ERNIE'S GOLD: A PROSPECTOR'S TALE **SIGNED FIRST EDITION**

MARTIN, BRIAN

ISBN 10: 192696215X / ISBN 13: 9781926962153

Published by General Store Publishing House, Renfrew, ON, 2011

About this Item

pp: 148. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Includes the illustrated bookmark. The author is the great-nephew of Ernie Martin, a mystery man who was intimately invovled in searching and processing gold in the Kirkland Lake area, and a partner to Harry Oakes.until it became a successful undertaking. He then he just seemed to disappear. Although Martin became wealthy from his efforts, he died a pauper. This book is likely the only account of a man who helped opened Northern Ontario, and contributed significantly to its wealth. A near fine, to fine, copy in unread condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ERNIE'S GOLD: A PROSPECTOR'S TALE **SIGNED FIRST EDITION**
• Publisher: General Store Publishing House, Renfrew, ON
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 192696215X
• ISBN 13: 9781926962153
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued
• Weight: 0.42 kilograms
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • CANADA
  • SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
  • ONTARIO

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Brian "Chip" Martin, a journalist living in London, Ontario, has published two true-crime books. Ernie Martin was his great-uncle.

His first book was Buxbaum: A Murderous Affair, a 1986 paperback about the slaying of Hanna Buxbaum arranged by her husband, Helmuth, a millionaire London, Ontario-area nursing home operator. Buxbaum was, to all appearances, a model citizen, a pillar of his church, and a devoted father of six.

Martin's other book was Never Enough: The Remarkable Frauds of Julius Melnitzer, published in 1993. This was the story of a highly successful lawyer who orchestrated the biggest bank fraud committed by an individual in Canadian history.

Brian's research for Ernie's Gold started with photographs and documents retained by his family and led him to places as far away as England and the Western United States, by way of the Internet, and to closer locales by way of travel. Along the way, he not only discovered more about his family, but brought together relatives who had never met or who had been estranged from each other.

Just as Ernie Martin was enriched by his digging, his great-nephew has come to appreciate the value of persistence, hard work, and sticking with a dream -- in this case, of sharing a story.