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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2024 · 23 MIN

Dishonest Miners - Part 1

from Dr. History's Tales of the Old West · host Dr. Ken Turner

There was always a way to cheat potential buyers of a non-productive mine. From dishonest assayers, to salting a mine with gold or silver from another mine, to selling worthless stock. Some owners assessed the stockholders on played out mines that never produced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There was always a way to cheat potential buyers of a non-productive mine. From dishonest assayers, to salting a mine with gold or silver from another mine, to selling worthless stock. Some owners assessed the stockholders on played out mines that never produced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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