Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-07-01
saOREY.
An Old Camp with u chance for
New Life.

Am Old Camp with u chance for
New Life.
We were very much gratifed yesterday
to receive a visit from H. A. Cohen, who Is
part proprietor with the wealthy Bern
heiuer Brothers of New York City Of the
Mercy mining property, some ~ miles
south of Eureka. Mr.. Cohen has entire
charge Of the property, and since last No.
vember be has done a great deal towards
developing 1t systematically. 1t comprises
10 parallel claims, w~ell-defned lodges, in
granite formation, held under nine United
States patents. A tunnel has been run in
1900 feet, and when it is extended in 450
feet further, it will strike one of the prin-
ciple veins, the American Eagle, at a depth
OF 300 feet. From this point an incline
will be sunk on the ledge. The tunnel is
run in such a way as to be connected
readily with the other two chief lodes, the
Magnolia and the Monitory; and all ore
will be transported through it directly to
the orehouse ct its mouth, at the least cost
possible. The ore in all the deposits ia of
very high grade, running from 5000 to
$500 per ton. On the Magnolia dump one
tributer has, now, Is tons that will average
$3.50. Since the first discovery, in 1865,
ore in considerable quantities has been
shipped to varions points-Austin, Bel
mont and Eureka-sometimes at an ex-
pense Of as high as $50 a ton, and yet with
q handsome net yield. The claims have
been ~"gophered" out to small depths by
successive and successful miners with
small means; but it is Mr.. Cohen's idea to
waste no time in such a manner. His
plan il for q definite and comprehensive
test of the property. He has IL four-dol-
l~ar-a-day men at work OF day and night
shifts, making Is feet Roadway per week
through the very hard rock. He has
plenty of money at command to make the
proposed test, and if it is satisfactory, as
he confidently expects it will be, Morey
will become . big, substantial camp, and
better every way than it ever has been
before. Working always solely with refer
ence to the test by systematic develop
ment, he does not stop to take out
ore. IL is his purpose to find
and warrant the consideration of great
capital; or else by exploring demonstrate
hat there is no such property in Morey-
bho tA4C AO0fO Az " ObhClb W hORhOA "a
work according to any other different the
DRY. There Ia an abundance OF water and
wood handy for all purposes and there is
also q good ten-stamp mill on the ground
with roasters. The ore is chlorides to a
depth of so feet below the surface, but
deeper down very rebellious ruby silver
Is encountered. II is not so rebellious,
however, but IL can be economically re-
duced at the mill with the aid Of q Bruck-
ner furnace. Mr.. Cohen repudiates the
idea that there is any ore that is 30 re-
bellious that ii cannot be worked. He
has had the best opportunity OF study
and practice in this branch Of metal
lurgy with Msthey d Riotti (the latter
well known in Nevada as formerly a
partner of Stetdefeldt) Of New York,
whose testing works nave a worldwide
reputation. As Mr.. Cohen says himself,
in that establishment in which the impor-
tance and delicscy OF the work precludes
trusting anything TO hired laborers, he
has gone practically through il all, from
the free milling of ore to the chlorina-
ton OF gold. Nor is he by any means a
novice or "tender-foot" in actual mining,
exclusive of his experience in Nevada
since 1879, for he came to this State
with IN intelligent practical idea of the
subject obtained by experience in the
iron mines Of New Jersey. 1t occurs to
US that Mr.. Cohen is a representative of
the class Of men whom Nevada needs,
especially, at this time; men who COM
mand all the money required for COM
prehensive mining enterprises and who
spend it with intelligent liberality.