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A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines

by Dan De Quille

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  1. 1Epigraph
  2. 2Introductory
  3. 3The State of Nevada
  4. 4The Physical Aspect of Nevada
  5. 5The Rivers of Nevada
  6. 6Humboldt River
  7. 7Truckee River
  8. 8Carson River
  9. 9Walker River
  10. 10The Owyhee
  11. 11Reese River
  12. 12Other Rivers
  13. 13Mineral Treasures of Nevada
  14. 14Agricultural Resources
  15. 15The Comstock Mines
  16. 16The Discovery of Silver
  17. 17Placer Mining on Gold Canyon
  18. 18The Grand Rush Over the Sierras
  19. 19The Fate of the Discoverers
  20. 20Early Mining and Milling
  21. 21Mining Difficulties and Inventions
  22. 22Various Mining and Milling Appliances
  23. 23The Comstock as a School for Miners
  24. 24Virginia City and Its Surroundings
  25. 25City Improvements
  26. 26The Great Fire
  27. 27Virginia City at Present
  28. 28Views From the City and Vicinity
  29. 29The View From the Summit of Mt. Davidson
  30. 30The Virginia and Truckee Railroad
  31. 31The Days of “Bull Teams”
  32. 32The Comstock System of Water Supply
  33. 33The Big Water Pipe
  34. 34Additional Great Pipes
  35. 35The Sutro Tunnel
  36. 36The Reduction Works of the Early Days
  37. 37The First Silver Mill
  38. 38The Many Mills of the Early Days
  39. 39Reduction Works of the Present Day
  40. 40The Two California Mills
  41. 41River and Canyon Mills
  42. 42Hoisting Works, Shafts, and Mining, Past and Present
  43. 43The Three Lines of Hoisting Works
  44. 44The Combination Shaft
  45. 45The Deepest Workings
  46. 46A Return to the Second Line of Works
  47. 47The Old First Bonanzas
  48. 48The New Departure
  49. 49Present Yield of Leading Mines
  50. 50Vicissitudes of Fortune in Mining
  51. 51Virginia City
  52. 52Gold Hill
  53. 53Silver City
  54. 54Dayton
  55. 55Sutro
  56. 56Carson City
  57. 57Empire City
  58. 58Genoa
  59. 59Reno
  60. 60Other Towns in Washoe County
  61. 61Surrounding Objects of Interest
  62. 62Routes to Lake Tahoe
  63. 63Distances From Tahoe City
  64. 64The Route From Reno
  65. 65The Town of Truckee
  66. 66Donner Lake
  67. 67Independence Lake
  68. 68Webber Lake
  69. 69Pyramid Lake
  70. 70Winnemucca Lake
  71. 71Washoe Lake
  72. 72Thermal and Medicinal Springs
  73. 73Steamboat Springs
  74. 74Shaw’s Springs
  75. 75State Prison Warm Springs
  76. 76Walley’s Springs
  77. 77Other Springs
  78. 78Railroads in Nevada
  79. 79The Central Pacific
  80. 80The Virginia and Truckee
  81. 81Carson and Colorado
  82. 82Owens Lake
  83. 83Mono Lake
  84. 84Eureka and Palisade
  85. 85Nevada Central
  86. 86Nevada and California
  87. 87Proposed Railroads
  88. 88Nevada a Land of Great Possibilities
  89. 89A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines — By Dan de Quille
  90. 90About the Series

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