The silver veins on Wallace Mountain were discovered during 1897 near the Okanagan Valley, just 25km east of Penticton and the new town that sprang up beside the mining operations became known as Beaverdell. There have been several mines on the mountain over the years, The Lass, the Wellington, the Sally and the Bell. One of the companies involved with the Camp was Highland Lass Ltd. and thus the name Highland Bell, evolved. Back in the 1980's, I used to sell explosives to the mine and visited several times per year to provide sales and technical service. The Mine manager, the late Bruno Goetting was a mineral collector and I always stayed at his and Lilly's home in Beaverdell.
I have fond memories of the mine, the town and the people of Beaverdell.
David K Joyce