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The Salting of the Esperanza Gold Mines Scandal
A sweeping tale follows John Simpson, an Oxford-educated assayer, and Richard Hadley Benton, M P., whose scheme around the Esperanza Gold Mines, Limited, collapses. Love, jealousy, and high finance intertwine as a Paris flirtation, a betrayed friend, and a bogus gold yield lead to a spectacular stockholder loss and a notorious swindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esperanza Gold Miners, Limited
John Simpson
Richard Hadley-Benton
M. P
England
Aileen Butler
London
Duncan Dudley
Hadley Benton
Oxford
Miss Butler
Dudley
Hadley-Renton
Hon. Duncan
Hadley-Berton
Rugby
Damon
Pythias
Hadley-Benton
Hadley
Paris
Duncan
Ray Paris
Hadley- Benton
Staat
Duncan D
Pie Air
Rian
Misa Butler
Society
Great Britain
Liverpool
Panama
Brazil
Central America
Jose
Amazon
Lke
Rachael
Guianas
Mexico
Anita
Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Palma Sola
Gold and Eilver
Great Ald
Benton
Bear Erner
Ater
Palms
Sala
Psonyer
Mr. Hadley-Benton
Hadley- Benton Ftairly
Esperanza Gold Mines, Limited
Hadley~Bentons
Ipot
Bimpson
Lly