Show BRITISH COLUMBIA the silversmith mines limited operating twelve claims at sandon has declared a dividend of the mine has been shipping tons of silver lead concentrates monthly to the united states smelter at midvale utah the shipping ore is said to carry ounces of silver and 65 per cent lead while mining in the slocan district is extremely quiet at present there is optimism as to the spring activities according to arthur lakes mining engineer who returned to to spokane from a professional trip to nelson B C recently the 0 B U has been broken completely largely due to the competition of an excess of labor there are three men for very job just now the fact that the strike which has held the district in idleness most of the summer and fall is over makes for a much better feeling and hope tor for the spring the lack of stability of the canadian metal market which is not as stabilized as ours is contributing largely to the present quietness quietness |