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Rich Gold Prospects Reported in Similkameen Claim
Reports from Similkameen and the Anglo-American Gold and Platinum Hydraulic Mining Co. claim highly satisfactory prospecting results. Capt. Scott of Vancouver and civil engineer J C Ferguson lead a work crew sinking shafts to test ground. Shares rise from 15 cents to a dollar amid talk of rapid incorporation. De B McLaren and his engineer also report gold on the benches. The claim is said to be richly impregnated, with nuggets found, on a field about 45 miles distant, as population at Similkameen has fallen due to climate hardships and scarce water.
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Similkameen
Anglo-American Gold and Platinum
Hydraulic Mining Co
Capt. Scott
Vancouver
J.C. Ferguson
British Columbia
de B. McLaren
Westminster