Morey
The Morey District was organized in 1865 after prospectors from Austin located silver ore. Initial development was extremely slow, and it wasn't until 1869 that an actual camp began to form. At first, ore was sent to the Old Dominion Mill at Carrolton, but in 1874 the Morey Mining Co. erected a 10-stamp mill (though it operated for less than a year due to litigation and inability to pay employees). Nevertheless, Morey's population approached 100 and the camp was able to boast a post office, store, boarding house, and stages to Belmont and Eureka. After the mill closed, ore was shipped to the larger camps instead, but it didn't take long for Morey to begin fade.
1880 brought a new boost to Morey, when the new Morey District Mining Co. reopened the mine. From April through December, $81,000 was produced in gold and silver despite a heavy antimony sulphide presence hindering the process. The revived population was about thirty, and by 1889 enough ore was found to warrant opening the mill once again. By 1905, activity ceased and the post office finally closed after more than thirty years. Only minor attempts at production have occurred since, and total production is around $475,000.
