Death Valley Days1952

John Burk:
It ain't gold you should be lookin' for.

Aaron Winters:
What do you mean by that?

John Burk:
A man could retire right comfortable if he could find a proper deposit of borax.

Aaron Winters:
A deposit of what?

John Burk:
Borax!

Aaron Winters:
Borax? What's that?

John Burk:
It's a mineral they use to make soaps and medicines with. It's rare, but they found a pocket of it up there about five years ago. Findin' some more would be pretty worthwhile.

Aaron Winters:
What is it about it that makes it so worthwhile to be diggin' for?

John Burk:
The scarcity of it, that's what! The only place they can it now is a country called Tibet. They load it on the backs of sheep and haul it over the Himalayas.