Re: Global Warming. Have you been "Gored?" Now Hear the Truth.
The true story of The Hopi Rock is known only to a few. My Grandfather was one of them. In 1889, an Englishman called Seth Cochran approached the Hopi with a “get rich quick scheme. The idea was simple; 4 Hopi got aboard a railroad engine whilst a 5th placed a rock along the tracks. The train was to crash, Cochran then helped the injuns claim compensation for the injuries.
Cochran spoke no Hopi, so he took a chief and a few other elders from the tribe to a secret place and explained by way of drawing on a rock.
As usual, the injuns became drunk and forgot what had been said, so Cochran carved the message in stone and took them there regularly until he was happy that the plan would go like clockwork.
Well, the accident did happen, Cochran sued the railroad and collected $150,000 and was never seen again.
Originally posted by watchmepissmyself
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Cochran spoke no Hopi, so he took a chief and a few other elders from the tribe to a secret place and explained by way of drawing on a rock.
As usual, the injuns became drunk and forgot what had been said, so Cochran carved the message in stone and took them there regularly until he was happy that the plan would go like clockwork.
Well, the accident did happen, Cochran sued the railroad and collected $150,000 and was never seen again.
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