Show IDAHO it is is announced from burke that the hecla mine will resume operations pe rations today and that production will be under way by febuary february 1st ast though much reconstruction work resulting from the fire re of july is yet to be done since announcement by the management of the gold hun ter rM mining ining company several weeks ago that the company was stead sparing preparing for a resumption of production men have been ily ay added to the payroll as fast as accommodations could be found bound according to recent information about 75 men are now ow er employed nalo y ed which is approximately itna telf half of the normal force of the the ahe basis 12 hours out mill is running on a half time or 24 4 and nd it is expected that this will be increased to two shifts or 16 hours in a short time the hunter was closed down so far as direct production by the company is concern concerned ed for about three years |