1881 - Bullionville

Bullionville is situated on the north side, one and a half miles from the head of Meadow Valley and twelve miles southeast from Pioche. This being the nearest point to the principal mines of this district at which a good and never failing supply of water could be obtained, most of the mills for the reduction of ore in the Ely District were located here. The town dates its origin from the erection of the first mill, and it grew rapidly till 1874, when it contained a population of 500, and was a lively business place. In 1875 it commenced to decline. In 1877 two of the mills were taken away, and in the spring of 1880 the remaining mill stopped running, and the town was really deserted. Since then a new company has purchased the tailings and put up new smelling and concentrating works, which has infused new life into the town. The abundance of water found in the mines of Pioche in 1876, rendered Bullionville no longer a necessity for milling purposes. The population now is 100.

Extracted, 2021 Aug 25 by Norma Hass, from History of Nevada, published in 1881, page 489.