Show JOHN W MACKAY DEAD in who made in nevada minee away la london john W mackay of san francisco who has been from heart prostration since tuesday last died at his residence at carlton house terrace london at half past six clock sun day evening the immediate cause of his death being heart failure john will am mackay was born in dublin novembers 8 1831 his parents brought him to bew bork in 1840 and their home during his boyhood was on park row in that city he was among the first to embark for california when the discovery of gold offered such at tractions to adventurous industrious and hardy men ills acquaintance in the pacific coast was very extensive and probably no of that section was more popular if as much so as mr mackay mr mackay went to california in 1851 via panama he at once entered a mine work ng with pick and shovel in the placers of the american river and at down eville in 1859 be went to virginia city nev and began mining on the comstock with varying success his first real start toward sue cess was made when he became superintendent in of the kentucky mill in gold hill in 1863 mr mackay formed a partnership with flood 0 buen and fair in 1871 th s famous mining quartette purchased the site of the bonanza territory north of the ophir mine on the celebrated comstock Lom stock ledge they began work on a lode abandoned by sharon and other large operators the enterprise was a fruitful sour e of rid cule in mining circles nothing but fidanc al disaster being freely pred eted without losing heart or patience the four men continued expending half a million dollars in prospecting operations the ledge was struck and over was added to the world s stock of precious detale no accurate estimate of mr mackay a hold nasin cal forma can be made but it will run up into tl e millions he was the aner of valuable real imitate in san francisco and had inter ests in mines throughout california and nevada A friend of mr mackay s claims that he was worth 50 at the time of his death |