Mills, William Simons

Mining executive William Simons Mills was born in Vermont on October 29, 1820. He was a superintendent for the Southwestern Mining Company in Eldorado Canyon, Nevada, which included the Techatticup and Savage Mines. Mills arrived in Eldorado Canyon in 1880 and worked for the Southwestern Mining Company until shortly before his death at age 75 on September 3, 1896.

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Collection material. William Simons Mills Papers, approximately 1880-1890. MS-01233. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

"William Simons Mills." The Blakes and Beyond, GenoPro, accessed April 28, 2026, https://familytrees.genopro.com/chrisblake/default.htm