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In Search of Slumach

In 1891,in New Westminster BC, an elderly Native man was hanged for murder. Today, legends of epic proportions link him with rich gold findings in the mountains around Pitt Lake and multiple killings. What do we really know about this man and where did the legends come from?

Monday, 10 October 2016

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  • Slumach
  • Pitt Lake Gold

Also of interest

  • The Slumach Pitt Lake Lost Creek Gold Mine Saga
  • Pitt River - Niftyniall
  • Prospectors Paradise

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Award Winning Web site

The Slumach site received the Web site Award for 2008 from the British Columbia Historical Federation and David Mattison

Memorable quotations

A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar on top.
Gold makes a fool of us all the time.
Nature does not need a ghost to guard a mine.
Gold is where you find it.