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>VESTVANCOUVCN West Vancouver Historical Society ... preserving and promoting the history of West Vancouver 680 - 17th Street, West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 3T2 Volume 26 February 2009 Number 1 PUBLIC MEETING - February 25*^, 2009 WEST VANCOUVER SENIORS' CENTRE - 7:00 P.M. Slumach’s GOLD IN 5RAKCS OF A LEGEND Guest Speaker: Brian Antonson Subject: Slumach's Gold - In Search of a Legend Slutnuch s Gold chronicles what is possibly Canada^s greatest lost mine story. Leaving the legend intact, the authors have diligently sifted through history and myth to separate fact from fiction. They search out the truth behind: • Slumach's hanging for murder in 1891 in the old New Westminster Provincial jail; • The drama of international fascination following Slumach's execution; • Slumach's possession of gold nuggets "the size of walnuts"; • Slumach s curse meant to protect his hidden motherlode from interlopers; • The number of gold seekers who have died searching for Slumach's lost gold (newspaper reports claim there were over 30) plus much more! Page 1