He may not know what a lying, idle little slummock he's taken under his wing.'

Hugh Murray told Mahoney that a local physician, a Dr. Hall visited "Slummock" in his death cell trying to find out, but he went to his death "with the burning question of the community unanswered."

He presented the legendary "Slummock" as a middle-aged man, still capable of looking for gold in the mountains, who struck it rich in the late nineties and frequently came to New Westminster with "a well-filled 'poke' of nuggets," spending his money freely, but keeping its source a secret.

Although the article contains mostly "romantic fiction" it became the source of many stories about Slumach and the treasure at Pitt Lake.The imaginary "Slummock" in this article is a middle-aged "half-breed Red River Indian" hanged for murdering another "half-breed" prospector by drowning.

He may not know what a lying, idle little slummock he's taken under his wing.'

My companion was quieter now, and his speech, which up till that time had been distinct—it was a marvel to hear how in his condition he could talk dialect—began to slur and slide and slummock.

Hugh Murray told Mahoney that a local physician, a Dr. Hall visited "Slummock" in his death cell trying to find out, but he went to his death "with the burning question of the community unanswered."

He presented the legendary "Slummock" as a middle-aged man, still capable of looking for gold in the mountains, who struck it rich in the late nineties and frequently came to New Westminster with "a well-filled 'poke' of nuggets," spending his money freely, but keeping its source a secret.

Although the article contains mostly "romantic fiction" it became the source of many stories about Slumach and the treasure at Pitt Lake.The imaginary "Slummock" in this article is a middle-aged "half-breed Red River Indian" hanged for murdering another "half-breed" prospector by drowning.