- Vidette Lake
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lake_name = Vidette Lake
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location =British Columbia
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outflow =Deadman River (trib. of Thompson R.)
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cities = near Savona, B.C.Vidette Lake is a small
lake in theDeadman River valley of theThompson Country in the Interior of British Columbia,Canada History
The route in the gold rush era from Kamloops to the Cariboo goldfields passed the lake.A cabin, which is now the home of a tourist lodge on the lake, was a trading post on the
Hudson's Bay Brigade Trail .From 1933 to 1939, the Vidette Lake Mine operated on the east side of the lake producing 28,869 oz of gold, 46,573 oz of silver and 48 tons of copper. In the years since there has been further exploration. [Citation | first = T.H. | last = Carpenter, P. Geo. | title = Geochemical Assessment of the Vidette Property | place = Vancouver, BC | date = September 14, 1999 | publisher = Gold Commissioner's Office, Geological Survey Branch | url = http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/DL/ARISReports/26024.pdf] rp|4
Centre of the Universe
The lake gained notoriety in
1980 when it was visited and investigated by Tibetan Buddhist monks who since declared a location overlooking the lake to be theCentre of the Universe . The owner of the property has been approached three times by Tibetan monks wishing to buy the spot, but has chosen to remain and operate a guest lodge, the Vidette Lake Gold Mine Lodge, for people wishing to visit the site, which is unmarked. [Citation | last=Sinosky | first=Kelly | title='Centre of the universe' near Kamloops -- really | newspaper=Vancouver Sun | year=1835 | date= July 21, 2007 | url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=a2a942ce-0282-4ebb-bbc9-c467f27f0733&p=1]External links
* [http://www.tourismkamloops.com/home_showSection_ID_449.html Tourism Kamloops article]
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* [http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?minfilno=092P++086 BC Govt MINFILE claim record "Vidette Lake Mine"]References
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