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[Mike K.]

Isn’t there a major subdivision that has been in waiting to get started right at that location?

[Victoria Watcher]

Coquitlam man claims to have found Slumach's Pitt Lake gold

 

Larry Ricard is appealing for help to retrieve his discovery

 

 

 

Legend has it that a Katzie First Nation man named Slumach discovered gold somewhere at the north end of Pitt Lake. This was around 1915, during the time of what was known as the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. However, according to slumach.ca, prospectors made money guiding gold hunting parties and needed a good story to attract people.

 

But, in the 1940s, stories surfaced about Slumach, who was said to frequent bars, paying with raw gold.

 

Slumach would be sentenced to death after being accused of the murder of a man named Louie Bee. If he did find gold, he took his secret to the grave. But many still believe there is treasure to still be found.

 

 

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"First we seen the gold bar," he said. Then they discovered a perfectly white quartz vein and the hyalite opal.

 

"It's the most amazing thing you've ever seen in your life," said Ricard, who has photographs of the opal, which glow green in the images.

 

However, Ricard says, once you get inside, what seems like a narrow cave, opens up into the most amazing the cavern, filled with stalactites. He estimates the cavern to be about 10 feet by 20 feet in size. But he can only get his camera in about eight feet.

 

Ricard is hoping to get in touch with young indigenous historian Taylor Starr, who is involved with the television show History Channel's 'Deadman's Curse'.

 

He also wants to involve local First Nations and to figure out legally – and physically – how to go about retrieving the find. 

 

"I'm just a dime operation. I don't have thousands and thousands of dollars to get the equipment that I need," he said.

 

Most importantly, though, he wants to retrieve the discovery in honour of his brother and to explore the cave even more. 

 

The last time he was out at the site was in the fall of this year. He claims there's a fortune in the cavern.

 

"I've seen it with my own eyes. I know what I've seen," he said.

 

 

 

 

https://www.maplerid...ke-gold-7703072

 

 

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 December 2024 - 01:47 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

 

 

Crew rescued after cargo vessel runs aground on Newfoundland's west coast

 

The MSC Baltic III has run aground near Lark Harbour N.L.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...essel-1.7460441

 

 

 

The Canadian Coast Guard ship CCGS Henry Larson were in the area and search and rescue aircraft, including a cormorant helicopter also joined the rescue effort.

A winter storm warning was in effect in the region at the time of the incident, with winds up to 120 km/h. Ferry crossings from Port aux Basques had been cancelled for the day.

 

 

 

 

That might not end very well.

 

 

VIDEO of helicopter rescue:   https://www.facebook...80846822098043/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 15 February 2025 - 09:06 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

43 years ago today the Ocean Ranger sank.

https://www.heritage...cean-ranger.php

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 15 February 2025 - 12:57 PM.