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

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

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This sounds as if it could have been written recently, both in language, description and accuracy. The readers did a great job of narration. A nice listen.