William Wright, who wrote as Dan De Quille for the Territorial Enterprise of Virginia City, describes the state of Nevada and the Great Basin, from boundaries and rivers such as the Humboldt and the Truckee to Lake Tahoe and the Sierras. At the heart of the book is the Comstock Lode itself, cropping out on Mount Davidson, with its shafts, hoisting works and mining past and present.
An 1889 guide by Mark Twain’s old newspaper colleague, rich in Comstock detail. Download the free EPUB.