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<p style= »MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt » class= »MsoNormal »>Embedded in a rock in an obscure, pristine brook in the wilds of <?xml:namespace prefix= »st1″ ns= »urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags » /><st1:place w:st= »on »><st1:state w:st= »on »>Newfoundland</st1:state></st1:place> is a legendary quartz vein.<span style= »mso-spacerun: yes »>  </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= »on »><st1:address w:st= »on »>Trans-Canada Highway</st1:address></st1:street> in <st1:state w:st= »on »>Newfoundland</st1:state>, just west of the turnoff to <st1:city w:st= »on »>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= »on »><st1:state w:st= »on »>Newfoundland</st1:state></st1:place> maps.<?xml:namespace prefix= »o » ns= »urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office » /><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style= »MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt » class= »MsoNormal »>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’s lost silver mine. After many weeks and months spent combing the <st1:place w:st= »on »><st1:placetype w:st= »on »>island</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st= »on »><st1:state w:st= »on »>Newfoundland</st1:state></st1:placename></st1:place>, Gary Collins figured it out. Come along for the trip and discover the location of Soulis Joe’s Lost Mine.<span style= »FONT-SIZE: 10pt »><o:p></o:p></span></p>