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\‘ I The History Of Cordova Mines Cordova Mines vilIsge, situated on the boundary road between Hastings County and Peterborough County in the townshins of Marmora and Belmont, was first known as‘werriston; The postâ€" office of"Warriston. Was one mile north of the present school house. Cordova, as it is known now; was settled about 1838. Gold was first discovered by Au W- Csrscallen, Captain John O'Neil of Marmara, Fred Lingham of Belleville and Harry Strickland of Peterborough. The land on which the mines are located was purchased by the four men from 5 widow, Mrs Mary Jane Brown, for $1500.00 for the 200 acres. They in turn sold their holding to an English syndicate who started the mining operation in 1898. Mr. J} Kerr was General Manager. Three large shafts were sunk, one to a depth of 1150 feet with large drifts ruvring away from the main shaft. Several company houses were Built. these were rented to the workmen. A large staff house and large double house in which staff members lived. The waters at Deer Lake Falls were harnessed, a power house brilt near the falls, from which Dower was generated to supply the mine buildings 2% miles away. A large flwne, portions of which is still in existance carried the waters from the falls to the mine, this produced the steam to ooerate the mfichinerym Tom Rogers an Englishman was the first power house onerator.