The Naked Hills

Tracy Powell: I need a stake, Haver. It's a rich claim, I know it. Ain't expecting you to stake me without getting something in return. I'll pay.

Willis Haver: Tracy, you don't understand, you see... I'm running a bank now. It makes a little difference. It's not just me. There are others in San Francisco I have to account to. I can't invest the depositor's money in a claim without knowing what's in it first.

Tracy Powell: How can I know what I got unless I get the equipment to find out?

Willis Haver: Heh heh... Just a vicious circle, ain't it? Can't get the money unless you know what you have. Can't tell what you have unless you have the money to find out. Heh heh. Ah, it's like I said: it's a business now. A man don't stand a chance by himself. Unless he's, uh, willing to go along.