Brian lecturing in Abbotsford

On Tuesday, February 13th, starting at 10 am, Brian Antonson is presenting an updated version of the story of Slumach’s gold.
Location: Abbotsford Recreation Centre (Senior Activity Centre), 2499 McMillan Road, at the corner of Old Yale.
Everyone welcome. You don’t have to be a senior to attend. Brian is an excellent presenter and his talk is well worth the entry fee of $7.00.
Click here for more information about Brian’s and other Learning Plus classes.

Black Bond Books -- supporting local authors

Fact and  Fiction: Slumach and the Lost Creek Mine is now completely sold out. It was the #1 selling book in the Regional section for 2017 at Black Bond Books in Haney. 

Fred at Black Bond Books in Haney on Authors for Indies day in April 2017. "Indies" stands for independent book stores.  

Wild Duck Inn map

Correction July 2021: North is to the right -- south to the left. The location of the "mine" is east of Widgeon Creek.

What happened to the large map of Pitt River and Pitt Lake mounted on the wall behind the bar in Port Coquitlam's Wild Duck Inn? Some thought that it had been painted on a wall and was  therefore lost but a an article with a photo showing the framed map up mentioned that it and other items were up for sale in 2000.
The map was NOT painted on a wall but on sheets of fibreboard and we now know that it was purchased at the final auction at the Wild Duck Inn by of a long-time frequent visitor to the pub -- now a resident of Whonnock. As the attached pictures show the map is in excellent condition. Space did not allow taking a frontal picture of the entire map -- that has to wait until this summer.
According to the present owner the map was hidden behind behind some other images in the last year.  Click on images to enlarge.

Donnelly Rhodes 1937 – 2018

Veteran actor Donnelly Rhodes played the old prospector in Michael Colliers’s  docudrama “Curse of the Lost Gold Mine.”  

Come and meet us.

Donald Waite, Brian Antonson and Fred Braches will participate in  “Local Author Day" at  Black Bond Books at Haney Place Mall on  Saturday, 18 November. Their time is from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Click here for the day's program.

What is going on?

 Why was Adam Palmer having a secret meeting in Hope with famed veteran prospector Rob Nicholson and what did Crystal Island prospector George McLennan have to tell them? Our man in Hope spotted them but he could not tell anything about their discussion. They let him take a few pictures. The real purpose of the meeting that brought the three together remains a mystery. 

Slumach’s Lost Gold Mine has been found

QuinanBear, a member of the Canadian Gold Prospecting Forum claims that he has found the location of the famous gold. Click here to read the correspondence. 

Noteworthy comment from one of the members of the Lost Pitt Lake Mine Society.

That forum has always been full of beauty... man oh man... it never ends on that forum... just a bunch of internet weirdos sitting in a basement obsessing over childish stories trying to live out their "great outdoorsmen" dreams... Entertaining to say the least, but sad also as it represents a large amount of our population...may they rest in peace if their ever set forth outside of their home....