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Hall Mines Smelter1900
Nelson, B.C
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By 1897, intermittent production at the Silver King forced the smelter to handle custom ore and the copper stack was converted into a lead stack to utilize the ores from the Slocan. Competition from the smelter at Trail ultimately forced the closure of the Nelson smelter in 1907.16
Hall Mines Smelter, after the Fire1911
Nelson, B.C
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On September 11, 1911 Nelson witnessed its greatest fire ever when the smelter burned down. It was believed to have been the work of the 'Firebug' who had undertaken a spate of burnings throughout Nelson. The intense light of the burning smelter enabled many of the locals to read their newspapers long after sunset. Only the smokestacks remained, dismantled in the 1920s.18
Looking South to Nelson B.C. from North Shore of the West Arm1900
Nelson, B.C
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