SAMUEL S. BUCKLAND ----Whose name appears so often in the early history of Nevada, was born at Kirkersville, Licking County, Ohio, September 13, 1826, where he remained until he reached the age of about twenty-four years, at which time he came, by way of the Isthmus of Panama, to California, arriving in San Francisco on his birthday, 1850. His aspirations led him to the mines, and he soon after started for those in the northern part of the State, in company with James O. Williams, of Williams Station notoriety, where he remained until 1857. During the last-named year he came to what is now Nevada, intending to buy an improved ranch of the Mormons, but found they had left for the eastern part of the territory three days prior to his arrival. In the fall of the year he engaged in packing supplies from Placerville, California, to Genoa, using ten mules, and receiving eight cents per pound freightage. There being but little snow that winter he continued this business nearly all the time until the spring of 1858, when he took up a ranch in Jack's Valley. In these last two business relations he was associated with James O.  Williams. After selling this ranch they dissolved partnership and Mr. Buckland took up another ranch at the north end of Carson Valley, which he sold during the same year.

In July, 1858, he took charge of a band of 300 cattle belonging to W. H. Bloomfield, moving them from Carson Valley to the big bend of the Carson River. He arrived at the place known as Buckland's Station the last day of July, that year. He took up a ranch for Bloomfield on what is known as the Island, and built a cabin. In the fall of 1859 he settled on his present ranch, and at the suggestion of Mr. Roberts. Agent for the Overland Stage Company, established a station and kept the stage stock and boarded the company's men. In the winter of 1859-60 he built a bridge across the Carson River near the station, which was used as a toll-bridge for some years. This was the first bridge built over the river below Carson Valley, and was in use until 1865, when it was replaced by one of a toll-road company's. During the month of November, 1859, snow fell to the depth of two and one-half feet and the winter was unusually severe. Mr. Buckland, however, lived in a tent and "took boarders." Sometimes as many as twenty men were staying with him. All who could found room to sleep on the floor of his "tent hotel," and the remainder were obliged to resort to the haystack. He did not charge for lodging, though he acted as chambermaid and cook for the weary travelers. In the spring of 1860 he built a log cabin, of good size, that was replaced by his present residence ten years later. In 1864 he opened a store, the goods being kept in his house until he erected a stone building for their reception.  His partner in the mercantile business was Henry Bethel, who lost his life by the explosion of the steamer Yo Semite, on the Sacramento River, in October, 1865.

Mr. Buckland was married December 6, 1860, to Miss Eliza A. Prentice, at the residence of G. M.  Reed. Their union was blessed with eight children, three of whom are now living: George H., aged eighteen: Nelson J., aged fourteen, and John F., aged nine years.

G. W. BURRIER -----Is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Luzerne County, September 14, 1838, where he lived until he was about four years of age. He then went with his parents to Rock County, Wisconsin.

In April 1861, he left home and came to the then wild country that is now called the State of Nevada. Soon after his arrival, he located on some land near where his present residence now stands, and purchasing some of W. H. Bloomfield, has a fine ranch containing 637 acres, all of which is enclosed, 60 acres having been plowed; 260 acres is classed as hay land, and the remainder is well adapted for grazing.  Mr. Burrier was one of the first to sow grain in his section of the country, putting in ten acres of barley as early as 1862. Owing to a lack of knowledge as to the proper way to irrigate, he, like others, made a failure of his first attempt. His total yield that year was not over three tons, but he has since learned how to produce as much, and as fine grain as can be raised in the county.

In 1864 he experimented with trees, setting out several varieties of fruit-bearing trees; among them were a dozen apple, only three of which lived, but then began bearing the next year, and have continued to yield fruit over since. His peach trees all died. In 1863 he procured some strawberry plants from California, and the next year gathered about forty pounds of fine fruit, that sold readily for half a dollar per pound.  There were 1,000 plants originally, but requiring too much attention, were allowed to run wild.  Coming from a warmer climate they start too early in the spring for his locality. Currants are a success, but blackberries brought from California do not thrive.

During the winter of 1861-62, snow fell to a depth of about eighteen inches, on a level around his habitation, and a warm rain following soon after, his partly constructed log-house was washed away; he, however, regained the logs and built a house on higher ground, in which he lived until he built a frame house, his present residence, during the winter of 1863-64.

Mr. Burrier was married in 1872 to Miss Helen Burst, at Hanover, Rock County, Wisconsin, and they have an interesting little daughter about six years of age. The photo is of Wella Mae Burrier the daughter.

JOHN CARLIN -----Son of John and Catherine (Daley) Carlin, is a native of Hudson County, New Jersey, and the date of his birth was the fourteenth of March, 1841. His first occupation, according to his best recollections, was driving a produce wagon from his home into Washington Market in the city of New York.

In 1860 he came to California, by way of the Isthmus of Panama. He naturally sought the mines as the proper place to enlarge his worldly treasures and became one of the early prospectors in the Mono County placers. In the spring of 1861 he mined at Placerville, El Dorado County, and was again in the Mono diggings in the fall of that year. Having accumulated a little coin by industry and hard work he came to Dayton, Lyon County, Nevada, in 1861 and engaged in teaming until January, 1863, at which time he purchased one-half of his present home ranch, then containing 360 acres, and one year later became sole owner. From a small farm of 360 acres he has from time to time purchased adjoining lands until he is at present the possessor of 4,000 acres of very desirable land, on a portion of which stands his elegant residence that can best be appreciated by reference to a view of the same to be found in this work. His land is well divided, 120 acres being under cultivation, 1,000 acres of meadow, and the remainder in pasture land, the whole being under a substantial fence. He has also about twenty miles of ditches for irrigating purposes. 

Mr. Carlin was married in October, 1865, to Miss M. L. Newman, of Lyon County, and of the six children born to them but three are living, named James H., aged twelve; Mary E., aged eight; and Maggie C, aged five years. Their mother now sleeps in the cemetery that overlooks the ruins of Fort Churchill, a dweller in the city of the dead, having crossed the silent river on the twenty-second of July, 1880.