Im jamie colby, and today im driving along the Columbia Mountain range in esmeralda county, nevada. Im going to meet a man whose strange inheritance is a patch of semiabandoned ghost town, population 268. But it used to be nevadas largest and richest city. Why . Well, they tell me it has something to do with the towns name. Welcome. To goldfield. My name is jon aurich, and i inherited a gold mine. Jon, hi. Im jamie. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. So, i made it to the middle of nowhere. Can you imagine inheriting a gold mine . The heir, jon aurich, shows me around. Can i walk right up to it . You can. How far down is that . 1,650 feet. Whoa its called the Florence Mine, named after the daughter of an old prospector who discovered it in 1903. This is the original shaft of the florence. Bureau of mines estimates about 17 miles of workings underground. So, how much gold came out of this mine . About 9 million, and that was at 20. 67 an ounce. Jon tells me that to understand the b
With. Holy christmas. Im jamie colby, and today im driving along the Columbia Mountain range in esmeralda county, nevada. Im going to meet a man whose strange inheritance is a patch of semiabandoned ghost town, population 268. But it used to be nevadas largest and richest city. Why . Well, they tell me it has something to do with the towns name. Welcome. To goldfield. My name is jon aurich, and i inherited a gold mine. Jon, hi. Im jamie. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. So, i made it to the middle of nowhere. Can you imagine inheriting a gold mine . The heir, jon aurich, shows me around. Can i walk right up to it . You can. How far down is that . 1,650 feet. Whoa its called the Florence Mine, named after the daughter of an old prospector who discovered it in 1903. This is the original shaft of the florence. Bureau of mines estimates about 17 miles of workings underground. So, how much gold came out of this mine . About 9 million, and that was at 20. 67 an ounce. Jon tells me th
Im jamie colby, and today im out in west texas, about 50 miles southwest of abilene. Im here to hunt down two strange inheritances submitted by viewers whose stories converge into a single tale, a tale born straight out of the wild, wild west. My name is garland richards. In 1998, my dad passed away, left me and my siblings a large cattle ranch and a giant part of history. Well, i got your letter, and im dying to learn more about your inheritance. What is this place . This is the richards ranch, and this is Fort Chadbourne. We will be glad to show you around. Im ready. Garland tells me Fort Chadbourne was built in 1852, during the Great Western expansion. [ gunfire, horses neighing ] the area had become a hotspot for violence between the pioneers and native indian tribes. The u. S. Military came in here and set up Fort Chadbourne as a buffer zone. And unmistakably, i do see bullet holes. There was a comanche warrior that was killed in this officers quarters, and thats part of the histo
Race in decades. More twists and turns are expected as super tuesday looms large. That is set for next week, march 1. Elizabeth donald trump is now looking for his third victory. And senators marco rubio and ted cruz battle for second. Danielle nottingham has more. Hena hena Danielle Donald trump is on a roll after picking up 50 delegates in his South Carolina victory. But trump isnt underestimating his republican rivals. Im dealing with very talented people, smart people, good people. I think theyll be competing. Danielle it is shaping up to be a three man race between trump and senators marco rubio and ted cruz heading into tuesdays caucuses in nevada. Rubio picked up the endorsement of nevada senator dean heller it could be key in his effort to become the choice of establishment republicans. The democrats dont want to run against me but i want to run against them. Cruz is hitting the ground hard here in nevada after a disappointing third place finish in South Carolina where he lost
Ginned up the base all these years, have created a tiger, and the question is, who can ride that tiger and jeb bush could not. Grace goldford also says time will tell if the trump victories will continue beyond super tuesday, because the other contenders are splitting the nontrump vote. Political analysts tend to agree on one thing, that this is the most unique president ial race in decades. More twists and turns are expected as super tuesday looms large. That day is march 1. Laura still ahead, a look at the democrat race. How Bernie Sanders is hoping to rebound from a tough loss over the weekend. And, a look at the events from the campaign trail. New tonight, a des moines woman is facing attempted murder charges. Police were called to the 1900 block of east walnut saturday on reports that a man had lit himself on fire. When they arrived, police say they found the victim burned head to toe, and yelling that his girlfriend set him on fire. After questioning the amy thornton is facing ch