September 28, 2009
How many times have you heard someone refer to something as ‘a veritable gold mine’? At the end of this week, one fortunate person will be able to claim to have a veritable gold mine on their hands, and this will not be an exaggeration at all.
The Wallace Business Community Association is sponsoring a raffle in which it will give away a gold mine. The gold mine is located close to an historic mining town called Murray in Idaho.
This Idaho town had its gold rush decades after the country’s most famous gold rush in California. It was 1883 when someone found gold there, but as was the case whenever someone found gold in the 19th century, people were ready to rush in to find their fortune. At the time a couple thousand interested parties made their way to Murray. Whenever a burgeoning new industry shows up, settlements follow. So within two years of the discovery of gold in Murray, 10,000 settlers had come to the area.
Like most “free” prizes, this one does not come without some requirements. The person who wins the gold mine will have to pay fee each year to the Bureau of Land Management. There are also restrictions on the use of the gold mine: it is to be used for recreational mining only.
Some prize, eh? You get to take on the responsibilities of property ownership and you cannot even do exactly as you wish with the property. Plus, it is going to cost you money to hold onto this prize.
When you sell gold to a gold buyer you don’t get a prize, but you do get cash for gold and there is no yearly fee. In fact, an online gold buyer will send you a postage-paid envelope so that you can send in your gold to be evaluated at no cost to you.