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The Combination Shaft, located near Virginia City, began in 1875 when the mine owners combined their efforts to sink a shaft to explore the Comstock Lode at a greater depth. The Combination was the deepest shaft ever sunk on the Comstock, reaching a depth of 3,250 feet (990 m). It was used until 1886.
Virginia City, Nevada. / 39.31028°N 119.64944°W / 39.31028; -119.64944. Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. [4] The city is a part of the Reno – Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Philip Deidesheimer. Square set timbering as used in the Comstock mines, 1877 illustration. Philip Deidesheimer was a mining engineer in the Western United States . Deidesheimer was born in 1832, in Darmstadt, Electorate of Hesse before German unification. He attended the prestigious Freiberg University of Mining ( Technische Universität ...
Upper facade of the Silver Dollar Hotel in Virginia City. The Comstock Lode had been a minor gold placer district since 1849. In 1859, several prospectors discovered its rich lode silver ore, and a great rush of miners poured eastward from California, and established Gold Hill and Virginia City, the principal towns of the Comstock Lode.
Bonanza Kings. The Bonanza Kings, also called the Silver Kings, was a nickname given to the four men who started a stock brokerage called Flood and O'Brien, more commonly known as the Bonanza Firm. Bonanza is a Spanish term meaning "rich ore body"; in 1873, after gaining control of the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company, they discovered a ...
Includes museum with local history exhibits, minerals display, 1920s and 1950s period homes, 1900s replica print shop, depot with steam engine and caboose Comstock Fireman's Museum Virginia City Storey Fire fighting website: Comstock History Center Virginia City: Storey: Local history Comstock Gold Mill Virginia City Storey Mining
Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Montana, US. Years active. 1842-1870. Known for. The first major discovery of silver ore. Henry Tompkins (or Thomas) Paige Comstock (c. 1820–September 27, 1870) was a Canadian miner after whom the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada, was named. The Comstock Lode was the richest silver mine in American history.
Pasties baker and Rocks For Fun owner Jim McClellan stands among his father Don McClellan’s creations at Rocks for Fun Pasties Shop in Tigerton, Wis., on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Rocks for Fun ...