White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-03-25
Y \. MG|LL, GRAND
OLD MAN,, DIES IN NIGHT
continued from Page Onc.)

No arrangements Iof the funeral
.ova beon considered and it Is moi
.aovn what may be the plans. Tho
-,.o,ce of the second son, Neil, and
his coming may be the determining
sae,or. When the funeral occurs
no,urally every business house in Ely
will be closed.
Mr.. McGill was born January 7.
,s5a. at Cloves, Ohio, a suburb of
c,,cinnati. He therefore was 20
years old at his last birthday. lie
..me to Nevada before he had reach
I'd his majority, arriving at Virginia
rtv in about the year 1871. He had
haen educated to some extent as a
suryeyer and had a good working
Enoyledge Of mining engineering as
these were understood In those days.
Soon after his arrival the old-time
engineering firm OF Monroe a. Bate
man had secured a contract from the
government for sectionizing a large
area of land in eastern Nevada, In
What then was and still is White
Pine county. Mr.. MeGill entered
their employ as a surveyor, which
vas what brought him here, arriy.
ing in 1874 or Whereabouts. Hamil.
ION. Cherry Creek, Ward and Min
eral CITY. now Lane City, were then
the principal towns of the county
and the first named vas the county
seat and had 5000 inhabitants al
about that time.
Finishing this work Mr.. McGill
vas employed on the survey of a
projected extension of the Denver &
Rio Grande railway. which was To
have crossed Nevada and its route
vas TO have been through the Egan
range, in Egan canyon. Just south OF
Cherry Greek.
His next scene Of activity was at
Ward as consulting engineer for
The MartinsNhite Company. which
carried on several extensive min
ing operations at that noted camp.
He surveyed their numerous
claims for patent. had the advisory
supervision OF their operations IN
general and finally went into the
freighting business for himself. with
Mr. Campton as a partner. They
transported the Ward ore down TO
the mill and hauled wood ard coal
for company use, prospecting hand.
sOmely thereby. rs IN those daye
prices for their services We're good.
W G. Lyons shortly after located
the Monitor mine ut Taylor for Mr..
McGill. Robert Briggs and himself.
They operated the Monitor at a fine
profit for n number of years. having
erected a mill OF their own on Step.
toe creek. They sold the property
for the reputed sum Of S1S5.0 600 TO
an English syndicate. Tho purchas
as continued its operation bur IT. 4
brief period the great orebody all
but pinehed out and silver went down
in price and they closed dowr.
The next business venture Of mo.
ment was that OF Messrs. McGill and
HlVAa III H"HiAlarihk A13 Atu tue hRt
or Cowger ranch at what was the
Axhandle springs. In 1856. where
now stands the great tailings dump
Of the Nevada Consolidated srlelter
and just up the bench the city of
NcGill. Tho place was given the
a Of McGill at the time and early
day records tell of the shipment OF
a thrashing machine to Mr.. McGill
at the town OF MeGill. 1t being |
hauled by team from the railway
town Of Wells.
While still running the ranch
hessrs. McGill. Lyons. James =. Nc
Omie and 4. J. Undorhill purchased
The Chairman mine at Mineral City
This they operated with only indif-
ierent success until they sold IL to
Charles d. Lane. the noted mining
millionaire of San Francisco.
In subsequent years Mr.. McCill ae-
CURED sole ownership of the McGill
ranch and in 1907 sold II TO the Ne
Fada Consolidated Copper Company.
'he consideration generally supposed
70 be $3.50 900. with n considerable
DOCK OF stock in addition
In the meantime he had gone quite