Deadman's Curse
Dead men tell tales.
Taylor Starr, Adam Palmer, Kru Williams, and Don Froese band together to solve the legend of Slumach's lost gold mine.
Seasons
1. The Missing Jackson Letter
Air Date: 2022-09-11
Taylor unearths new testimony from a witness to Slumach's execution; a deathbed letter written by a man who claims to have found Slumach's gold sends Adam and Kru on a dangerous glacial trek in search of the fabled mother lode.
2. The Charnley Clues
Air Date: 2022-09-18
The recent glacier expedition leaves Kru rattled and rethinking his approach; clues left by an Indigenous voice from the past send the entire team north into the wild terrain of the Upper Pitt in search of Slumach's gold.
3. The Search For Volcanic Brown
Air Date: 2022-09-25
Reports of a jar of gold send Adam and Kru on the trail of missing prospector Volcanic Brown and his last known location; Don and Taylor investigate a strange marking on the prospector tools found in the Upper Pitt.
4. The Prospector’s Secret
Air Date: 2022-10-02
Clues revealed in Katzie First Nation history lead the team north; Kru unearths 100-year-old court documents that shed light on Slumach himself.
5. The Mystery of Terrarosa Gold
Air Date: 2022-10-09
Kru finds a tape-recorded interview of a man who claims to have found Slumach's motherlode, and out on the trail, Adam's old rival appears to be a step ahead in his search for the gold.
6. The Troubling Tale of Bute Inlet Gold Pt. 1
Air Date: 2022-10-16
The search for Slumach's gold sends the team 300km away into the heart of mystery and murder. Back in Pitt Lake, an unlikely prospector arrives with a shocking claim.
7. The Troubling Tale of Bute Inlet Gold Pt. 2
Air Date: 2022-10-23
The continuation shows the team uncover evidence of a Spaniard galleon sunk in Bute Inlet, disprove Jack Mould as a con man, and another prospector falls to the curse of Slumach.
8. The Carter Map
Air Date: 2022-10-30
A hidden 1940s map reveals new clues pointing to the motherlode. The team races season-ending weather through unexplored terrain to find an X that marks the spot where Slumach possibly found his gold.
1. The Map in the Margin
Air Date: 2024-05-28
It's up to Adam to push forward and guide the team through the uncharted terrain of Corbold Canyon.
2. The Secrets of Acaponeta
Air Date: 2024-06-04
According to a 1980s author and historian, the Spanish have a long and hidden history of gold exploration in Pitt Lake, and Slumach found their cache.
3. Valley of the Rocks
Air Date: 2024-06-11
Adam, Kru and Tony follow the path of a failed 1982 Vancouver news team led by a Slumach gold hunter and mystic dowser.
4. Return to Hidden Valley
Air Date: 2024-06-18
After aborting his mission last season, lone wolf prospector David Muise returns undeterred and looking for a partner.
5. The Body in the Cave
Air Date: 2024-06-25
The final words of a lifelong gold hunter send Adam, Kru and Daryl Friesen through an icy gauntlet high above Pitt Lake. On the Gadsby claim, Kru and Daryl move earth in search of Slumach's walnut sized gold nuggets while Adam discovers a cave rumored to be Volcanic Brown's final resting place.
6. The Mysterious Mist
Air Date: 2024-07-02
An old map connected to testimony from an 1891 eyewitness account of Slumach's hanging sheds light on the legend.
7. The Journey to the Lost Mine
Air Date: 2024-07-09
A recurring mine marker points the team east to neighbouring Harrison Lake as leads and legend line up; clues found in a 1950s article by an investigative reporter place a lost Spanish gold mine directly on Slumach's path.
8. The Unmarked Grave
Air Date: 2024-07-16
The source of Slumach's lost gold.
1. The Return to the Lost Mine
Air Date: 2025-07-16
Legend hunter and mountaineer Adam Palmer leads a bid to finally solve the mystery of Slumach's lost gold mine, amid the rugged terrain of the Pacific Northwest. A recurring mine marker points the team east to Harrison Lake as leads and legend line-up. Clues found in a 1950s article by an investigative reporter place a lost Spanish gold mine directly on Slumach's path. High upon the Breakenridge Glacier, extreme conditions at 7,200 feet split the team in two
2. The Mysteries of Echo Island
Air Date: 2025-09-04
Legend hunter and mountaineer Adam Palmer leads a bid to finally ascertain the existence and location of Slumach's lost gold mine amid the rugged terrain of the Pacific Northwest. As he and crewmates Kru Williams, Taylor Starr and Don Froese continue to unravel the mystery, their attentions gravitate towards a place known as Echo Island
3. The Legend of the Lost Spanish Mound
Air Date: 2025-09-11
Legend hunter and mountaineer Adam Palmer addresses the legend of the lost Spanish mound, reputedly, a low grassy mound within which are buried both numerous pieces of armour and weapons and the remains of Spanish soldiers, members of an ill-fated expedition ambushed over two centuries ago
4. The Germans Are Coming
Air Date: 2025-09-18
Former MMA fighter and prospector Kru Williams and young Indigenous explorer Taylor Starr join seasoned legend hunter and mountaineer Adam Palmer to finally solve the mystery of Slumach's lost gold mine
5. The Secrets of Sasquatch Valley
Air Date: 2025-10-02
Legend hunter and mountaineer Adam Palmer sets out to uncover the secrets of Sasquatch Valley. Clues link Sasquatch to the lost mine as two teams chase legend, gold and mystery through rugged terrain
6. The Lost Recordings
Air Date: 2025-10-09
A newly discovered video and an old recording of a phone conversation shine a spotlight on a 40-year-old claim that Slumach's gold was found and mined in the 1980s
7. The Depths Of Lizard Lake
Air Date: 2025-10-16
The mysterious art of using a divining rod on a map is considered as a means to reveal the location of Slumach's gold nuggets. Ex-MMA fighter and prospector Kru Williams and seasoned legend hunter and mountaineer Adam Palmer struggle through a swamp to reach a remote lake located at an altitude of 1,000 feet
8. The Footsteps Of Volcanic Brown
Air Date: 2025-10-23
Legend hunter and mountaineer Adam Palmer leads a team following the trail of prospector Volcanic Brown - who went missing in 1931 - to his camp. Reports of a jar of gold found in a tent near the Stave Glacier point Adam and Kru to Brown's last known location and possibly the motherlode. Meanwhile, Don and Taylor investigate a strange marking on the prospector tools found in the Upper Pitt with hopes of identifying its missing owner and the truth behind the curse
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Rating
8.2/10
Release Date
2022-09-11
Episodes
24 (3 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Corus Entertainment