Show RAN 1200 TO THE TON R chest M ne outs de mexico and peru in lake super or the richest mine of silver aei opened by man was not in peru or mexico said capt al pole roland of rainy lake to the milwaukee free press but on a mere reef in that greatest of fresh ater seas lake su it has been forgotten by all but a few of the older inhabitants that only a third of a century ago the richest silver mines in the old or new world was operated under its waters at silver islet the story of its dis covery its development under the most trying conditions and against the power of all the elements and the final triumph of nature over man af fords a romantic chapter in the drama of real life eq baling in apparent im probability some of the tales of baron munchausen but all the details of which are verified b authentic rec and the memories of men now living the islan I 1 was but to feet long hi 60 feet in width rising but a few feet above the water on a calm day b it entirely s ib merged by the long swells from the east in stormy weather the rock ran 1 to the on A single pocket of sixty tons yielded more than in the tar IS ounces of silver per ince was refined the mine the mine produced worth of sil ver during the per od of its activity old miners say there are millions of still there bit it kill take 1 to start worl aga n properly since 1889 the mine has lain idle the detro t syndicate which owned it became discouraged on account of un usually hevy expense tor a few ears the pompi stop ed the mine filleti with water and to complete the ill fortune a bi storm astaci ed the islet and did great damage |