Reporter dug for the truth at mining camp As soon as George Smalley hopped off the train in the small Arizona town in 1899, he sensed greed as thick as the dust. Though the investigative reporter knew what to expect at this shady mining camp, he had no idea that before the day ended, he would be lucky to escape with his life. Word of the Spenazuma Mine in the eastern Arizona Territory spread rapidly along the East Coast, where residents had purchased tens of thousands of dollars worth of shares. These investors were told of riches beyond compare, where veins of gold and silver ran thick through Gila Valley. Not far away was tiny Geronimo, which owed its recent population boost to Richard C. "Doc" Flower, a slick-talking yet refined gentleman who made his initial fortune selling tonics that cured everything from hair loss to failing kidneys - until the federal government forced him to stop. This time Doc's cure-all was gold and silver. He even carried with him a gold-flecked stone as proof. But the only thing piling up faster than Doc's claims was the money spent on Spenazuma stock....