A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines


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This is a brief account of the Comstock Lode silver mines, and description of the geographic features of the state of Nevada including the railroads. Silver not only defined Nevada, but influenced the opening of the American West as far as San Francisco. Dan De Quille (pseudonym for William Wright) wrote extensively on the history of mining in the area of Nevada, and published the larger work “The Big Bonanza” assisted by Mark Twain, both of whom were part of the Sagebrush School of writers. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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Introductory 3:26 Leído por Larry Wilson
The State of Nevada - Boundaries and Areas 5:58 Leído por John
Physical Aspect of the State 7:20 Leído por John
The Rivers of Nevada - Humboldt River 4:39 Leído por John
Truckee River 4:20 Leído por Johann
Carson River 2:51 Leído por Johann
Walker River, Owyhee River, Reese River 3:05 Leído por Larry Wilson
Other Nevada Rivers 3:00 Leído por Johann
Mineral Treasures of Nevada 3:50 Leído por Isobel
Agricultural Resources 6:06 Leído por jenno
The Comstock Mines, The Discovery of Silver 2:30 Leído por Alan Mapstone
Placer Mining on Gold Canyon 8:53 Leído por ToddHW
The Grand Rush over the Sierras 2:32 Leído por Alan Mapstone
The Discoverers and Their Fate 3:05 Leído por Alan Mapstone
Early Mining and Milling 4:07 Leído por James R. Hedrick
Mining Difficulties and Inventions 2:18 Leído por James R. Hedrick
Various Mining and Milling Appliances, The Comstock as a School for Miners 3:31 Leído por James R. Hedrick
Virginia City and Surroundings 9:16 Leído por jenno
City Improvements 3:38 Leído por jenno
The Great Fire 5:29 Leído por Ryan Fahey
Virginia City at Present 4:37 Leído por Ryan Fahey
Views from the City and Vicinity, The View from the Summit of Mount Davidson 3:08 Leído por Ryan Fahey
The Virginia and Truckee Railroad 3:52 Leído por Alan Mapstone
The Days of Bull Teams 3:54 Leído por John
The Virginia City and Gold Hill Water Works 4:03 Leído por John
The Big Water Pipes 3:20 Leído por John
Additional Great Pipes 3:41 Leído por Johann
The Sutro Tunnel, The Reduction Works of Early Days 5:17 Leído por jenno
The First Silver Mill, The Many Mills of the Early Days 6:29 Leído por jenno
Description of the Process of Working Comstock Silver Ores 9:23 Leído por ToddHW
The Two California Mills, The River and Canyon Mills 5:29 Leído por jenno
The Comstock Lode - Hoisting Works, Shafts and Mining, Past and Present 2:36 Leído por Tim811
The Three Lines of Hoisting Works 5:44 Leído por Tim811
The Combination Shaft, The Deepest Workings on the Lode 5:39 Leído por Wayne Cooke
A Return to the Second Line of Works 4:26 Leído por James R. Hedrick
The Old First Bonanzas, The New Departure 4:19 Leído por Tim811
Present Yield of the Comstock Mines 9:07 Leído por James R. Hedrick
Vicissitudes of Fortune in Mining 4:13 Leído por Wayne Cooke
Towns of Western Nevada - Virginia City, Gold Hill , Silver City 5:29 Leído por Christina Fu
Dayton and Sutro 5:35 Leído por James R. Hedrick
Carson City 6:30 Leído por Bruce McCready
Empire City, Genoa and Reno 9:14 Leído por Beau Wood
Other Towns in Washoe County 3:46 Leído por Larry Wilson
Lake Tahoe and Surroundings - Surrounding Objects of Interest 11:11 Leído por Andrew Gaunce
Emerald Bay through Rubicon Springs 7:35 Leído por Andrew Gaunce
Routes to Lake Tahoe 5:13 Leído por Wayne Cooke
The Town Of Truckee, Donner Lake and the Donner Disaster 6:04 Leído por Christina Fu
Surrounding Points of Interest, Independence Lake and Webber Lake Wonders 4:23 Leído por Christina Fu
Pyramid Lake 4:08 Leído por Christina Fu
Winnemucca Lake and Washoe Lake 2:55 Leído por Christina Fu
Thermal and Medicinal Springs, Steamboat Springs 5:45 Leído por jenno
Shaw’s Springs, State Prison Warm Springs, Walley’s Springs and Other Springs 5:39 Leído por jenno
Railroads in Nevada - The Central Pacific, Virginia & Truckee, Carson & Colorado 4:55 Leído por Alan Mapstone
Wabuska, Hawthorne, Luning, Bellville, Candelaria, Benton and Bishop Creek 4:24 Leído por Paul Hampton
Independence, Keeler, Owens Lake, and Mono Lake 4:01 Leído por Paul Hampton
Eureka and Palisade, Nevada Central, Battle Mountain, Austin, Nevada and California 5:56 Leído por Paul Hampton
Proposed Railroads - Salt Lake and Los Angeles, Nevada, Central, and Idaho 2:09 Leído por Alan Mapstone
Nevada a Land of Great Possibilities 5:09 Leído por Larry Wilson

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