Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-04-13
old CAMP COMO TO THE
FRONT AS COLD PRODUCER
Much Activity Being Displayed Rich Ore Encountered
New Machinery Going In

lures look greater than those close
at hand, and this old saying is appica
bic to great degree III mining dis
tricts. The farther off they are the
larger the veins. the richer the ore,
the greater the chances of getting a
stake Stories grow rapidly with dis
tancc and frequent telling. \ one
loot vein becomes ten feet when re
peated twenty times and passed from
person to person, $50 orc becomes
5000 ore. and so on \ prophet is
without honor in his own country \
nearby district mine or prospect, no
matter how good the outlook, is com
monplace and the actual truth usually
does not stir the inhabitants like
a tale OF far-off riches All this APP
ropos OF the old camp of Como, now
being rejuvenated with Reno capital
situated only SO miles distant III the
Indian Springs and Palmyra mining
district. in the Pine Nut range, some
ten miles in a southeriy direction from
the old town Of Dayton. the nearest
railroad point It. was discovered
about the tineSof Virginia City and
had its first boom and population OF
some 1900 people But little work
was done and the surface barely
scratched. and when the second boom
came in Virginia the camp was all but
deserted.
In November, 1910 no properties
we're working when Edwin Baruch
and c. O. Erixon took a bond on the
Did Como Eureka They cleaned up
the old workings. drove new drifts
md opened large amount OF milling
ore with shoots OF high grade OF won
jerful richness.
The property was then sold for a
large amount to H. I. Taylor OF Red
Top and Jumbo fame, who incorpor-
lted as the Nevada Deep Mines Co
Aiter further Development by him he
lecided to tear out the old mill and
construct a modern plant. Tests in
The ore have just been completed and
IN order placed for a complete new
15-ton per day plant ten stamps,
plates. tube mills and continuous
cyanide plant Work will be com
menced ON this mill very shortly and
It's construction rushed to completion
as quickly as possible
The mine is developed to the 800
loot level and large bodies of ore ex
posed that will run between SIS and
$40, with high grade shoots running
mp into the thousands This property
has already produced over $250,00C
in bullion No complete geological
survey has been made OF this dis
trict by the L. S G. 5. However, the
principal properties lie in basin al
the head OF the east branch OF Edo
RADIO canyon This basin is nearly
surrounded by high ridges and peaks.
the topography resembling somewhat
that OF Virginia City. The main min
eraI zone, several hundred feet in
width. strikes northest and southwest
Cross assuring as widened by north
and south veins, is frequent In 4
number of instances these north and
south veins are productive OF com
mercial ore.
The entire district is in the later
eruptives and the lode porphyry is
hornblend andesite, similar to that
found at Virginia City and similar in
many respects to the lode porphyry
OF nearly all the bonanza camps east
of the Sierras. Later flows of ande
site are found covering the lode por
phyry in the higher portions of the
range and in several places these are
capped by still later flow OF basalt