Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-11-06

doubt that it was about the right
figure.
Robinson OF the Robinson mill, Big
Meadows, had the contract for the
lumber, at $50 thousand delivered.
Blocks for the Hoy batteries were
36 inches square. ten feet long, fur
nished by the Twin Lakes Mill Co.,
on Robinson's account. AT an adj
vance rate the girders for the self.
supporting roof. four or five in UNI
Der were hewn and hoated down the
lakes, then transported by OK teams.
They were about 80 feet long, II in-
ches square. A well known wit,
teamster for the Twin Lakes Co., re-
ferred to them as gospel rods.
The contract price for freigbting
the machinery from Folsome was
nine cents "a pound. Six dollars a
day, and up, was the wage of mill
wrights, So. so to 81 for common la.
Dor. Contemplate the number of men
employed in making brick and all
other requirements, and you may
arrive ut the magnitude OIL the job,
The Antelope mill at the opposite
side of the canyon. was Of the same
type, but a somewhat smaller build
ing. That was also erected in the
fall of 1863.
During the summer of 1863 there
was large amount of building in
the town-will mention the Wingate
building, the Molineaux, John Neidy,
u store on the corner adjoining the
Molineaux, "a large building on the
opposite side of the street, later pur-
chased by the county for the court
house, aud many others-the parties
who erected them have passed from
my mind. One other was Van Loan S
famous Cobb hotel, which was erect
by a Slavonian and was known as
the Exchange. / have cause to re-
member that one in particular, for
the Twin Lakes mill furnished the
lumber, paid $50 gold thousand
for transportation and was forced to
file lien. The next summer, ga.
when the company forecosed the
lien, it was paid in green backs at 80
cents on the dollar. Is it to be won
dered that the Twin Lakes Lumber
Company went broke? 1t was not
the only lumber company that fell by
the waysidc.
Two more mills were erected in 81
on the Gregory Flat, later moved to
Bodie canyon just above the Stark 4
Tucker known as the Durant mill.
The latter ran but short time when
it was burned, and was later moved
The first quartz mill erected in
Aurora was by man by the name oil
Ed Green; it was known as the
Green mill. This was in the fall and
winter of 1861. Its location was in
Wide West gulch, near the Wide
West mine. The man who ran the
engine was c. B. -Donnelly, afterward
of Bodie, and now living in Oakland.
1t was what was known as Hunt
ington mill, eight stamps located in
a circle. James Merideth, later post
master in Aurora, was the man who
fed the battery, and he has several
times told me of his experiences at
that work. There were no amalga-
mating pans. Quicksilver for ANAL
gGmation was introduced into the
battery. the custom being to feed in
the quicksilver until it began to
appear on the copper plates in front.
None appearing he kept turning it
in. Shortly the screens became
clogged, nothing coming through,
and the stamps would not strike the
dies. On hanging up the stamps the
battery was found to be so full oil
amalgum so dry and hard that point
ed implements were required to dig
it out. AS Donnelly expressed it to
me u few days ago, the cost price OF
crushing ore at that date was $50 a
ton. Later the mill was purchased
to Palmetto district.
In 81 and "a, and prior to that
time, there were 10 Aurora many
who favored the rebellion. MANY
were very outspoken and there were
many threats. 1t was considered at
one time thought that the element
predominated Two military CON-
panies of Union meu were formed