Show BRITISH COLUMBIA it is reported the nickel plate mine at hedley will vill be reopened this fall adding another gold producer directors of the silversmith mining company elected at sandon recently are J M harris sandon J P mcgoldrick H C lambach and F B grinnell spokane A C burdick and T S mcpherson victoria and J B white of spokane is manager an increase of in the value of old bullion received at the fie federal frederal deral assay office in vancouver for the first seven months of this year is reported the total is compared with for the first seven months last year the increase is said to be general throughout the but the fact that it is a 20 per cent increase is chiefly due to the reopening of the rossland mines of the consolidated mining smelting smelling Sm elting company of C canada anada the california mining company owners of gold bear ing properties in B C will resume operations as soon as alterations in the mill are completed according to reports at hand the property is three miles south of nelson and is composed of the california exchequer and atha basco groups of 13 claims or more than acres the mine is equipped with a modern mill a cyanide plant and an ail air compressor and the machinery is is operated by water power ore is available for immediate milling but additional development work will be necessary to assure a continuous operation of the mill J H turner of spokane is superintending super intending operations |