uncover the gold theft.

### [Fenton Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/fenton_hardy)

_rivalry_

Dawson is a criminal adversary to Fenton Hardy, a detective investigating his activities.

### [Jadbury Wilson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/jadbury_wilson)

_rivalry_

Antagonistic figures in a conflict over hidden gold, each suspicious of the other's motives.

### [Black Pepper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/black_pepper)

_professional_

Bart Dawson and Black Pepper are criminal associates working together in the gold theft operation.

### [Bill Coulson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/bill_coulson)

_professional_

Bill Coulson is a hired accomplice working under Bart Dawson's direction in the gold scheme.

### [Jadbury Wilson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/jadbury_wilson)

_rivalry_

Antagonistic figures in a conflict over hidden gold, each suspicious of the other's motives.

### [Fenton Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/characters/fenton_hardy)

_rivalry_

Dawson is a criminal adversary to Fenton Hardy, a detective investigating his activities.

## In the story

### [XI: Fenton Hardy’s Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/chapters/xi-fenton-hardy-s-story)

Mentioned as one of the miners who lost gold; Fenton believes him honest, but Frank suspects he may have stolen from Jadbury Wilson.

### [XVI: Information](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/chapters/xvi-information)

Bart Dawson is mentioned as the original owner of the gold along with Coulson, and he appears as the old miner who forces the sheriff to lock up Slim.

### [XVII: The Outlaw's Notebook](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/chapters/xvii-the-outlaw-s-notebook)

Bart Dawson is met in jail; his genial and honest appearance makes the boys doubt Jadbury Wilson's story of betrayal.

### [The Capture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/chapters/xxiii-the-capture)

Bart is at the cabin when the boys arrive, excitedly accompanies them to jail, and loudly announces Black Pepper's capture to the sheriff.

### [Bart Dawson Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/chapters/xxiv-bart-dawson-explains)

Bart explains his lost memory and his joy at learning Jad Wilson is alive.

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