Duane Leroy Bliss

Duane Leroy Bliss
Born(1833-06-10)June 10, 1833
Savoy, Massachusetts, United States
DiedDecember 23, 1907(1907-12-23) (aged 74)
Carson City, Nevada
NationalityAmerican
OccupationIndustrialist

Duane Leroy Bliss (June 10, 1833 – December 23, 1907)[1] was a 19th-century American timber and mining magnate. He founded the Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company from Gold Hill, Nevada. He eventually controlled every facet of the business from the land to the timber, ships and barges to move the timber, flumes and the railroad system he built.[2]

  1. ^ "Duane L Bliss (1833-1907) - Find A Grave Memorial". Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. ^ House Wish A History Archived January 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine – KNPB.org, Reno, Nevada