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What was the blue sand and sticky soil that one group of miners including a man named Henry Comstock discovered in Nevada?
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What effect did the discovery of the comstock lode have on the west?
it lured thousands of California miners to Nevada.
Where is comstock lode located in the US map?
The Comstock Lode was first made public in 1859. it was named after a man named after Henry Comstock who had claimed it was his land when two Irish miners panned and found gold. Comstock sold out early and only made a small amount of money.
What effect did discovery of the comstock have on the west?
The Comstock Lode gave many miners jobs and produced more than $500 million worth of gold and silver.
What effects did the comstock lode have on the west?
The Comstock Lode gave many miners jobs and produced more than $500 million worth of gold and silver.
What effect did the discovery of comstock have on the west?
The Comstock Lode gave many miners jobs and produced more than $500 million worth of gold and silver.
What did Comstock Lode miners had to worry about?
Working the Comstock Lode was extraordinarily dangerous. Apart from the risk of cave-ins and underground fires, miners had to worry about underground flooding. The temperature of water below 700 feet rose to 108 degrees. When miners penetrated through rock, steam and scalding water would pour into the tunnel, and miners had to jump into cages, risking death if the hoisting mechanisms failed to lift them quickly enough.
Where is the Miners Foundry Cultural Center in Nevada City California located?
The address of the Miners Foundry Cultural Center is: 325 Spring Street, Nevada City, CA 95959
Where did miners find gold during the gold rush?
Nevada
What state drove gold and silver miners to in the 1860?
nevada
William jennings Bryan supported the cause of what in the 1896 presidential election?
Nevada silver miners
What did Edwin attracted when he discovered oil?
miners
Gold and silver discoveries drew miners to this state in the 1860s?
Nevada
