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selling shovels and pick-axes to miners was always much more lucrative than being a prospector - plus ca change


Well, there were surely a few prospectors who made out like bandits- but on the whole, yes.


Isn't this more selling the pre-used shovels and pick-axes after you've already been at the mine for months using the investors' equipment?




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