<p style=\u00a0\u00bbMARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\u00a0\u00bb class=\u00a0\u00bbMsoNormal\u00a0\u00bb>Embedded in a rock in an obscure, pristine brook in the wilds of <?xml:namespace prefix=\u00a0\u00bbst1″ ns=\u00a0\u00bburn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\u00a0\u00bb \/><st1:place w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb><st1:state w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb>Newfoundland<\/st1:state><\/st1:place> is a legendary quartz vein.<span style=\u00a0\u00bbmso-spacerun: yes\u00a0\u00bb>\u00a0 <\/span>The story of the vein and the wealth trapped in it is well-known, but its location has eluded six generations of Newfoundlanders. The source of the legend is Soulis (Suley) Joe, and the precious metal trapped in the vein is silver. Along the <st1:street w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb><st1:address w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb>Trans-Canada Highway<\/st1:address><\/st1:street> in <st1:state w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb>Newfoundland<\/st1:state>, just west of the turnoff to <st1:city w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb>Benton<\/st1:city>, is a brook called Soulis Brook, which flows out of Soulis Pond, the second major pond named after Soulis Joe, an intrepid explorer whose name is recorded for all time on old <st1:place w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb><st1:state w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb>Newfoundland<\/st1:state><\/st1:place> maps.<?xml:namespace prefix=\u00a0\u00bbo\u00a0\u00bb ns=\u00a0\u00bburn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\u00a0\u00bb \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>
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\n<p style=\u00a0\u00bbMARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\u00a0\u00bb class=\u00a0\u00bbMsoNormal\u00a0\u00bb>In the summer of 2008, writer Gary Collins teamed up with Allan Keats, a great-grandson of Soulis Joe, and they set out to unearth the secret of Soulis Joe\u2019s lost silver mine. After many weeks and months spent combing the <st1:place w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb><st1:placetype w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb>island<\/st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb><st1:state w:st=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb>Newfoundland<\/st1:state><\/st1:placename><\/st1:place>, Gary Collins figured it out. Come along for the trip and discover the location of Soulis Joe\u2019s Lost Mine.<span style=\u00a0\u00bbFONT-SIZE: 10pt\u00a0\u00bb><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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