Show BRITISH COLUMBIA MINING NEWS prepared for the review by the mines exchange ltd nelson B D C the outlook for the mining industry in this province for the coming season is decidedly encouraging and the indications are that activity in every branch will be greater than at any time during the past two years with lead now near the 14 mark on the london market and several agents of american smelting smelling sm elting concerns exerting themselves to procure kootenay ores the producers should soon be receiving 4 cents per pound for their product this will permit the operation at a profit of every silver lead property in the slocan and east kootenay capable of producing ore in shipping quantities it will also mean an era of prosperity such as these districts have never experienced not even in their palm pal lest days and payne slocan star last chance 11 st eugene north star and a goodly good ily rumber number of others other will again be |