An inventive thief almost gets away with stolen treasure in Goldfield Nevada. Goldfield was a hub of activity in the early 1900s. A miner suffered a terrible injury and smuggled gold in a prosthetic limb. A great flood washed away the town along with 2 safes full of gold coins. The history of Goldfield is great. Here are just a couple of interesting stories.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Goldfield
1:04 - Prosthetic Gold
3:15 - What happened to the extra gold?
4:18 - The Flood!
Music - The Colonial by Zachariah Hickman
References and interesting sites:
www.legendsofamerica.com/more...
www.onlyinyourstate.com/nevad...
www.metal-detecting-ghost-tow...
creativecommons.org/licenses/...
AlaskaMining at English Wikipedia
Gold-Bearing Quartz Veins
www.intermountainhistories.or...
www.goldfieldhistoricalsociety...