In 1898, Flower bought some nearby mining claims, laid out the townsite of Spenazuma, and sold shares in eastern states on the pretense that the Spenazuma Mining Company owned gold mines of immense value.
Flower's actions in 1898 involved purchasing adjacent mining properties, establishing a new town called Spenazuma, and selling shares to investors in eastern states, with the implication that the Spenazuma Mining Company had valuable gold mines.