In 1965, just near the end of the coal mining era, Robert
Dunsmuir commissioned James Peterson to survey mining prospects. He
discovered this area, which he believed would be a good place to
mine for coal. After testing for coal, and finding that there was
some, Dunsmuir allowed Peterson to build a mine shaft. He began
mining the coal, using only pit ponies, versus the machinery which
was becoming more and more popular. When Peterson discovered a
small gold seam in the mine, he quickly shut it down, telling the
workers that there was poisonous gas in the mine. Peterson was
greedy and wanted to mine all the gold himself. But, one day no one
saw him again. Friends and Family who knew that he was still going
to the mine that he built believed that he died in there, but all
of them were too scared to venture into the mine to find out for
themselves.
So, as we said... going into the mine is not
recommended.
Please take the time to read the first page of the logbook to
find out what really happened to James Peterson. Please
don't spoil the answer in your log.