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Duane Leroy Bliss (June 10, 1833 – December 23, 1907) was a 19th-century American timber and
– KNPB.org, Reno, Nevada
Duane Bliss founded the Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company in Gold Hill, Nevada. In 1907 he completed the renowned Glenbrook Inn, which became a tourist destination for the elite families of San Francisco.Wheeler, S. S. and W. W. Bliss
Tahoe Heritage: The Bliss Family of Glenbrook, Nevada.
Bliss initiated a form of medical insurance for his employees, charging fifty cents per month for complete medical care. A well-paid laborer received $4 per day.House With A History
– script (PDF) After the end of the logging era in 1893, Bliss anticipated the tourism potential of
Guide to the Records of Duane L. Bliss
– UNR.org
A Brief Chronological History of the Tahoma Area {{DEFAULTSORT:Bliss, Duane Leroy 1833 births 1910 deaths 19th-century American businesspeople American manufacturing businesspeople
mining
Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...
magnate. He founded the Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company
The Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company (C&TL&F) was formed to move lumber from trees growing along the shore of Lake Tahoe to the silver mines of the Comstock Lode. Between 1872 and 1898 C&TL&F transferred 750 million board foot of lumber ...
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.House Wish A History– KNPB.org, Reno, Nevada
Early life
Duane Bliss was born on June 10, 1833 to William Bliss and Lucia Bliss (née Barney) in Savoy, Massachusetts. After completing his formal schooling at age 13, he left his birth home in Savoy, Massachusetts to work as a cabin boy on a ship bound for South America. At 15, Bliss became interested inCalifornia Gold Rush
The California gold rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the U ...
and booked passage on a ship to Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
, with plans to travel across the isthmus before catching a steamer to San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
.
Career
Duane Bliss founded the Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company in Gold Hill, Nevada. In 1907 he completed the renowned Glenbrook Inn, which became a tourist destination for the elite families of San Francisco.Wheeler, S. S. and W. W. BlissTahoe Heritage: The Bliss Family of Glenbrook, Nevada.
Bliss initiated a form of medical insurance for his employees, charging fifty cents per month for complete medical care. A well-paid laborer received $4 per day.House With A History
– script (PDF) After the end of the logging era in 1893, Bliss anticipated the tourism potential of
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe (; Washo language, Washo: ''dáʔaw'') is a Fresh water, freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the Western United States, straddling the border between California and Nevada. Lying at above sea level, Lake Tahoe is the largest a ...
. He moved his logging trains from Glenbrook to Tahoe City on the northwest shore of the lake and converted them to passenger service. Bliss's Lake Tahoe Transportation Co. was later connected to Southern Pacific's international rail service to Truckee, California
Truckee is an List of municipalities in California, incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2 ...
.
Bliss owned valuable mountain land, some of which was later donated to the State of California and named D. L. Bliss State Park in his honor.
He died in Carson City, Nevada
Carson City, officially the Carson City Consolidated Municipality, is an Independent city (United States), independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 58,63 ...
on December 23, 1907.
See also
* SS ''Tahoe''References
External links
*Guide to the Records of Duane L. Bliss
– UNR.org
A Brief Chronological History of the Tahoma Area {{DEFAULTSORT:Bliss, Duane Leroy 1833 births 1910 deaths 19th-century American businesspeople American manufacturing businesspeople