I am looking for any kind of information regarding an extraordinary Englishman, Mr. William P. Lockwood, a mining engineer from England who revolutionized gold mining in Canada in the 19th century.
Three years ago, I started working on his former claims. I now want to get in touch with his heirs or those of his associates. I’m looking for maps, drawing pictures, letters or geological reports.
Mr. Lockwood, with his son Arthur, spent nearly 30 years (beginning in 1865) digging for placer gold in the Beauce area of Quebec, also known as the Chaudiere River area, 50 miles south of Quebec City. During the Beauce gold rush, he dug 75,000 oz. of gold. Mr. Lockwood said again and again that the gold was native and came from local sources. The prevailing idea was that gold came from the northern Precambrian Shield and was carried along by glaciers in the Chaudiere and Gilbert Rivers. But Mr. Lockwood was right.
Some of his partners included Messrs. Robinson and Egerton, J.N. Gordon, W. Moodie and Jack St-Onge.
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