1. As word of the discovery spread, gold fever erupted in the village. 2. Even after the mining towns died out, gold fever lingered. 3. Gold fever reached its peak nine years later with the discovery of the largest nugget in Colorado history. 4. Gold fever beckoned, and the young Stetson headed to Colorado Territory. 5. Immigration, gold fever, economics, fashion, health ... what a story. 6. Look closely at some money managers and traders and you will see a gleam in their eyes -- gold fever. 7. Sacramento is a city that offers mature travelers insights into history, railroading, riverboats, traditional jazz, politics and gold fever. 8. Walsh and Felderhof became millionaires as the gold fever pushed up the price of the Bre-X shares. 9. Bre-X Minerals was surfing a wave of speculation and gold fever that analysts say was almost bound to come crashing down on the Calgary exploration firm. 10. But it has given another boost to a story that refuses to die and keeps a number of people quietly digging even when the periodic gold fever dies down. |