 Japhet Lindeberg lived long enough to see the character based on himself played on the big screen by John Wayne, although Lindeberg modestly said that he didn't see much resemblance between himself and Wayne's character in "The Spoilers".Lindeberg sold out his share in the Pioneer Mining Company to Wendell P. Hammon (1854-1938) in the 1920s.During a subsequent visit to Norway, Lindeberg convinced his old friend Leonhard Seppala to come work for him in America.