The Comstock Lode gave many miners jobs and produced more than $500 million worth of gold and silver.
The Comstock Lode gave many miners jobs and produced more than $500 million worth of gold and silver.
it lured thousands of California miners to Nevada.
Comstock lode was the discovered in Nevada as the first Large discovery of silver ore. It was the biggest discovery since the gold rush in California. After the discovery in 1859, people rushed to the location and caused many camps to be successful.
The Comstock Lode was a huge discovery made in 1859. It is estimated that $50 million dollars in silver was taken out of the Comstock Lode.
The address of the Comstock Park Branch Library is: 3943 West River Drive NE, Comstock Park, 49321 8997
mining industry
Union Captain Cyrus Comstock graduated from West Point in 1855. He was ranked first in his class among the 34 cadets that graduated that year. Comstock was an excellent engineer and served at the Siege of Vicksburg and also in the 1864 Overland campaign.
The Comstock Lode gave many miners jobs and produced more than $500 million worth of gold and silver.
Virginia City is near Carson City and the discovery of the Comstock lode of silver ore was instrumental in the development of San Francisco.
People like gold. When the gold was found, people went to be near the gold.
The Comstock Lode (a major discovery of silver and gold ore) was near the present location of Virginia City, near Reno, Nevada. Carson City (site of a US mint) is located just to the South.
The address of the Comstock Township Library is: 6130 King Highway, Comstock, 49041 0025