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Rock FoundSince then, thousands have looked lor the lost mine, but it has never been tound. Mr. Allen says that several weeks ago he ami his wife were follow inn some old 'Spanish signs looking for 500 .iackloads of bar silver which a.e supposed to have been lost near the Pack Saddle mountains abort 13a miles north ot San Antonio, when he found a rock buried five teet under the ground with Howie's name inscribed on it and the date 1H32. On the rock were instructions telling how to get to the lost mine.Following the directions on the stone, he and his wife located the mine but had to spend two and a half days digging out a hole large enough to enter. When they gained an enteranee tv) the mine. Mr. Allen says they found some 62 human skeletons in the lower shaft and one skeleton in the up- ! eoi per shaft.The nune. Mr. Allen says, contains a vien ol silver in one shaft and the other shaft contains pockets of gold. The mine opens up into the side of the mountain and the two shafts are approximately 500 veins apart. A Spanish vera is approximately 33 inches.Samples Brought HomeAfter carefully sealing up the mine again, Mr. and Mrs. Allen returned to Port Nechos and are now negotiating to secure leases on the land and to obtain financial backing to open up the mine. When they returned, they brought home samples of the mineralsTSee MINE TOUNDrbsrcfc pageT
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Port Neches Chronicle
Port Neches, Texas, US
Thu, Nov 11, 1948
Page 7
Full Page
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