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Originally posted by Monk@Apr 17 2004, 05:28 AM
Legend has it that the reason saloon owners would put sawdust on the floors is so that gold miners would not notice when flakes or small pieces of gold would fall from their pockets, etc. onto the floor.
At the end of the night, the sawdust was swept up by the owner and inspected for any fallen gold.
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Does not surprise me. Since people were in the habit of paying for theiir drinks with gold dust (the bartender would take a pinch) the saloon owners would hire bartenders with huge hands so they could get bigger pinches.
04-17-2004
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