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History Post-confederation (1867-)

The Lost Lemon Mine

An Unsolved Mystery of the Old West

by (author) Ron Stewart

Publisher
Heritage House Publishing
Initial publish date
Aug 2011
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-)
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781926613994
    Publish Date
    May 2011
    List Price
    $9.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926936666
    Publish Date
    Aug 2011
    List Price
    $7.99

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The legend of the Lost Lemon Mine is one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the Canadian West. In 1870, so the story goes, two prospectors named Lemon and Blackjack found gold in the rugged mountains of southwestern Alberta or southeastern British Columbia. Shortly after, Blackjack died at Lemon’s hand. The distraught Lemon left the scene of the murder and never recovered his senses—or his gold. Despite exhaustive searches by treasure seekers and historians, the mine has never been located.

In The Lost Lemon Mine, Ron Stewart revisits this intriguing story and attempts to answer the tantalizing questions posed by the often conflicting evidence.

  • Who was Lemon?
  • Where was the mine?
  • Did Lemon and Blackjack steal the gold and invent a fictitious mine to cover their tracks?

Stewart has meticulously researched the many versions of the story in order to separate folklore from fact, challenging readers to reach their own conclusions.

About the author

Ronald Stewart is a pioneer in the development of modern emergency medicine. An internationally renowned expert in prehospital care and paramedic training, Stewart has served as a senior medical consultant to governments and NGOs in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. A Companion of the Order of Canada, Dr. Stewart has published more than two hundred articles on the art and science of medicine. He also founded the Music in Medicine Program at his alma mater, the Dalhousie University Medical School.

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