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Although the Silver King mine had remained open, despite a reduction in the workforce from 200 to 130 men, the loss of the ores from the Slocan significantly reduced the output at the smelter. It closed temporarily in March and reopened in August under the control of the new company.

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Vance Hall, the Boarding House at the Silver King Mine.
1899
Toad Mountain, near Nelson B.C