John Allen Veatch (5 March 1808 – 24 April 1870),[1] a surgeon, surveyor, and scientist, was known for his discovery of large deposits of borax at Tuscan Springs, California, on 8 January 1856.
[citation needed] Veatch moved with his family to Texas in 1833, where he surveyed for the Mexican government.
[citation needed] After the Texas Revolution, where he served as a surgeon, Veatch moved to California, where he discovered borax in Lake County, California.
Veatch eventually ended up in Oregon, where he taught at the Willamette University College of Medicine.
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