Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-02-27
THE MOUNT CORY MINING COM.
PANY,
The Work II Has Done In Less thar
Two Years.

1ne Work TX HAS Done In Less than
Two Years.
Two years ago the Mount Cory Min
ing District was scarcely heard of out
side of Esmeralda County. 4tcontained
a number of good claims, but no mines
developed sufficiently to attract much
attention The prospectors knew it
was a good camp, but had no means
with which to prove their assertions,
and, owing to the refractory character
of the ore, they could not then realize
anything from the proceeds of their
claims. 1t was, Ia fact, what many
other camps are nova rich but un-
proved district, awaiting the coming
of mon who had money to invest and
faith and energy to pursue their plans
to successful completion.
June IA, 1882, may be called the
birthday of the camp as an active
mining district. On that day Messrs.
Flood, Wells and Mckenzie purchased
the Mount Cory mine and Immediately
afterward the Mount Cory Mining
Company was organized, with A. G.;
Mckenzie US Superintendent. With
ample resources to support him and
ripe experience in mining, Mr.. Nc
Kenzie, without delay, began the
development of the newly acquired
property. The work was pushed with
energy characteristic of the, GLASS of
miners who are determined to know
what their mine contains and get it as
soon as possible. Fortunately, con.
siderations of expense did not prevent
rapid and thorough work, and in a
short time 1t was known that the value
of the mine would fully equal the
estimate of Mr.. Mckenzie, upon whose
report and recommendation it was
purchased,
The mine, situated at tho head OF
Big Squaw Canon, is in granite belt,
through which well.dehned porphy.
ry dyke extends, varying in width
from eighty to 26O feet. The orc
bodies at present being worked are
found in this porphyry, the veins, two
| in number, being from eighteen inches
to ten feet wide. The rich ore bodies
in these veins extend on some of the
levels for. distance of 260 feet.
Notwithstanding the difficulties
encountered in overcoming natural
obstacles in one of the most rugged
m0untain ranges In the State, the
development proceeded rapidly, and
now the mine is worked at q depth of
ago feet and has Ave levels, opened at
intervals of about 100 feet, There are
about $500 feet of drifts and cross.cuts
and !, 015feet of;winzes. From tunnel
"a" the lowest tunnel, a large two
compartment winze ,is,tbcing sunk
which Is down about 100 feet. This
winze is distant from the vein about
fifty feet and crosscuts will be run
from 1t at every 100 feet of depth. In
tunnel "E." there are three distinct
and large ore bodies. and there is every
reason to believe that they extend to u
great depth under the present work.
ings,
The company, in order to facilitate
its operations and to prevent future
embarrassment in carrying out its plans,
purchased the Nichols ranch, at the
mouth of the cafion, with all the water
rights, and this was fixed upon as the
site of the immense mill, which has
just been finished. The owners of the
mine also, having faith in the great
future Of their property, purchased
and perfected the title to 1000 acres of
timber land, This gives them an
ample supply of fuel and timber for
many years, both for mine and mill,
One of the greatest difficulties en-.
0ountered by Mr.. Mckenzie in the
early stages of his work was the OBJ
tanning of supplies at the mine, and In
the Fall of 1889 no began the oonstruc.
ton of wagon road from the mouth
Of the cahon. This road, laid out
through one of the toughest georges in
the mountains, was an arduous under.
taking, but engineering skill and gen.
erous outlay of money has made an
easy grade and good roadway Tor bust.
ness and traveL N.s .p
In February, 1883, when the road
was nearly finished, the wonderful
wealth Of the mine had become an
established fact and the town of Cory.
Vile was laid out on the line of the
road and about half mile below the
tawn. This town now contains numer-