one as recently as 1939. ‘There are
many who say that nothing will be
found on this side of the Rockies, but
geologists point to a tract of land be-
tween Crow’s Nest Lake and Mist
Mountains on the headwaters of the
Highwood River as a disturbed area
where precious metals might be dis-
covered. In the opinion of old “‘rock-
rats” and prospectors, if the Lost Mine
is ever located it will be somewhere
in this region.

If one is to believe the numerous
stories that have drifted down through
the years the search for the hidden
Fl Dorado has claimed more than
Blackjack’s life. There’s the story of a
white man’s skeleton found in the
gap of the Old Man River—the
skeletal fingers still clutching a bag
of gold! There’s the authenticated
story of two men, both badly wound-
ed, stopping overnight at a ranch in
the foothills. They carried with them
pokes of gold-dust and mineralized
quartz, and were fleeing from the
west as though the devil was at their
heels. Refusing to account for their
wounds they rode away for Macleod
next morning but never reached there
—and were never heard of again! Had
they re-discovered the Lost Lemon
Mine only to be pursued, and killed,
by jealous and wrathful Stoney
Indians?

From time to time old mounds and
pits have been found, containing

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Does this old medicine man, repository of

the traditions of his tribe, know the location

of the lost Lemon mine and hold the secret
to the hidden horde?

human bones; the remains of log
cabins buried deep in hidden gulches;
old rusted muzzle-loaders; pack-
saddles; cooking outfits; rat-gnawed
bed-rolls, and other abandoned equip-
ment. Again there’s been talk of foul
play and the curse of the Lemon
Mine. For no mountain man or trapper
would abandon his outfit unless he’d
met with a mishap, or some tragedy
had intervened.

But the lost Lemon Mine has yet
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To Televize Pictures of
Men Police Want

PHOTOGRAPHS of some of the
suspects wanted for murder or crimes
of violence are to be televised, it was
decided recently in Britain. Other
TV pictures may include abandoned
children, or articles found near the
scene of a murder to help in tracing
the killer.

Televiewers who recognize the pic-
tures will be asked to telephone the
nearest police station. The new TV
crime plan comes into operation at
once.

Rules for televising S O S messages
and pictures of wanted people were
worked out between the B.B.C. and
Scotland Yard. Where a Chief Con-
stable considers that television can
assist in inquiries or in conveying in-
formation to the public he will com-
municate through Scotland Yard.

The B.B.C. will consider each re-
quest and, where satisfied that tele-
vision is the proper method, will
agree to put a picture on the screen.

It is felt by both the B.B.C. and the
police that too many of these appeals
on the television screen would be
likely to defeat their own object.

The discussions have been going on
for months since the B.B.C. had to
refuse to televise the picture of a small
boy missing from home in Wolver-
hampton. * *

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