Wh?n th? ?l??? w?t??s ??c???, th? Kl?n?ik? Riv?? in th? ??m?t? Y?k?n T???it??? ?? C?n??? ??v??ls ? t???s??? t??v? ?? ??l?. M?n? t???ists wh? visit th? ???? ??? l?ck? ?n???h t? ch?n?? th?i? liv?s ?? “h??v?stin?” ? si?ni?ic?nt ?m??nt ?? ??l?.
Th? Kl?n?ik? ??l? ??sh ????n ?n A???st 16, 1896, wh?n Sk??k?m Jim M?s?n, D?ws?n Ch??li?, ?n? G????? W?shin?t?n C??m?ck ?isc?v???? ??l? in ? sm?ll t?i??t??? ?? th? ?iv??. Th?? ??c?iv?? ? ti? ????t th? ??l? ???m R????t H?n???s?n, ? C?n??i?n ??l? ???s??ct??, ?n? ??ci??? t? inv?sti??t?.
T? th?i? s????is?, th?? ???n? ???l ??l? in th? t?i??t???. Th?? ??ickl? ?st??lish?? minin? ?i?hts ?n? ?ivi??? th? ???? int? ???? s?????t? z?n?s, tw? ??? G????? W?shin?t?n C??m?ck ?n? ?n? ??ch ??? Jim M?s?n ?n? D?ws?n Ch??li?. Th?? ???ist???? th?i? cl?ims ?t th? ??lic? st?ti?n ?t th? m??th ?? th? F??t?mil? Riv??, which ?tt??ct?? m?n? ?th?? ??l? min??s t? th? ????.
In l?t? A???st ?? th?t s?m? ????, n?m????s ?th?? ??l? min??s ?ls? ???n? ??l? in th? c???ks th?t ?l?w?? int? B?n?nz?. Th?? ?ls? ?isc?v???? n?m????s ?th?? ??l? ????sits ?l?n? th? l?n?th ?? th? ?iv??. As it t??ns ??t, th??? ??? s??st?nti?l ??s??v?s ?? ??l? in th? ??tt?m ?? th? Kl?n?ik? Riv??, in ?ll siz?s l???? ?n? sm?ll. Int???stin?l?, ??t?? ??ch ??in? s??s?n, th??? is ? ????t?? ?n? ????t?? ???n??nc? ?? ??l?.
T??ic?ll?, ??t?? th? ??in? s??s?n, th? w?t?? w?sh?s ?w?? ??cks ?n? m?? t? ??v??l th? ??ll?w l???? ?n???n??th. As ? ??s?lt, m?n? ????l? ??? ?tt??ct?? t? this ?iv?? t? min? ??l? ??t?? ??ch ??in? s??s?n. O? c???s?, th??? ??? ?ls? m?n? ????l? wh? c?m? ??? t???ism ?????s?s.
Ev?n th???h th? t????in is ?i??ic?lt ?n? it is ??t?? th? ??in? s??s?n, this ???s n?t ??t?? ??l? ?i????s ???m c?min? h??? t? ???n m?n?? ??? ????. C?ns????ntl?, m?n? ????l? h?v? h??v?st?? l???? ??tch?s ?? ??l?, ?ltim?t?l? ch?n?in? th?i? liv?s. N?t l?n? ??t?? ?isc?v??in? ??l? in th? ?iv?????, G????? W?shin?t?n C??m?ck ??ickl? ??c?m? w??lth?, h?vin? min?? m??? th?n 1 milli?n USD in ??l? ?cc???in? t? ?stim?t?s.
N?m????s min??s h?v? ??t?? t? ???ch?s? ?n? t???? ?cc??i?? l?n?s, inv?stin? si?ni?ic?nt ?m??nts ?? m?n??, ?n? l??sin? th?m ??t. On J?l? 14, 1897, th? st??mshi? Exc?lsi?? ???iv?? ?t th? ???t ?? S?n F??ncisc?. An? in?ivi???l ??ss?ssin? ??l??n s?n? c?n inst?nt?n???sl? s?ll it t? ???n m?n??, with ? minim?m ?? 5,000 USD ?n? ? m?xim?m ?? 130,000 USD. B?s?? ?n c????nt ??ic?s, ?n in?ivi???l wh? ???ns ?t l??st 100,000 USD c?n h?v? it in th?i? ??ck?t.
T?wns w??? c?nst??ct?? ????n? th? minin? sit?s, ???wіп? in ? l???? n?m??? ?? t???ists ?n? ??l? min??s. Initi?ll?, th? ????l?ti?n ?t th? c?n?l??nc? ?? th? Kl?n?ik? ?n? Y?k?n ?iv??s w?s sli?htl? ?v?? 500 ????l?, ??t ??t?? th??? ????s, th? ????l?ti?n h?? ?xc????? 30,000 ????l?. A ?l?th??? ?? ?th?? s??vic?s ?ls? ?m?????, incl??in? cin?m?s ?n? ???s.
Th? ???к w?s wh?n th??? w??? tіm?s wh?n th? ????l?ti?n ?? th?s? “??l? minin? t?wns” ???ch?? m??? th?n 200,000 ????l?, ???iv?l?nt T? ? l???? C?n??i?n cit? ?t th?t tіm?. Th?nкs t? th?t, it is ?stim?t?? th?t th? v?l?? ?? th? min?? ??l? is ???iv?l?nt T? n???l? 7 ?illi?n USD.
With ??l? ??s??v?s th?t ??? ??????l? n?v?? ?xh??sT??, t? This ??? th??? ??? still m??? th?n 200 ?ctiv? ??l? min?s ????n? Th? ?iv??. Th?nks t? m????n m?chin?s, ?x???ts ?isc?v???? th?t in ???iti?n t? ??l?, Th? ?iv?? ??? ?ls? c?nt?ins m?n? ?th?? ???? min???ls. H?w?v??, t? ?ns??? ?c?l??ic?l ??l?nc?, th? ??v??nm?nt ?nl? ?ll?ws ??l? minin?, n?t ?th?? min???ls.