History of Nevada; . Thirty miles south aremines rich in copper, which are also promisingelements in the future of the place. Six miles southare beds of salt, soda, gypsum and saltpetre, whichwill eventually become valuable. Mill City was started in , in anticipation ofthe Humboldt Canal, and therebj becoming a centerfor the reduction of the ores of the Bucna Vista andStar districts, which were distant from six to twentymiles. The water, however, never reached theplace, and the town became a shipping place for themines in the vicinity of Unionville. The presentpopulation is about fifty.
History of Nevada; . Thirty miles south aremines rich in copper, which are also promisingelements in the future of the place. Six miles southare beds of salt, soda, gypsum and saltpetre, whichwill eventually become valuable. Mill City was started in , in anticipation ofthe Humboldt Canal, and therebj becoming a centerfor the reduction of the ores of the Bucna Vista andStar districts, which were distant from six to twentymiles. The water, however, never reached theplace, and the town became a shipping place for themines in the vicinity of Unionville. The presentpopulation is about fifty. It has a store for generalmerchandise, one hotel, saloon, livery stable, black-smith, and foundry; also, telegraph, express and post-office. It is supplied with water by the Mill CityWater Works. The town claims to be the healthiest in the world,having so far no necessity for starting a cemetery. HON. .M. S. Was born in Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, in theyear 1827, where he received his early education,. and ill 1852 he came to California. In 1853 he set-tled in Sonoma County, and built a flouring mill,being the first to enter that branch of industry inthat county. With a party of ten men, he left thatportion of the countrj in 1858 and crossed into thethen Territory of Nevada, for the purpose of findinga rich mine said to have been discovered by someemigrants as early as 1849. It was said to bo locatedin the Black Rock country, now Humboldt County,and of immense richness. [See page 54.] He was notfavored by dame fortune in this enterprise, but likingthe climate he concluded to settle there, and has sincebeen an active, energetic resident of Humboldt has identified himself with the politics of the Statein a creditable manner, and has had considerable todo with the law-making, from the time of its merg-ing from a Territory into a State. Was three times amember of the Territorial Council. In 185!> he wasappointed by (iov. J. W. Nye as one of the Commis-si
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