Camp McKinney Jimmy introduces his memoir Chasing Stolen Gold, a treasure hunter’s adventure to locate the lost gold bars of Camp McKinney, east of Osoyoos, British Columbia. The robbery occurred in the summer of 1896. The amount of bullion taken forced the bandit to hide the two larger bars in the forest. When Mathew Roderick returned three months later to retrieve the bars, he was shot dead in a bungled attempt to follow him to the treasure. The gold bars whereabouts remained unknown, until now. The highly illustrated book comes complete with a detailed treasure map.
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Chasing Stolen Gold 
I received this book for Christmas and once I started reading it I could barely put it down. It felt like I was immersed in the adventure and chasing stolen gold right along side of Camp Jimmy. His passion and hard work is clearly evident in his eloquent writings and portrayal of all the various characters, who he brings to life in his writings. Through his exhaustive and tireless historical research he paints a very vivid picture of the people, places, things and the time period involved in his quest to solve the mystery of the stolen gold bars. A thoroughly enjoyable and exciting read and I really appreciated all the photo’s and historical references and descriptions of the various time periods. An awesome book well worth the price.
Thanks for your kind words, they are very much appreciated. CMJ
CMJ,
I have been following this story for many years with great interest as I love the challenge it creates. I spent three years in South America working for a Copper mining company. I was living in the Atacama Desert on the coastline where the Spanish first landed in the 1500’s. I joined a club there of treasure hunters all of us using metal detectors to find Silver and gold cobs/coins in our spare time. We found amazing things…including the coins, tumi knives, Inca necklaces, arrowheads and so much more.
I would love to speak to you in person as I am retired and live in Kelowna.and I am planning a few trips to the Camp mcKinney site…I believe I have a good nose for sniffing things out…The one thing that I am sure you have considered is: Do you think that it is possible that the police officers who ultimately shot Mr. Roderick actually loaded up the gold and then claimed that it wasn’t found…
I am thinking they did not enjoy the salaries RCMP officers are receiving today. This to me would explain why you were unable to locate the bars…the law enforcement team may have received a small bonus for their efforts … Very easy to modify the story to avoid detection. Did you do any research on the officers involved in Mr. rodericks arrest? Did they display a sudden increase in wealth…in subsequent years after the robbery?
Would love to get your thoughts on this possibility. My name is Phil Malm. You can contact me by phone (250) 681-2216 or email <phil_malm@hotmail.com>
Best Regards,
Phil