| 1 | Author: | Spenazuma Gold Mining and Milling Company. | Add to Favorites |
| Title: | Records of the Spenazuma Gold Mining and Milling Company, 1898-1899 ead | ||
| Date(s): | 1898-1899 | ||
| Abstract: | The Spenazuma Gold Mining and Milling Company was formed in 1898 by Richard C. Flower to fraudulently sell stock in a non-existent mine. The scheme was exposed in 1899 by newspaperman George H. Smalley. The collection includes promotional and descriptive literature, assay certificates, and other papers concerning the Spenazuma swindle. | ||
| Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | ||
| Subjects: | Gold mines and mining -- Arizona -- Graham County. | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Graham County. | Swindlers and swindling. | ||
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