Ernie's Gold: A Prospector's Tale

In the early 1900s, young Ernie Martin immigrated from Staffordshire, England, to Canada to seek his fortune. He finally ended up in Kirkland Lake, where gold was to be found if you were willing to work at it. Ernie was. And so was Harry Oakes. The two of them became prospecting partners.Ernie and Harry worked hard and non-stop to find a vein of gold so they could start a mine. When it finally happened, the mine grew into a huge money-maker for the two of them. Ernie's first wife, Mary, also was a prospector, and in fact ended up financially far better off than Ernie.Why was that? How is it that multi-millionaire Ernie Martin arrived at the end of his life virtually a pauper? This is a book full of surprises and answers -- and a few questions.