Goldmine قصص

Deep beneath the earth of ****, men spend their lives digging through darkness for something that was never meant to belong to them. Afzal Hossain has worked in the mines for more than a decade. He knows the soil better than anyone. One look at the dust and he can tell if it hides gold. But knowing where gold sleeps is a curse. Because in a place where every worker is searched, scanned, and watched, taking even a grain of gold outside the mine is impossible. Almost impossible. Until Afzal discovers a way no one dares to imagine. At first, it feels like survival. Then it becomes a habit. Soon, it turns into something far more dangerous. Obsession. As suspicion grows inside the mine and secrets begin to surface, Afzal realizes he is not the only one stealing from the earth. But by the time the truth comes out, it may already be too late. Because sometimes the real danger is not the gold you steal... It is the gold that begins to live inside you.

When miners and prospectors visit the town during a yearly celebration in order to meet the government assayer, a notorious land grabber starts preparing to obtain a claim from an elderly prospector who has finally struck it rich. The sheriff and his deputy have other ideas. Bits of fun, humour, and romance sprinkle the story throughout, but in the end the plan turns ugly and dangerous.

A sheep called Alfred is found. Set about the gold mining era.

In 1854, Eliza Rothchild leaves London and comes to California to her father's gold mine. She then falls for the Korean worker (coolie) that will be laboring on the mine, and her mother is not happy. Will she covet her secret love or suffer without him? read this short story about love, despair, and new beginnings now.