The Salted Mine
Richard Preston, possessing a little capital, decides to go west and invest it in a gold mine. Here he falls into the hands of two soldiers of fortune. They salt a worthless piece of land wi... Read allRichard Preston, possessing a little capital, decides to go west and invest it in a gold mine. Here he falls into the hands of two soldiers of fortune. They salt a worthless piece of land with fine grain gold and succeed in selling it to Preston. After an hour's work though, Pres... Read allRichard Preston, possessing a little capital, decides to go west and invest it in a gold mine. Here he falls into the hands of two soldiers of fortune. They salt a worthless piece of land with fine grain gold and succeed in selling it to Preston. After an hour's work though, Preston realizes the scheme and finds that he has lost every dollar he had. Sally, a waif of t... Read all