Exhibit 10.4
                     Extension of Option Agreement

                        HUDSON   VENTURES, INC.
50 West Liberty Street, Suite 880, Reno, Nevada 89501  PHONE (604) 727-
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Glen Macdonald
303-1334 Cardero Street
Vancouver, BC  V6G 2J3

June 1, 2003

ATTENTION:  Glen Macdonald

RE:  McConnell River Claims B1 - B4, Grant #'s YB 92568 - YB 92571,
Watson Lake Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada ( the "Property")

Dear Sir,

Pursuant  to  an option agreement dated as of January 22,  2002,  Glen
Macdonald  ("GM")  granted  to Hudson Ventures,  Inc.,  an  option  to
acquire  an  interest in the Property (the "Agreement").  This  letter
confirms  that in and for the sum of $1000 Cdn., the receipt of  which
is  hereby  acknowledged, GM has agreed to  amend  the  terms  of  the
Agreement  by  deleting the reference to "June 30,  2003"  in  section
2.1(B)  and inserting "June 30, 2004." The remainder of the  Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect.

Yours truly,

HUDSON VENTURES, INC.

Per: /s/ Dana Upton

Dana Neill Upton, President


The above is hereby confirmed and agreed as of the date first above
written.

GLEN MACDONALD

Per: /s/ Glen Macdonald

Glen Macdonald











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