Prospectors turned their backs on a fortune, twice

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

English - April 30, 2024 14:00 - 9 minutes - 9.06 MB - ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
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Miner William Aldred, traveling to a rumored bonanza in Idaho with five dozen other miners, found two gold mines on the way — but couldn't get the other miners to stay with him to work them. Luckily, one of the two mines was still unclaimed on their return. (Prairie City, Grant County; 1860s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1907e.prospectors-turned-backs-on-two-fortunes-558.html)