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 (4 hr 49 min)

Kapitel

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

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