History of Nevada; . iningCompanj- is a San Francisco corporation, with thefollowing officers: President, John A. Paxton; Vice-President, C. P. llubbell; Secretary, John Crockett;Superintendent, Melville Curtis. ANDREW NICHOLLS Is a native of New York; born in the town of (Jen-eseo, fjivingston (bounty, September 6, 1832. Hisparents wore from Scotland. In the year 183(; theymoved from the native town of the subject hereof toCoburg, Canada. His education was consequentlyobtained on Canadian soil, and at the age of seven-teen jears he was apprenticed to a drj goods firm,and after a time was a cl
History of Nevada; . iningCompanj- is a San Francisco corporation, with thefollowing officers: President, John A. Paxton; Vice-President, C. P. llubbell; Secretary, John Crockett;Superintendent, Melville Curtis. ANDREW NICHOLLS Is a native of New York; born in the town of (Jen-eseo, fjivingston (bounty, September 6, 1832. Hisparents wore from Scotland. In the year 183(; theymoved from the native town of the subject hereof toCoburg, Canada. His education was consequentlyobtained on Canadian soil, and at the age of seven-teen jears he was apprenticed to a drj goods firm,and after a time was a clerk in the same establish-ment. In 1855 he went into business for himself inwestern Canada, achieving success; btit in the year1858 was taken with the milling fever, and startedfor California. On his arrival ho found the FrazerRiver excitement somewhat subsided, and turnedhis attention in other directions, spending fouryears in the mines in Butte County. In January,18G2, be crossed the mountains to the Territory of59. I Nevada, and located in Carson City; and aboutone year later came to Austin, Lander County,where he engaged in the hardware business, whichhe still continues. In 18(59 he started a lumber-yard, and is now in full possession of that branchof industry in that town. During his residence inAustin he has made many investments in mines,which have not proved as remunerative as he couldwish. In 181)6 Mr. NichoUs received the appoint-ment as Assistant Assessor of United States InternalRevenue, and held the position until 1871, at whichtime he resigned. In the years 1875 and 1877 howas a member of the Nevada Legislature, and wasone of the parties to procure the passage of the billthat resulted in giving Lander Count3- a railroad, ofwhich he is a director and stockholder. In politicshe is a Republican. His rise in the world to hispresent high ])osilion among his fellow-men, and theaccumulation of his estates, is wholly duo to his ownenergy and perseverance, having received
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