It's only a matter of time
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2023
- Unearth the fascinating history of the Silver Islet Mine, an abandoned silver mine located in the chilling waters of Lake Superior. The mine was operational in the late 19th century and was once a bustling hub for silver extraction. Despite its initial promise, the mine was eventually abandoned due to flooding and other operational challenges. This video explores the rise and fall of this abandoned silver mine on Lake Superior, offering viewers a glimpse into the past industrial endeavors that have now become a part of North American folklore.
They tried their best but the lake was superior
Gandalf: "The Dwarves delved too greedily, and too deep..."
I stayed on Silver Islet with family friends about 38 years ago. I canoed over the same mineshaft pictured on the home page. Recognized it immediately. It's a sight you don't forget. At the time the island still had no electricity and Superior was the only water source. There was only one telephone (at the general store).
It may have been flooded but it still has a silver lining.
They delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in Superior--shadow and water.
I'm sorry... They pullled out $3 million dollars worth of silver? Adjusted for inflation, thats approximately $117 million dollars today. Whos trying to go diving with me?
that ending made me feel like i just got a quest in skyrim 😭😭
The idea of being a mine is already scary enough let alone one that's underneath a lake constantly being filled with water 💀
No one person or organization should be able to own something like one of the great lakes.
I'm from Thunder Bay. That's right near Silver islet. That's where they're talking about. Nanabijou or the sleeping giant is an old Indian myth. It talks about how Nanabijou lay down to stop the white man from taking the silver. We didn't care so much about the silver we just didn't want them there. I mean mining does major damage to the environment. Oh this is all myths Ojibway Nation to be exact. Noone will be trying this anytime soon it's so dangerous. Lake Superior is an inland Sea. It's the second largest lake in the world.
My Dad is a Geologist, and I asked how they would ever know back in 1800 how there was a Silver mine under Lake Superior. He said they found the ore...large vein with Silver on land on the inlet and followed the vein which went under Lake Superior right off Silver Inlet (island) and mined it. But that is how they originally found there was Silver to be mined was on the inlet.
You don't fuck with Lake Superior. It's basically a little freshwater ocean
It's amazing pondering how those men did all this in the late 1800s, I think.
Ah. So the water temples location has been found.
"And I took that personally."
Same thing happened to the Empire Gold Mine in Grass Valley, CA about 70 years ago.
If being born and raised in Michigan has taught me anything, you don’t fuck with Lake Superior. It will win
“I can’t stand stuck-up bodies of water.
"When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten, and the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money."
And that kids is why they didn’t name it “Lake Inferrer.”