Fred Beck's Story of the Lost Bean Shooter

Fred beck grew up in kelso, t miles north of portland in washington usa. A small but bustling hub of the confluence of the cowlits and columbia rivers that was quickly establishing itself as the epi centre of the local logging industry. By 19 18 he had his sight set on something a little more financi rewarding. It was back in 18 91 that two farmers discovered what they recognized to be mineral deposits of black, tourmaline and hemotite - minerals often found near rich veins of precious metals. Their discovery triggered a minor gold rush which saw thousands of prospect pits and 11 thousand feet of tunnels dug out of the area,. yielding several thousand