Chapter V
After the war, many men arrived back in the country, also former American soldiers wanted to try their fortune in a country that had all the possibilities.
There was speculation that there were many opportunities in the northern territories, despite the mining failures of the 1930s.
An English consortium announced that it had discovered a large vein of gold. They began recruiting men. They paid a generous salary, almost 5 times what people would have earned elsewhere. Like flies came a stream of men from all corners of the world, from North America, Mexico , Chile, France, Germany, China, India, Senegal, and it was true. The company paid a staggering amount. They immediately set up an active camp and the hotel. They started digging in the midst of difficulties and found a s
