The Great Diamond Hoax
Dr. History's Tales of the Old West - En podcast af Dr. Ken Turner - Tirsdage
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Partners Arnold and Slack showed investors a sack of diamonds they "claimed" they found. They led a group to Wyoming where they had "salted" a small area with uncut diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires. Geologist Clarence King, a government surveyor exposed the hoax as "utterly valueless" and "unparalleled fraud." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
