T he summit above here was in the old days referred to
as McCann Summit. You will not find it on any maps and it is about 15 miles from the McCann Station. Grace McClosky was born in Ireland
in 1838 and came to America in 1855. She arrived in Nevada first living in Virginia City for a short time and then in 1866 moving to Belmont
following the mineral strike. While there she married Bernard McCann and had five children. The family relocated to Tybo where two more children
were born. Bernard died there in 1879. Grace ran a boarding house for some time in Tybo after her husband past away.
L ater Grace went over the summit to purchase a Stage
Station between Tybo and Belmont where she would run a toll road for several years. This is the only reason I can find for the name McCann Summit.
Now the first smelter was built in 1871 in Tybo. The sign here at the kilns, posted by the BLM, says they were built in 1872. The first of many to
come in this area. The next set of kilns to be built will be found in Kiln Canyon, but I do not have photos yet from there.
Now to see more Kilns on the Hot Creek Range, see more reference below;
Four Mile Canyon
Six Mile Lower Canyon
Six Mile Middle Canyon
Six Mile Upper Canyon
Wood Tick Canyon
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