The Gold Brick and the Gold Mine: Fake Mining Schemes that Steal the People's Savings

Hough, Emerson . The Gold Brick and the Gold Mine: Fake Mining Schemes that Steal the People's Savings
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Essay THE GOLD BRICK AND THE GOLD MINE Fake Mining Schemes that Steal the People's Savings By EMERSON HOUGH Author of "The Mississippi Bubble," "54-40 or Fight," etc.

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Section HONEST MINING IN HANNIBAL'S TIME

Section THE "SUCKER LIST" IN WALL STREET

Section NEW ENGLAND "DONE" BY AN INSANE MAN

Section ALASKA REYNOLDSIZED

Section "ADJOINING" MINES--GOOD BAIT

Section WHEELBARROW VS. $72,000

Section ENTER THE FINANCIAL AGENT

Section CULLED TWO MILLIONS IN FOUR YEARS

Section LYMAN'S SCHEME TO GET STOCKING SAVINGS

Section "SALTING" WITH A CIGARETTE

Section THE MULATOS MINE SALTING SCHEME

Section THE MAIL AND MINING THIEVES

Section POST-OFFICE PROTECTION INADEQUATE

Section LAWS TO PROTECT INVESTORS

Section CAMPAIGN OF THE AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS

Section THE ENGLISH WAY OF MINING--HONEST BUSINESS

Section THE AMERICAN WAY--A GAMBLE

Section THE PROMOTER AND THE CREAM

Section THE PUBLIC = THE MINE

Section CRACKER-BOX INVESTORS

Section ENGLISH VS. AMERICAN MINE REPORTS

Section NEEDED: A FEDERAL BUREAU OF MINES

Section WHAT YOU AND I CAN DO