Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-02-14 | Page 10 | 500 Men Dare Winter Peril in Gold Strike

MEN DARE WINTER PERIl IN GOlD Poorly Equipped Jobless Army Stampedes to Supposed Supposed Sup Supposed Sup Sup- posed Leman Mine CALGARY Alt Feb 14 ii Heedless of ot their peril if caught in a blizzard men many of ot them then poorly equipped were hurrying into the Livingstone River valley vaHey today u In hI quest A three-ounce three piece of quartz brought from the Livingstone valley country by a n. prospector which showed traces of gold when assayed at was SS the lodestone drawing the gold seekers into the val val- Jc Jey ey First reports report were were- that the sample mple contained traces of platinum as well as gold but the assayers said ad no io evidence evi dence ence of oI toe the white metal was vas present In the quartz Behind the gold seekers moved a R amounted amounted mounted patrol of provincial police sent by Commissioner W. W G. G Bl Bryun un unto to succor any who might suffer from irom cold and hunger should a storm overtake overtake over over- take them then Many in the rush were cre from from the ranks of Calgary's unemployed ed novices nov nov- ices in h prospecting who set out on foot with little food and scant equip equip- ment A background for the rush is furnished fur fur- by the legend of the lost Leeman Leman Leman Le Le- Lee Lee- man mine The story Is that tha t on nn Idaho prospector named Leman struck it Jt rich in iti the tile Livingstone country in 1870 then went to Idaho to bring his family to Alberta The family perished on the way and the mine never ne was found a again aln