Episode 50: The Mine

The notion of striking it rich at the Lost Dutchman Mine has drawn many adventurers to the outskirts of Phoenix, over the course of a little over a century. But how much potential wealth is worth dying for — and how many people have to lose their lives before a legend starts looking a little more like a curse? 

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