In 1933, several men mined the gravel between high and low water levels, just below the confluence of the Deadman and Thompson rivers. They recovered from 25 to 45 cents and occasionally up to $1 a day for short periods. Some test pits put down about 1 metre below the surface near Deadman River, about 1200 metres upstream from its outlet, panned very fine gold. Further work was stopped because the miners did not have an Indian Reserve licence (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1933).