William N. McGill, now living at Ely, White Pine County, is
another state builder who had added many "bricks" to Nevada's
building, and is deserving of a prominent place in the common-
wealth's history when it is finally compiled.
Mr. McGill came to Nevada fresh from a college of engin-
eerilng in 1870, full of vigor and western push, and his
first employment was running lines for Sutro's "big bore"
into the Comstock Lode, and known today as the Sutro Tunnel.
He was associated with Ross E. Browne, gott Haist, Ike
James and several other prominent engineers of their time in
doing the preliminary work on one of the greatest engineering
feats, that was, up to 1870, ever completed in any country.
In 1873 he moved to White Pine County, and at once became
promi9nent as a state builder and history-maker for the
Battle-Born. How well he has performed his task is shown on
the farming lands of Steptoe Valley, and, in fact, all over
White Pine County. He now has "flocks on a thousand hills,"
and the McGill and Adams "home ranch" is one of the busiest
places in the county during the sheep-shearing season.
When the mines of Robinson District became developed and
attracted the attention of capital it was found that Mr.
McGill had "builded better than he knew," and many thousands
of dollars was his reward for labor faithfully performed.
Mr. McGill and his family now reside in Ely. He is on
the shady side of fifty and living in luxury on the proceeds
of his active life.
Joan