Show SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA spokane wash jan 20 the value of the 1919 output of the trail smelter belonging to the consolidated mining and smelting smelling Sm elting company with the last ten days of december estimated was compared with for 1918 according to figures given out at nelson B C these figures are for metals only products byproducts by not being included the tonnage handled was ore and concentrates produced by rhines mines in districts as follows nelson arrow lakes 13 rossland 5 doun boun dary 22 slocan ainsworth 58 east kootenay 12 other districts in B C 6 manitoba 1 washington 15 idaho 1 J C ryan is to reopen the soho mine slocan which has been closed for eighteen months his first crew will be ten to twelve men the soho consolidated mines company is a spokane corporation and all the directors are spokane men there are four veins on the property the tom moore vein has feet of development work and on the soho vein there is a shaft down feet with drifts within twenty days the harvard coal company operating at princeton B C will be getting out tons daily the mine is well equipped for work and has just been spent for bunkers and trucks according to H G duerfeldt of spokane president arid manager james gray an experienced miner will take charge as general manager ore worth is in sight in the utica mine near kaslo according to a report current in the north eight or more lessees lessels les sees operating on the whitewater are shipping at the rate of about eight carloads of lead ore monthly conditions in the property of the standard silver head lead mining company a spokane and eastern corporation are reported to be improving ninety men are employed on company account and a carload of ore recently shipped by brand webb lessees lessels les sees |