BC Winter Games 2014

Brian Antonson, of Slumachs' Gold fame, found his treasure right in Mission. He has been nominated president of the BC Winter Games that are slated to be held in Mission in 2014. They are now working on recruiting community leaders who are interested in forming a board of directors. Brian writes "I'm really pleased to be asked and thrilled to be involved in this exciting event." 
Click here to read a recent Mission Record item about the announcement!

Don Waite Talk

Gold hunters and historians (some forty in total) gathered to hear Don Waite speak about and show his discoveries and they were not disappointed. The photo shows Don and Tina (in red) as the chairs are filling in the room.

Donald Waite Talk

The Maple Ridge News dedicated their Looking Back column of Wednesday February 22, 2012 on Don Waite's talk, tomorrow, Thursday. For those not getting The News here is a cut-up version of the article. Unfortunately the story did not make it to their Web site. Click on the image to enlarge!

Donald Waite showing his nuggets!

At a meeting of the Maple Ridge Historical Society on Thursday, February 23, Donald Waite will talk about this new project: a book about British Columbia and Yukon gold hunters. He will show a selection of his nuggets, reproductions of great vintage photographs he collected for the book.

The meeting starts at 7:30 pm and is open to the general public at a $2 drop-in fee for non-members The meeting place is St. Andrew’s Heritage Hall, 22279, 116th Avenue in Maple Ridge—just off the Haney Bypass.

Members of the Lost Mine of Pitt Lake Society are particularly welcome.

Duncan McFadden

Don Waite found this story in the Lethbridge Herald of 26 February 1950. Click on the image to enlarge. Duncan E. McFadden was the gentleman to whom we owe (through Don) a transcript of the court records of the preliminary hearings of the Slumach case on 3 November 1890. The originals seem to be in Ottawa. Click here for more about that.

B. C. Prospectors -- a site worth visiting.

A reminder to keep visiting the Nicholson family's  B.C. Prospectors Web site regularly. The producers are R.W. (Rob) Nicholson (the veteran) and the next generation of Nicholsons--Cathy, Cory, Scott and Stacie!
The site is growing and growing  and all kinds of treasures are hidden on those pages. Nice to explore al those veins!

Something interesting near Addington Point

Greg writes: "Looking back at the theory of  Louie Bee  being killed by Addington point the diggings that I found three weeks ago are within one km of this area. Not at all saying this is Slumach's gold mine but I am saying that prospecting was done very close to this point and not on the Sheridan hill side like most look at. Can't say the exact location only that it is very close to the X on the old post." 
Click here to see some pictures.