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Hey, Stratton.
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You keep on traipsin'’
back and forth
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to the assayer'’s office,
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you'’re gonna wear
your boots out.
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And what are you gonna wear?
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Man'’s gotta make plans.
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Find any gold?
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No, but we will.
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Sooner or later.
[ chuckles ]
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Hey, listen,
if that stuff
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you got there assays out good,
come on back.
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Maybe we can make a deal.
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You? Make a deal with me?
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Sure, you been good to me.
We could be partners.
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Partners? With what?
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You ain'’t even got a claim.
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A claim'’s ten acres.
What do you got?
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Not even a tenth of one acre.
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Well, that land
was left over.
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It'’s ours.
We staked the claim.
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You staked the claim?
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If there was a jackass
laying here on the ground
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and you staked out his tail,
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who does the tail belong to,
you or the jackass?
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Well, there'’s no law saying
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that you can'’t have
a small claim.
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Why, you can follow that vein
underground far as it go.
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For miles. That'’s the law.
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That'’s the law...
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if the vein apex
is on your claim.
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Apexes?
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That'’s right.
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Where it comes
closest to the ground.
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Never heard of that,
did you, Burns?
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I just hope
you never strike gold
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in that two-by-four mind
of yours.
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Because if you do,
somebody'’s gonna come along
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and sue you
and take it all away from ya.
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Like who, maybe?
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Like me, maybe.
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Howdy, folks.
I'’m the Old Ranger.
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Winfield Scott Stratton
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had spent 17 lonely years
prospecting for gold
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when he arrived in
Cripple Creek, Colorado.
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He had staked out a claim,
the Independence,
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and was offered a partnership
in the Portland.
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But how could he know
that one day
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under those claims,
there would be...
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Well, the samples
are telluride.
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They assay at
approximately
$150 a ton.
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Hundred--
A hundred and fifty?
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Unfortunately, this isn'’t
oxidized telluride.
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You can'’t separate the gold?
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No, I wouldn'’t say
you can'’t.
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How much?
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You'’ll have to recover
about $25 a ton.
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Mr. Stratton,
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you'’ve been at this
a long time.
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Too long, Mr. Guyot.
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Too long.
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A man oughta know
when to quit.
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I'’m going down to the Springs.
I'’m gonna be carpenter.
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As a carpenter,
I used to make a living.
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Want me to write this up?
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Yes, I want you
to write it up.
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I want you to write up
a seller'’s assay.
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Just say it assays
$150 a ton
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and forget the rest.
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Spread the word
the Independence is for sale.
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Of course, you know Ed Beckett
hasn'’t sold his mine yet.
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He'’s only asking
$500 for it.
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Well, gold miners are fools,
Mr. Guyot.
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They don'’t buy property,
they buy dreams.
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And nobody wants a $500 dream.
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Yes, sir.
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That'’s what I'm gonna do.
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I'’m gonna put on my good suit.
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I'’m going down
to the Springs.
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I'’m gonna sell
my mine for plenty.
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Sell it to some dreaming fool.
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And maybe I won'’t have to be
a carpenter after all.
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[ inaudible dialogue ]
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[ inaudible speaking ]
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BURNS:
Hey, Stratton!
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Hi. Where ya been?
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I been looking
for you all week.
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Yeah?
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Well, I haven'’t been
looking for you all week,
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and that'’s what
I'’m gonna do next week too--
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not look for you.
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Heard you been
having a little trouble
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selling the Independence.
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Hey, look.
Why don'’t you throw in
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with Doyle and Harmon and me?
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We could form a partnership.
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Look, let'’s get
one thing straight, Burns.
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You and I partners?
No. Never.
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Well--Even if you were the last...
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No. Not even then.
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But, Stratton...
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I was just making
a little coffee.
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Have some?
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Yeah, if it wouldn'’t be
too much trouble.
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You must be Mr. Stratton.
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Well, I think I am.
But then again,
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I thought
this was my cabin, too.
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My name is Pearlman.
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I represent
Stanley and Associates,
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a San Francisco
mining syndicate.
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I'’m here to buy some mines.
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I understand
the Independence
is for sale.
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The Independence is for sale?
What gave you that idea?
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Ah, it'’s the word
I got in town.
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Well, the word in town
could be wrong.
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Could be,
but I don'’t think so.
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Interested?
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Maybe.
What are you offering?
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Well, uh, before
we start dickering,
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suppose you show me
what you'’ve done
with the mine?
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Well, uh...
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I got my shaft down, 80 foot.
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I got four crosscuts
right here
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at the 50-foot level.
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Are you working
all the crosscuts?
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Say, don'’t you have
any sugar?
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Yeah.
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No-- Yeah, sure.
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There'’s sugar there.
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Uh, about these crosscuts,
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I abandoned that No. 1
a long time ago.
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Yes, I know.
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All right,
what'’s your price?
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What do you mean
you know?
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I know the crosscuts
you'’re not working.
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You don'’t think I'd buy a mine
without looking at it, do you?
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Well, what'’d you
ask me for then?
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I just wanted to see
if you were honest.
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All right, let'’s see
your assay report.
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Mm. Don'’t you ever wash
that coffee pot?
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Mm.
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Yeah.
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A seller'’s assay
if I ever saw one.
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Well, what have you got
written down there?
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155,000.
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Take it or leave it.
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[ laughing ]
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[ laughing continues ]
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Ah.
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Thanks for the coffee,
Stratton.
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Stratton, just because
you gave me a good laugh
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I'’m not gonna walk out on you.
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Now, my company wants me
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to buy a claim
on Battle Mountain.
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Yours is right
in the middle,
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and it'’s the only one
that'’s for sale.
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'’Course, if I went to some
of the others with an offer,
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I, uh-- I imagine
they'’d listen.
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Don'’t you?
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Yeah. Their holdings
ain'’t as good as mine.
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Mm, that'’s possible.
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But none of the mines
have really proven out yet.
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So, why don'’t we be
a little more realistic
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about the price, huh?
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$5,000?
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Well?
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You'’re offering me $5,000?Yes.
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$5,000 for the Independence?
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Well, you don'’t have
to get mad about it.
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There'’s no reason
for you to feel insulted
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at an offer of $5,000...
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down.
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Down?
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Tell you what, Stratton.
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I'’ll take an option
on this property for 30 days
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to see if it'’s worthwhile.
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If the mine proves out
in 30 days,
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I'’ll give you
the rest of the money.
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5,000 now,
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then another 150,000
in 30 days?
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If it proves out.
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Well--I'’ll give you a check
for 5,000 right now.
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Tomorrow'’s the 1st.
We'’ll make this option
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from the 1st of July
to the 30th, all right?
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All right. Seems fair enough.
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Good.
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[ rustling ] [ rocks clattering ]
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Don'’t shoot me, Stratton.
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Burns?Yeah?
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Burns, what are you doing
out here this time of night?
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Just taking a walk.
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A walk?
With a load like that?
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My stick broke.
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What do you got
in them sacks?
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Nothin'’.Uh.
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That'’s gold.
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No kidding?
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Where'’d you get that, Burns?
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It'’s ours.
My partners and me.
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We found it in our mine.
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What, that little old hole
in the ground?
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That'’s the biggest vein
you ever saw.
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[ chuckles ]
We found it the day
you left town.
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Uh-huh. And it assayed?
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$360 a ton.
[ giggles ]
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Who else knows
about this strike?
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Nobody.
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Just Doyle and Harmon and me.
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Good.
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Where are they?
Haven'’t seen them around
in a couple days.
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Oh, they went in town
to get a good lawyer.
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That'’s why we've been toting
this stuff out at night.
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We got ourselves $70,000.
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We figure when the word'’s out,
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that we'’ll be up to our neck
in lawsuits.
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Everybody claiming
that the vein
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apexes in their mine.
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Yeah. Where does
the vein apex, Burn?
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Which way does it run?
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That way,
up towards your mine,
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the Independence.
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Well?[ breathing heavily ]
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It'’s there, all right.
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The old No. 1 crosscut.
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How could I have missed it?
It'’s right there.
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Shh!
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We'’re millionaires.
Think of it, Stratton.
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Yeah. I think
I'’m gonna be sick.
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You sold the Independence.
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Don'’t say "sold," Jimmy.
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It'’s not sold.
I just gave Pearlman an option.
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I get the mine back
in 30 days.
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Well, how do you know
you'’re gonna get it back?
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All'’s it'd cost
Pearlman $150,000
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to keep it
after the option runs out.
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All we gotta do is wait.
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We can'’t wait.
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Now, we said
we'’d deal with the owner
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of the Independence,
and we will.
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Even if we have
to deal with Pearlman.
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Ohh.
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With a syndicate ban?
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Why, do you know what'’d happen
if a big-city syndicate
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even suspected that your vein
apexed in their mine?
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Oh, now, wouldn'’t it be better
to deal with an old friend?
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Somebody you could trust?
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Who?Oh, Jimmy, don'’t be like that.
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We'’re gonna be rich, Jimmy.
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Richer than you think.
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Why, there'’s over $3 million
in that one vein alone.
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Now, you boys just wait
and string along with me.
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We'’ll keep slipping
that ore out of your mine
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until-- till we got
enough money to lick
253
00:13:20,364 --> 00:13:23,019
every jawbone lawyer
in Colorado.
254
00:13:23,063 --> 00:13:26,849
Then we'’ll buy
this whole mountain.Ye--
255
00:13:26,893 --> 00:13:28,851
What if Pearlman finds out
about the vein?
256
00:13:28,895 --> 00:13:30,853
Oh, well,
he'’s not gonna find--
257
00:13:30,897 --> 00:13:33,377
MAN:
Yahoo! [ rifles firing ]
258
00:13:33,421 --> 00:13:35,423
[ men whooping ]
259
00:13:35,466 --> 00:13:36,990
[ rifles continue firing ] [ whooping continues ]
260
00:13:46,913 --> 00:13:50,046
[ laughing ]Yahoo!
261
00:13:50,090 --> 00:13:52,005
What is it? What happened?Hello, Stratton!
262
00:13:52,048 --> 00:13:53,180
Why all the celebration?
263
00:13:53,223 --> 00:13:54,659
It'’s the Fourth of July.
264
00:13:55,922 --> 00:13:58,141
Yahoo!Ya...hoo.
265
00:13:58,185 --> 00:13:59,664
Hooray![ halfhearted cheer ]
266
00:14:09,283 --> 00:14:10,371
[ door rattles ]
267
00:14:11,589 --> 00:14:13,200
Let me in.
268
00:14:14,636 --> 00:14:16,072
I think I'’m being followed.
269
00:14:16,116 --> 00:14:17,639
I think it'’s Pearlman.
270
00:14:17,682 --> 00:14:19,467
Don'’t blow that out.
271
00:14:19,510 --> 00:14:21,599
He'’ll know.
Where can I hide?
272
00:14:21,643 --> 00:14:23,210
[ knocking on door ]
273
00:14:25,995 --> 00:14:28,128
Why, uh, hello there,
Mr. Pearlman.
274
00:14:28,171 --> 00:14:30,043
Good to see you again.
What can I do for you?
275
00:14:30,086 --> 00:14:32,610
Stratton, did you see
a man come by here just now
with a heavy pack?
276
00:14:32,654 --> 00:14:34,482
Nobody'’s come past here.
277
00:14:34,525 --> 00:14:37,180
Is there somebody
in there with you?With me? No.
278
00:14:37,224 --> 00:14:39,095
Why would anybody come
to see me this time of night?
279
00:14:39,139 --> 00:14:40,967
Stratton, somebody here
at Battle Mountain
280
00:14:41,010 --> 00:14:42,969
made a rich strike,
and they'’re trying
to keep it a secret.
281
00:14:43,012 --> 00:14:44,927
He'’s running ore
out at night on his back.
282
00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:46,276
I almost caught him.
283
00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:47,930
Now, I wanna know who it is
284
00:14:47,974 --> 00:14:49,410
and how close
his claim is to mine.
285
00:14:49,453 --> 00:14:50,411
A rich strike?
286
00:14:50,454 --> 00:14:53,283
$360 a ton.
287
00:14:53,327 --> 00:14:55,111
If I could only find out
where it'’s coming from,
288
00:14:55,155 --> 00:14:56,330
I'’ll know which way to dig.
289
00:14:56,373 --> 00:14:59,202
How do you know
it'’s $360 a ton?
290
00:14:59,246 --> 00:15:02,162
I pay an assayer in Pueblo
to give me tips.
291
00:15:02,205 --> 00:15:04,033
Are you sure
you didn'’t see anybody?
292
00:15:04,077 --> 00:15:07,645
Wait a minute.
An assayer in Pueblo.
293
00:15:07,689 --> 00:15:09,299
You knew there was a strike
on Battle Mountain
294
00:15:09,343 --> 00:15:11,432
before you ever made
your deal with me, didn'’t you?
295
00:15:11,475 --> 00:15:13,477
Well...
296
00:15:13,521 --> 00:15:16,480
Well, the syndicate pays me
to know about these things.
297
00:15:16,524 --> 00:15:18,221
[ groans ]
298
00:15:18,265 --> 00:15:20,093
That'’s why you wanted
the Independence.
299
00:15:20,136 --> 00:15:22,617
You thievin'’--Oh, come on, Stratton.
300
00:15:22,660 --> 00:15:25,098
Business is business,
and we'’re both businessmen.
301
00:15:25,141 --> 00:15:26,969
We made a deal,
I paid you.
302
00:15:27,013 --> 00:15:28,971
5,000 lousy dollars.
303
00:15:29,015 --> 00:15:30,451
Well...
304
00:15:30,494 --> 00:15:32,235
bound to get burned
once in a while.
305
00:15:32,279 --> 00:15:33,584
[ chuckles ]
306
00:15:33,628 --> 00:15:34,977
No hard feelings?
307
00:15:35,021 --> 00:15:36,283
You got no hard feelings.
308
00:15:36,326 --> 00:15:39,242
Oh, come on, Stratton.
Be a man. Shake.
309
00:15:45,509 --> 00:15:47,990
Wait a minute. What do
you think you'’re doing?
310
00:15:48,034 --> 00:15:50,471
I was sure there was
somebody in here.
311
00:15:50,514 --> 00:15:52,125
All right, Stratton.
I was wrong.
312
00:15:52,168 --> 00:15:53,387
I apologize.
313
00:15:55,476 --> 00:15:57,304
I should think so!
314
00:15:57,347 --> 00:15:59,393
First you cheat me,
and then you insult me!
315
00:16:05,660 --> 00:16:07,401
BURNS:
Stratton.
316
00:16:07,444 --> 00:16:09,969
Psst! Psst!
317
00:16:15,452 --> 00:16:17,019
Hi.
318
00:16:17,063 --> 00:16:18,978
Hi. Now, you listen
to me, Burns.
319
00:16:19,021 --> 00:16:20,457
We'’re taking no more chances.
320
00:16:20,501 --> 00:16:21,632
You'’re gonna shut
the Portland down
321
00:16:21,676 --> 00:16:23,286
and keep it shut
until this is over.
322
00:16:23,330 --> 00:16:25,158
All right. All right.
323
00:16:25,201 --> 00:16:26,463
And I'’m not letting
that Pearlman
324
00:16:26,507 --> 00:16:27,595
outta my sight, either.
325
00:16:27,638 --> 00:16:28,988
That man'’s not honest.
326
00:16:29,031 --> 00:16:30,032
No.
327
00:16:40,042 --> 00:16:42,958
Come on. Come on.
328
00:16:49,312 --> 00:16:52,011
Stratton, are you gonna
spend all day here, every day?
329
00:16:52,054 --> 00:16:53,447
Don'’t you have
someplace to go?
330
00:16:53,490 --> 00:16:55,014
Oh, matter of fact, I don'’t.
331
00:16:55,057 --> 00:16:56,972
You bought my mine.
What am I gonna do?
332
00:16:57,016 --> 00:16:59,061
Well, take up a hobby.
Drink.
333
00:16:59,105 --> 00:17:00,367
Find anything?
334
00:17:00,410 --> 00:17:02,108
Uh, Stratton,
335
00:17:02,151 --> 00:17:04,284
you mind if Joe and I
have a little private talk?
336
00:17:04,327 --> 00:17:07,330
No. No, go right on ahead.
337
00:17:07,374 --> 00:17:10,333
[ sighs ]
Let'’s go down below
where we can be alone.
338
00:17:10,377 --> 00:17:11,421
Come on, Bill.
339
00:17:19,212 --> 00:17:21,301
Any more tips from Pueblo,
Mr. Pearlman?
340
00:17:22,650 --> 00:17:23,912
[ sighs ]
341
00:17:35,097 --> 00:17:37,578
You blabber-mouthed idiot.
What are you trying to do?
342
00:17:37,621 --> 00:17:40,146
Just ask a civil question.
What'’s wrong with that?
343
00:17:40,189 --> 00:17:41,886
Your face.
You'’re too anxious.
344
00:17:41,930 --> 00:17:43,323
You'’re gonna give
everything away.
345
00:17:43,366 --> 00:17:45,281
Look, Stratton,
we only got a week left,
346
00:17:45,325 --> 00:17:47,414
and you'’re gonna spend every
last minute of it in town.
347
00:17:47,457 --> 00:17:49,329
Oh, now, Jimmy...
348
00:17:49,372 --> 00:17:50,634
Come on. We'’re getting
outta here right now,
349
00:17:50,678 --> 00:17:52,071
even if I have
to drag you into town.
350
00:17:53,463 --> 00:17:55,117
All right.
351
00:17:55,161 --> 00:17:56,945
I accept your invitation.
352
00:17:59,513 --> 00:18:01,993
Seventeen years.
353
00:18:02,037 --> 00:18:05,127
Seventeen years I'’ve been
prospecting these mountains,
354
00:18:05,171 --> 00:18:06,607
just me and a burro,
355
00:18:06,650 --> 00:18:08,957
and now you say,
"Wait, be patient."
356
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,612
Will you forget about
the 17 years?
357
00:18:11,655 --> 00:18:16,138
Just one day-- One more day,
and we'’ll be millionaires!
358
00:18:16,182 --> 00:18:17,966
Multi-millionaires.
359
00:18:18,009 --> 00:18:19,272
I bet a nickel.
360
00:18:19,315 --> 00:18:22,623
Yeah. More money
than we can spend.
361
00:18:22,666 --> 00:18:24,625
I raise you a dime.
362
00:18:24,668 --> 00:18:28,324
I told you,
nickel'’s the limit.
363
00:18:28,368 --> 00:18:30,152
Well, if I can'’t bluff,
I'’ll fold.
364
00:18:30,196 --> 00:18:31,632
[ giggles ]
365
00:18:31,675 --> 00:18:32,937
[ carriage approaching ]
366
00:18:35,940 --> 00:18:37,681
Whoa.
367
00:18:39,248 --> 00:18:41,076
What'’s Pearlman
doing in town?
368
00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:43,209
You stay away from him.
369
00:18:43,252 --> 00:18:44,384
He might'’ve found something.
370
00:18:44,427 --> 00:18:45,559
You gonna mess everything up.
371
00:18:45,602 --> 00:18:46,951
I gotta find out.
372
00:18:46,995 --> 00:18:49,954
Stratton!
[ muttering ]
373
00:18:49,998 --> 00:18:51,652
Finish up the list.
Everything you need.
374
00:18:57,266 --> 00:19:00,400
Oh, hello, Stratton.
Find a hobby yet?
375
00:19:00,443 --> 00:19:04,099
Yeah, worrying about
whether I'’m gonna get
my $150,000 or not.
376
00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:05,883
Well, that should keep you
busy for a while.
377
00:19:05,927 --> 00:19:08,234
Hello, Burns.Hi.
378
00:19:08,277 --> 00:19:10,540
Mr. Pearlman, I know
you still got a day left,
379
00:19:10,584 --> 00:19:12,934
but you should have
your mind made up by now.
380
00:19:12,977 --> 00:19:15,241
Uh, you running much gold?
381
00:19:15,284 --> 00:19:17,547
I mean, I got a right to know
how things are going.
382
00:19:17,591 --> 00:19:19,549
I got millions at stake.
383
00:19:19,593 --> 00:19:23,466
You mean $150,000...
if we buy the mine.
384
00:19:23,510 --> 00:19:25,251
Don'’t try to up
the ante, Stratton.
385
00:19:25,294 --> 00:19:27,557
No, I was just wondering
how you were doing.
386
00:19:27,601 --> 00:19:29,907
Well, if you must know,
we'’re running a lot of ore,
387
00:19:29,951 --> 00:19:32,606
but recovery costs are high.
388
00:19:32,649 --> 00:19:35,391
If there'’s a bonanza
on Battle Mountain,
I haven'’t found it.
389
00:19:35,435 --> 00:19:36,914
Sorry, Stratton.
390
00:19:36,958 --> 00:19:39,221
Looks like you'’re not
gonna get that 150,000.
391
00:19:39,265 --> 00:19:41,092
Ooh, all that money.
392
00:19:41,136 --> 00:19:43,051
Yeah.Here you are, Mr. Pearlman.
393
00:19:46,097 --> 00:19:48,535
You need all this
for tomorrow?
394
00:19:48,578 --> 00:19:51,102
$2,000 for more supplies?
395
00:19:51,146 --> 00:19:52,539
DRIVER:
Why sure,
that No. 1 crosscut
396
00:19:52,582 --> 00:19:54,149
hasn'’t been worked
for months.
397
00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:55,629
We'’ll have to do some shoring
and some blasting.
398
00:19:56,891 --> 00:19:59,850
$2,000?
399
00:19:59,894 --> 00:20:01,069
All right.
400
00:20:03,332 --> 00:20:06,988
Well, like they say,
tomorrow'’s another day.
401
00:20:07,031 --> 00:20:09,425
See you later, men.Oh, Mr. Pearlman, uh,
402
00:20:09,469 --> 00:20:11,079
I would just think
that I took
403
00:20:11,122 --> 00:20:12,341
quite a bit of money
away from you,
404
00:20:12,385 --> 00:20:14,474
and the least I can do
is buy you your supper.
405
00:20:14,517 --> 00:20:16,215
How about you eating
with Burns and me
406
00:20:16,258 --> 00:20:18,260
here at the Palace tonight?
407
00:20:18,304 --> 00:20:21,220
The way things are going,
I think I could use a free meal.
408
00:20:21,263 --> 00:20:22,960
I might just
take you up on that.
409
00:20:30,577 --> 00:20:33,884
That steak was delicious.
Just delicious.
410
00:20:33,928 --> 00:20:35,886
But you fellas
didn'’t touch yours.
411
00:20:35,930 --> 00:20:38,237
Oh, I wasn'’t very hungry.
412
00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,892
I'’ve been sick.Oh, that'’s too bad.
That'’s too bad.
413
00:20:41,936 --> 00:20:44,373
I always enjoy a good steak.
414
00:20:44,417 --> 00:20:48,116
And I, uh, always enjoy
settling business
over a good cigar.
415
00:20:48,159 --> 00:20:49,596
Settling business?
416
00:20:49,639 --> 00:20:51,989
Let'’s be realistic, Stratton.
417
00:20:52,033 --> 00:20:54,427
I know the terms
of a mine option
as well as anyone.
418
00:20:54,470 --> 00:20:56,994
I realize I'’m obligated
to work this mine
419
00:20:57,038 --> 00:21:00,302
for the full 30 days,
and to explore all
the possibilities.
420
00:21:00,346 --> 00:21:03,436
And naturally, you'’d like
to collect the $150,000.
421
00:21:03,479 --> 00:21:05,568
Oh, I know. You'’ll probably
tell me all those stories
422
00:21:05,612 --> 00:21:08,528
about men who quit
just a foot too soon.
423
00:21:08,571 --> 00:21:12,227
No. No, I don'’t recollect
any such stories. Do you?
424
00:21:12,271 --> 00:21:15,317
No. No! No, I never heard
of such a thing.
425
00:21:15,361 --> 00:21:18,015
Well, I'’m glad
you feel that way.
426
00:21:18,059 --> 00:21:21,018
Now, look, Stratton.
You heard my man.
427
00:21:21,062 --> 00:21:23,151
It'’s going to cost me
another $2,000
428
00:21:23,194 --> 00:21:24,935
to explore No. 1.
429
00:21:24,979 --> 00:21:26,546
Now, legally, I should do it.
430
00:21:26,589 --> 00:21:28,112
And under the terms
of the option,
431
00:21:28,156 --> 00:21:30,289
I mustn'’t overlook
any possibilities.
432
00:21:30,332 --> 00:21:32,247
And you have a right
to hold me to it.
433
00:21:32,291 --> 00:21:34,597
Naturally, you have
$150,000 at stake,
434
00:21:34,641 --> 00:21:36,425
but what do you think?
435
00:21:36,469 --> 00:21:39,341
Do you really believe
it'’s worth my while
436
00:21:39,385 --> 00:21:42,431
to risk another $2,000
for just one more day?
437
00:21:42,475 --> 00:21:44,303
After all,
my company isn'’t too happy
438
00:21:44,346 --> 00:21:46,870
about wasting
any more money on your mine.
439
00:21:46,914 --> 00:21:49,133
Well--
440
00:21:49,177 --> 00:21:51,353
PEARLMAN:
That'’s not my decision to make,
you understand that.
441
00:21:51,397 --> 00:21:53,050
Only you can release me.
442
00:21:53,094 --> 00:21:54,530
You really think
there'’s a chance
443
00:21:54,574 --> 00:21:56,315
we might find something
in No. 1?
444
00:21:58,099 --> 00:21:59,927
Mr. Pearlman,
445
00:21:59,970 --> 00:22:02,451
you might find a vein
9-foot wide
446
00:22:02,495 --> 00:22:05,062
worth three million.
447
00:22:06,194 --> 00:22:07,891
[ sighs ]
448
00:22:13,157 --> 00:22:15,072
Well, you'’ve certainly
got your sights set
449
00:22:15,116 --> 00:22:18,293
on that $150,000,
haven'’t you?
450
00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:19,599
Come on, Stratton.
451
00:22:19,642 --> 00:22:21,862
We both know
the mine is worthless.
452
00:22:21,905 --> 00:22:23,907
Why don'’t you be a good fellow,
make it easy on me?
453
00:22:23,951 --> 00:22:26,388
Let'’s tear up that agreement.
454
00:22:26,432 --> 00:22:28,521
Sure would lose a lot of money,
wouldn'’t you?
455
00:22:28,564 --> 00:22:33,221
H-He means if you spent $2,000
developing that No. 1.
456
00:22:33,264 --> 00:22:35,397
Yeah, come on, Stratton.
Let me off the hook.
457
00:22:35,441 --> 00:22:36,964
It'’s only a matter
of one more day.
458
00:22:38,531 --> 00:22:41,490
Y-Yeah-- Yeah, Stratton.
459
00:22:41,534 --> 00:22:45,059
Why don'’t you be a nice fella
and just tear up the option?
460
00:22:46,974 --> 00:22:49,455
Well...
461
00:22:49,498 --> 00:22:52,588
What do you say, Stratton?
Shall I tear it up?
It'’ll save my company $2,000.
462
00:22:53,894 --> 00:22:56,200
Yeah.
463
00:22:56,244 --> 00:22:57,419
Throw it in the fire.
464
00:22:57,463 --> 00:23:00,204
Thanks.
Thanks a lot, Stratton.
465
00:23:03,164 --> 00:23:05,384
Well, we tried,
and we failed.
466
00:23:12,173 --> 00:23:14,915
Good-bye, gentlemen.
Better luck next time.
467
00:23:17,352 --> 00:23:19,093
[ door opens ]
468
00:23:19,136 --> 00:23:20,399
[ door closes ]
469
00:23:21,530 --> 00:23:24,315
[ blowing ]
470
00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,448
We did it.
We did it!
471
00:23:26,492 --> 00:23:29,625
We own it!
The whole kit and caboodle!
472
00:23:29,669 --> 00:23:31,018
[ grunts ]
473
00:23:31,061 --> 00:23:32,889
It'’s ours, Stratton!
474
00:23:36,676 --> 00:23:37,546
What'’s the matter?
475
00:23:39,156 --> 00:23:40,593
I...
476
00:23:40,636 --> 00:23:42,595
I ain'’t never been
a millionaire before.
477
00:23:45,511 --> 00:23:46,599
Me neither.
478
00:23:55,651 --> 00:23:57,566
[ whooping ]
479
00:24:01,396 --> 00:24:03,659
[ whooping continues ]
480
00:24:07,402 --> 00:24:12,320
Cripple Creek produced
$432 million of gold--
481
00:24:12,363 --> 00:24:16,019
more than was ever taken
from the famous Comstock Lode.
482
00:24:16,063 --> 00:24:18,326
Now, Stratton,
with Burns and his partner,
483
00:24:18,369 --> 00:24:22,330
fought 27 lawsuits,
but they ended up owning
484
00:24:22,373 --> 00:24:24,593
67 miles of gold.
485
00:24:24,637 --> 00:24:27,161
And Winfield Scott Stratton,
486
00:24:27,204 --> 00:24:29,424
after 17 years
of prospecting,
487
00:24:29,468 --> 00:24:34,211
became the first millionaire
in Cripple Creek.
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