Description
Picking up in the 1940s right where “Chasing the Dream: John A. Traylor and the Royal Tiger Mines Company” left off. John A. Traylor’s son, John B. Traylor, follows in his father’s footsteps with trying to make it big in the mining industry.
The Royal Tiger Mines Co. went bankrupt, John A. Traylor died shortly thereafter and B&B Mines Co. formed in the wake. Created by attorneys and creditors, the company’s name refers to Breckenridge, the location of the mine, and Boston, where most of the creditors were.
The bulk of the narrative comes from Fountain poring over the meeting minutes of the B&B Mines Co. board from the 1940s to 2005. He met with an attorney of the company roughly three years ago — who he also met with 12 years prior while working on the John A. Traylor book — when writing this sequel. He discovered that one of the largest problems the company faced was paying property taxes, and leasing mines and selling assets like mill equipment became its main source of income.
