All language subtitles for S16E20.Gold Mine on Main Street.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.H264.AAC-jenkins_track3_[eng]

♪ [ trumpet ]

Of the three principle people
involved in this story,
two were famous.

General Lew Wallace--
at that time, governor of
the territory of New Mexico;

and Dr. Henry Hoyt--
then a frontier doctor,

but later
a famous army surgeon

who won a Presidential Citation
and a Silver Star.

But the hero of the story--
a man you probably
never heard of--

was a prospector
named Jesse Martin.

It was Jesse, in 1878,

in the tiny town
of Las Placitas, New Mexico,

who discovered the...

♪♪ [ gentle tune ]

Jess Martin, you take that
Juliet and go back
to the hills where you belong.

Ah, now, Danita, is that any way
to greet your lover
or your future husband?

I don't want a lover
or a future husband
I see once every three months.

Now go away.How about a lover who's rich?

I just found this gold mine.

Let's see the gold.

Ah, now, Danita,
you don't love me
just because I'm rich, do ya?

This is me, Jesse.Let's see the gold.

I'd be glad to show ya.

Except I figure
it ain't safe
carrying all that gold.

But I found it, Danita.
I did. And you know
what I'm gonna do?

I'm gonna buy you
a beautiful silver comb
for your hair, and a...

What else do you want?
I'll tell you what.

I'll come in
and sit down on the couch,
and we'll talk about it.

When was the last time
you took a bath?

A what?Yes. You and Juliet

better go down the river
before you come in here.

I'll go get you some soap. [ hoofbeats approaching ]

We found a gold mine,
did we?

We're your new partners,
Jesse.

[ shutters close ]

You gonna talk now
or afterwards?

There is no gold mine.

Afterwards, huh?

Careful with that.
I've had it for a long time.

Sure, you have,
huh, boy?

[ grunts ]

[ yells ]

[ grunts ]

Dr. Hoyt, please!

Three men are trying
to kill Jesse.

Where?In front of my house.

Well, get the sheriff,
Danita. Hurry!

Go! Go!

[ grunting ]

When you had enough,
just talk!

[ gasping ]He'll be all right, Danita.

He took a bad beating,
though.

My poor darling.

They rode off
as I came up.

They didn't find out a thing.
Nothing.

Did you know 'em, Jesse?

I'll know 'em next time.

Could be too late.
They'll find you by your mine
and kill you for it.

A little talk of gold,
and bad hombres come in.

Mm.They won't take my mine.

Not a chance.

Wait till I show you
where it's gonna be.

I'll show you
where the gold is.

You can't go now, Jesse.
You're hurt.
Let's go in the house.

Let me show you
where the mine is.

How far is it?Not far.

Not far at all.

In the center
of Main Street?

Gold is where you find it,
Sheriff.

I searched all them hills,
and I found gold
right here in Las Placitas.

Now, Jesse, you took
a pretty good beating
about the head.

How could you possibly know
that there's gold here?

Because of the signs, Doc.

Signs I should've seen
a long time ago.

You see that red streak?

You see it?
The red earth.
You see?

Now, that's a sure sign of gold.
I learned that in Colorado.

You just dig straight down,
and you hit pay dirt.

That red streak's
always been there.

So has the gold.

Sheriff, I'm a partner
of the governor.

Would General Wallace
trust me if I didn't know
about gold?

General Lew Wallace?

Just read that.
You tell him, Dr. Hoyt.

I wouldn't know
anything about that, Jesse.

You read this, Dr. Hoyt.

Yes, sir.
I walked in to see the governor,

and right off
he knew I was
the prospector he wanted,

so he talked me
into taking his money.

It's a grubstake agreement,
all right,
with General Lew Wallace.

He'd own part of the mine.So would you, Doc.

For helping me,
you get a third.

When you make your regular
rounds in town next month,
you'll get your first gold.

Yeah, but sink a mine
in the center of Main Street?

Why not, Sheriff?
Why, think of what it would do.

The whole town
would work at the mine.

You'd be foreman.
A dollar cash every day.

A dollar cash?Sure.

I got some of
the grubstake left.

This didn't help the tone much,
but nobody seemed to notice.

Man, that sure was
a safe place.

There you are, Sheriff.
Your first day's salary
in advance.

Well, like you say,
why not?

Why can't we have a mine
in the center of Main Street?

We're not using it
for anything else. Hmm?

Got another wagonload
of ore ready to go, Mr. Martin.

Thanks, Manuel.
I'll run it in tomorrow.

Oh, uh, put a couple
of extra men on guard
tonight, will ya?

Now, don't you worry
about that, Mr. Martin.

I'll take care
of the guarding.

You know, for a man
with such a rich mine,

you sure don't spend
much time here.

Well, that's what
I've got you for, Manuel.

Anyway, us rich folks
like to spend our time hunting.

You like that game
I bring in, don't ya?Oh, sure.

Don't get the wrong idea,
Mr. Martin. I'm not
objecting to anything.

I never saw so many
happy folks in this town.

You know, Mr. Martin,
at first, these folks
didn't know much about mining,

but they sure caught on fast,
didn't they?

Yeah.

Yeah, they sure did.

Well, now, I was wondering
when you'd be coming
around here.

Ain't that
the same genuine silver comb
I seen you wearing yesterday?

Yes, it is. And please
don't buy me any more.

De nada!Oh, your guitar.

Oh, that looks good.
Thank you.

Like to hear a number?Not especially.

Well, uh, maybe
after we get married,
you'll learn to like music.

I could learn to like music.
[ laughing ]

JESSE:
Don't get snippy
with me, young lady.

When are we gonna
set a date for the wedding?

I already have.

You have? When?

Two weeks from tomorrow.

It's a lucky day.

Eh, tremendo,Danita!

You're beautiful.

Uh, don't let me
interrupt anything.

Nothing interrupts this.Oh...

[ chuckles ]

Doc, I've got something
for you.

Uh, by the way,
congratulations.
I overheard.

Oh, thanks.
Isn't that great?

Wait till you see this.

Here it is, Doc.
First dividend for the mine.

Not much there yet,
but there's a lot more
where that came from.

What do you know!

Then it's really true,
isn't it?Of course it's true.

Well, I'll have to get
General Wallace here
to see this.

[ laughs ]

Oh, how would you like
the general here
for your wedding?

Oh, we'd love it.We sure would, Doc.

Okay.

[ hoofbeats approaching ]

Whoa!

The mine and Mr. Martin
are that way, friends.

Hello, Henry.Welcome to gold rush country,
General Wallace.

Thank you. You know,
in all the grubstaking
I've done,

this is the first one
that's ever paid off,
if it does.

Oh, there's no question
about it.
Come and see for yourself.

Good.Willie!

Take the general's bags
over to the hotel.

[ clacking, whirring ]

Yes, sir. It was this
German scientist in Colorado

who first told me about
this modern way of mining.

Mighty smart fella.Any more red dirt
around here?

Nope.

And I'd just like
to let you know

I got mining rights
for the whole town. [ footsteps approaching ]

Uh-oh. Gotta break
this up now, boys.

Here come my partners.
Come on.
Let's move along now.

General Wallace, I'm from
the Santa Fe Journal.
I'd like to talk to you.

As he says,
a little later, please.

Move along, boys.
We'll see you later.

How do you do, General?
It's good to see you here.

Welcome to, uh,
our gold mine.

[ laughs ]
I'm mighty happy
to be here, Jesse.

Here. Sit down.Thank you.

And congratulations.Thank you.

Henry tells me you're
already producing good ore.

Sure am.
Got your share right here.

Thank you.

When you first asked me
for that grubstake,

I had a hunch
you were gonna be lucky.

It's not luck, General,
it's science.

Let me tell you something,
this is just the beginning.

[ footsteps approaching ]

General Wallace,

I'm E.J. Bainbridge.

This is my partner
Ben Rydell.How do you do?

GENERAL: How do you do?We've been waiting
for you to arrive, General.

Yesterday, we made
an offer for this mine

to Mr. Martin and Dr. Hoyt.

And I told ya
it's not for sale.

Now, you're interrupting
a business meeting.

Now, wait a minute, Jesse.
I think the general
ought to hear this.

These gentlemen offered
$100,000, General Wallace.

The mine is not for sale.
Anyway, that's chicken feed.

Chicken feed?
What kind of chickens
are you feeding, now, Jesse?

But we're making
plenty of money, General.
Why should we sell?

You tell him why, Ben.

Because that was
yesterday's offer.

My partner and I
have talked it over,

and today
we're offering $200,000.

And I say no. Capital N-O. DR. HOYT:
Now, Jesse--

That's quite a bit of money,
Jesse.

I think we should
at least talk it over.

Look, you two gentlemen own
two-thirds of this mine.

You don't even have to listen
to Mr. Martin.

General, you wouldn't do
anything like that, would ya?

No, Jesse, we wouldn't. JESSE:
Thank you.

Mr. Bainbridge,
while we are indeed partners,

Dr. Hoyt and I feel
that the mine rightfully
belongs to Jesse.

So we wouldn't make any deal
without his full approval.

See, I don't approve.

Not for 200,000,
not for 300,000.

300,000? JESSE:
That's right.

What have you got
against selling, Jesse?
We're in this for the money.

And it's gonna take
quite an investment
to bring in machinery

to run this mine properly.Then we'll buy what we need!

Look!
Will you look at these?

Look at these assay reports.
Look at 'em, General.

GENERAL: All right, Jesse.
Don't get excited. You see 'em?

We'll do whatever you want.[ sighs ]

Gentlemen, let us talk it over,
and we'll get back to you.

Meantime, it occurs to me
that if I were going to invest

the kind of money
that you're offering,
I would--

Not that there's any question
of honesty, of course.

But if I were you,
I'd run an assay report
of my own.

You don't mind, Jesse?

No. Why should I?

Yes. That's a good idea.

I could take some samples
into Santa Fe
and be back by tomorrow.

That way, you can tell
what you want to offer,

whether or not
you want to go 300,000.

300,000? Why,
we never made that offer.

Well, I didn't say
I'd accept it.

The fact is, I won't accept
anything tomorrow.

Tomorrow I'm getting married.

So, Mr. Rydell,
you take some samples
and run your own assay.

All right, Jesse?I don't care what he does.

Good. In the meantime,

there'll be
no more talk of selling
until after the wedding.

All right.

[ chattering ]

[ laughter ]

Hey!

[ guests exclaiming ]

[ chattering ]

Out of the way!
Hold it!

The mine's a fake!
There's no trace
of gold at all.

That ore's nothing
but plain rock.[ murmuring ]

There's not a trace of gold
in any of that rock.

300,000.

I had a feeling
there was something wrong.

Jesse, I think we all deserve
an explanation, don't you?

Going on my honeymoon.
I got no time to talk.

This won't take long, Jesse.

Just tell us,
what is the truth?

You with me, Danita?

I'll always
be with you, Jesse.

All right, General.
Let's have that talk.

JESSE:
So, uh, well,
what more is there to say?

Rydell picked the wrong samples,
and that's all.

I'm afraid we can't
accept that, Jesse.

JESSE:
Why not?
You got paid, didn't ya?

Why, everybody who works here
at the mine got paid.

Manuelo, you've been
getting paid ever since
you started work, right?

That's right.
We got paid.

But how, Jesse?From the gold!
How else?

By golly,
I'm running a gold mine,
and I'm paying off.

You got paid,
and everybody who works here
got paid.

You want to argue about it.
You saw those assay reports.

I couldn't fake those.
Why would I?

You know what's in this box?

A bar of pure gold
I ain't even cashed yet.

Let's see it, Jesse.

All right.
I'll show it to ya.

No. Why should I?

I don't have to prove
any more to you.
I paid ya.

Now, you don't have to trust me.
That's up to you.

But there is gold
in that box?

I'm telling you there's a bar of
pure gold in that box, and I'm
asking you to believe me.

We're trying, Jesse.
Believe me, we're trying.

All right, all right.
I'll tell you what I'll do.

Since you're not satisfied
with the partnership,
I'll buy you both out.

I'll give ya $100 each
for your shares.

$100? That's right.

Yesterday,
we turned down 200,000,

and today you're offering us
$100 apiece.

That's my offer.
Take it or leave it.

I'll tell you what else I'll do.

You don't want to sell to me,
I'll sell to you.

$100. For $50 apiece,
you can have the whole mine.

Does that include the bar
of pure gold in that box?

That includes everything--
the ore, the mine,
and all the gold in that box.

$50 apiece?

That's right.

I don't know about you, Henry,
but I think I've had enough

of the mining business
for a while.

Besides, I have
a territory to run.

Jesse, I'll accept your offer
for my share of the mine.

And I have a medical practice
to take care of.

I accept your offer,
too, Jesse.

All right.
You're selling a valuable mine.

[ bills rustling ]

60, 70, 80, 90,
100 for you.

60, 70, 80, 90, 100.
100 for you.

That won't make you short
on your honeymoon?

I don't need money
on my honeymoon.

Well, I guess we don't
have to sign papers.
Just a gentlemen's agreement.

That should do it.Of course.

Maybe we should shake on it.
That is, if you want
to shake with me.

[ chuckles ]
I insist on it.
Sure.

It's been a memorable
experience, Jesse.

Doctor.A once-in-a-lifetime
experience, I might say.

Now, uh,
if you'll excuse me.

Uh, just one thing, Jesse.

Because I'm a very curious man,
would you do me just one favor?

Anything.Show me the bar of pure gold
in that box.

Well, uh, now that
our business is finished,
I don't see why not.

[ box opens ]

Well, what do you know
about that?
Well, I'll be!

[ murmuring ]

You see,

there is gold here,
just like I said all along.

And you still have your jobs,
and you'll all get paid.

And what's more,
from now on,

this mine belongs to me
and the town,

and nobody on the outside
has any part of it.

Manuel, I'll be away
for a few days,

but I'll be back on Monday,
so you have a load
of ore ready to go.

MANUEL:
Yes, sir, Mr. Martin.

Gentlemen,
maybe I didn't pay you
quite enough for your shares,

because I was
a little made at ya.

Well, uh, I'm not mad
at anyone now,

so, uh-- so here.

You and Dr. Hoyt
divide that between ya.

Uh, there's a lot more
where that came from.

Now to something important.

Gentlemen.

Ahh!

MAN:
Yay!

Hyah!

Henry, don't wait
for me to talk.
I got nothing to say.

All I know, General,
is I've got to find out
what's going on.

When that honeymoon
is over Monday,

I'm gonna
be back here too.

What's the matter, Manuelo?
You didn't think
I'd be back today?

I'm thinking
what can happen on the road.

Better take me
along with you.
Nah.

You couldn't stand
the music.

I'll be back
in a couple of days.

Hyah!

♪♪ [ gentle tune ]

Hyah. Hyah.

Hyah.

[ clicks ]

[ clicks ]

[ gunshot ]

[ whinnies ]Hyah!

[ hoofbeats departing ]

Hi, Doc.
Glad you happened to stop by.

Oh, I didn't just
happen to stop by, Jesse.
I've been following you.

Looks like everybody was.
I was leading a parade.

Oh, I don't figure them
to come back.

But I'd like to point out that
I maybe saved your life, Jesse.

Don't you think we ought
to have a little talk?

About what?

About what's really going on.

I think you're about ready
to tell me now, aren't ya?

Well, I reckon so, Doc.

Get in the wagon.[ chuckles ]

So after the sheriff
and his men finish
mining the ore in town,

I bring it out here
and dump it.

Seems like an awful lot
of waste, Jesse.

Well, I suppose it is,
but, uh, it's worth it.

You see, some fellas
may take a few shots at me,

but nobody's gonna try
to steal my mine

when they think it's right
in the center of Main Street.

Where is the real mine, Jesse?

[ sighs ]
Uh, not here.

This is just
a transfer point.

Doc, uh, I've gone
to a lot of trouble
to keep it a secret.

I don't want
nothing changed.

Kind of like
that mining town, huh?

I do now.

You know, Doc,

a man gets tired
of being lonely,

being nothing.

In that town now,
I'm a bigger man than you
and the general

and all them
Eastern millionaires
put together.

I'm the biggest man in town.

I got the prettiest girl
for my bride, and...

[ chuckles ]
I'm gonna keep on running that
mine no matter what it costs.

I don't know
that I blame you, Jesse.

I will admit that maybe
you and the general raid
some more of that gold.

Oh, no.
We've had enough.

Any more easy money,
and we're liable to forget
what our real work is.

Well--So I guess your town

and your secret
are safe with us.

Thanks, Doc.Adios, Jesse.

Adios, Doc.

♪♪ [ gentle tune ]

Henry Hoyt went on
to become chief surgeon

in the armies of Generals
U.S. Grant and Arthur MacArthur.

Lew Wallace became
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey

and wrote one of
the great novels of the time,

Ben-Hur.

As for Jesse Martin,
he operated the gold mine
on Main Street

for many years and prospered.

Where was his real mine?

No one ever knew.