, ▁O ph ir ▁and ▁Crown ▁Point ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Com stock ▁L ode ▁( the ▁Crown ▁Point ▁was ▁actually ▁at ▁the ▁southern , ▁in ▁Gold ▁Hill ). ▁While ▁in ▁Nev ada , ▁he ▁met ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁British ▁sports men ▁who ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁them ▁in ▁India ▁on ▁a ▁big ▁game ▁saf ari . ▁Bald win ▁sold ▁the ▁li very ▁and ▁prepared ▁to ▁leave ▁for ▁India . ▁ ▁In ▁another ▁stroke ▁of ▁good ▁fortune ▁that ▁c ement ed ▁his ▁reputation ▁as ▁" L ucky " ▁Bald win , ▁he ▁left ▁instructions ▁with ▁his ▁bro ker ▁to ▁sell ▁his ▁Nor cross ▁stock ▁if ▁it ▁fell ▁below ▁$ 8 0 0 ▁a ▁foot . ▁( V e ins ▁of ▁gold ▁and ▁silver ▁were ▁often ▁sold ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁by ▁the ▁foot .) ▁Bald win ▁met ▁a ▁tr oup ▁of ▁Japanese ▁entertain ers ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁and ▁brought ▁them ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁v au dev ille ▁producer . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁he ▁learned ▁that ▁his ▁stock s ▁had ▁indeed ▁fallen ▁below ▁the ▁threshold ▁sales ▁price ▁he ▁specified , ▁but ▁his ▁bro ker ▁had ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁sell ▁because ▁Bald win ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁the ▁safe ▁holding ▁the ▁stock ▁certific ates . ▁In ▁an ▁incred ible ▁stroke ▁of ▁good ▁fortune , ▁the ▁stock ▁price ▁had ▁reb ounded ▁to ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁level , ▁creating ▁a ▁mult im ill ion - d ollar ▁profit ▁for ▁Bald win . ▁Using ▁new - found ▁wealth