Full of intrigue, adventure, greed, and tragedy, the enduring legend of Slumach's Gold is examined in riveting forensic detail in this newly expanded edition of a bestselling classic. Full of intrigue, adventure, greed, and tragedy, the enduring legend of Slumach's Gold is examined in riveting detail in this newly expanded edition of a bestselling classic
Newly expanded and revised, Slumachs Gold: In Search of a Legendand a Curse chronicles Canadas most enduring lost-mine mystery. For more than 130 years, people have been captivated by the story of a secret cache of gold with nuggets the size of walnuts, supposedly buried near Pitt Lake in southwestern BC. Knowledge of its exact whereabouts died with Slumach, a Katzie Nation man executed for murder in 1891. Slumach, according to rumours that spread like wildfire in the years following his death, placed a curse on the hidden motherlode to protect it from interlopers and trespassers.
Countless prospectors, adventurers, amateur sleuths, and history buffs have attempted to find Slumachs gold over the years. It has been the subject of books, articles, TV shows, and podcasts. But thus far, no one has succeeded in locating the legendary gold. Or have they? In this fascinating new edition of Slumachs Gold, Brian Antonson, Mary Trainer and Rick Antonson diligently sift through history and myth, separating fact from fiction, but leaving the legend intactalong with the promise of gold yet to be found.
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Newly expanded and revised, Slumachs Gold: In Search of a Legend chronicles Canadas most enduring lost-mine mystery. For more than 130 years, people have been captivated by the story of a secret cache of gold with nuggets the size of walnuts, supposedly buried along the Pitt River in southwestern BC. Knowledge of its exact whereabouts died with Slumach, a Katzie Nation man executed for murder in 1891. Slumach, according to rumours that spread like wildfire in the years following his death, placed a curse on the hidden motherlode to protect it from interlopers and trespassers.
Countless prospectors, adventurers, amateur sleuths, and history buffs have attempted to find Slumachs gold over the years. It has been the subject of books, articles, TV shows, and podcasts. But thus far, no one has succeeded in locating the legendary gold. Or have they? In this fascinating new edition of Slumachs Gold, Brian Antonson, Mary Trainer and Rick Antonson diligently sift through history and myth, separating fact from fiction, but leaving the legend intactalong with the promise of gold yet to be found.
