Vidette Lake
Vidette Lake is a small lake in the Deadman River Valley of the Thompson Country in the British [Columbia Interior|Interior of British Columbia], Canada. It is not on the Deadman River, but it is on a tributary within the river's valley.
History
The route in the gold rush era from Kamloops to the Cariboo [Gold Rush|Cariboo goldfields] passed the lake.A cabin, which is now the home of a tourist lodge on the lake, was a trading post on the Hudson's Bay [Brigade Trail].
From 1933 to 1939, the Vidette Lake Mine operated on the east side of the lake producing 28,869 oz of gold, 46,573 oz of silver and 48 tons of copper. In the years since there has been further exploration.