æz pˈiːpəl sˈɔː ðə skˈeɪl ʌvðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt, spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən wʌz ɹˈæmpənt ðæt skˈɑːt dˈɪd hæv ɐ mˈaɪn ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl.
As people saw the scale of the project, speculation was rampant that Scott did have a mine after all.