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title at the earliest moment
practicable for military purposes.
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If congress should support the
settlement of the black hills, gentlemen,
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rest assured, the army will do its duty.
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Whoo!
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Gold!
:03:19
Gold! Gold!
:03:26
Jake, come on!
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Pay dirt, boys.
:03:42
Gold! Gold! Gold!
:03:55
Officially, the army brass had
sent custer into the black hills
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to map out the site of a new fort
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to protect the northern railroad,
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and though the gold he'd found didn't
amount to more than a 50 cent diggin',
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it wasn't long before the newspapers
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proclaimed the place "the
el dorado of america. "
:04:16
Everyday, new immigrants came in
hope of striking their fortune.
:04:20
Like so many before them,
:04:21
most brought only their dreams
and the clothes on their backs.
:04:25
Some would make a new life for themselves.
:04:27
Others would find only heartbreak.
:04:32
With the people came
the towns and the camps, hundreds of 'em.
:04:35
For every man who got rich on gold,
:04:38
another 10 made a killing on the miners.
:04:41
Nobody seemed to care that the
land wasn't theirs to claim.
:04:45
Some men of business, like robert wheeler,
:04:48
found themselves in the
right place at the right timE.
:04:51
The opportunities seemed downright endless.
:04:54
One at a time, gentlemen, one at a time.
:04:56
Please don't shove.
:04:57
There's enough to go around.