A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines

Genre(s): Business & Economics, Modern (19th C)

Narrators: Larry Wilson, John, Johann, Isobel, Jenno, Alan Mapstone, ToddHW, James R. Hedrick, Ryan Fahey, Tim811, Wayne Cooke, Christina Fu, Bruce McCready, Beau Wood, Andrew Gaunce, Paul Hampton

Number of Chapters: 58

Length: 04 hours and 49 minutes

Language: English

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

Introductory (Larry Wilson)

The State of Nevada - Boundaries and Areas (John)

Physical Aspect of the State (John)

The Rivers of Nevada - Humboldt River (John)

Truckee River (Johann)

Carson River (Johann)

Walker River, Owyhee River, Reese River (Larry Wilson)

Other Nevada Rivers (Johann)

Mineral Treasures of Nevada (Isobel)

Agricultural Resources (jenno)

The Comstock Mines, The Discovery of Silver (Alan Mapstone)

Placer Mining on Gold Canyon (ToddHW)

The Grand Rush over the Sierras (Alan Mapstone)

The Discoverers and Their Fate (Alan Mapstone)

Early Mining and Milling (James R. Hedrick)

Mining Difficulties and Inventions (James R. Hedrick)

Various Mining and Milling Appliances, The Comstock as a School for Miners (James R. Hedrick)

Virginia City and Surroundings (jenno)

City Improvements (jenno)

The Great Fire (Ryan Fahey)

Virginia City at Present (Ryan Fahey)

Views from the City and Vicinity, The View from the Summit of Mount Davidson (Ryan Fahey)

The Virginia and Truckee Railroad (Alan Mapstone)

The Days of Bull Teams (John)

The Virginia City and Gold Hill Water Works (John)

The Big Water Pipes (John)

Additional Great Pipes (Johann)

The Sutro Tunnel, The Reduction Works of Early Days (jenno)

The First Silver Mill, The Many Mills of the Early Days (jenno)

Description of the Process of Working Comstock Silver Ores (ToddHW)

The Two California Mills, The River and Canyon Mills (jenno)

The Comstock Lode - Hoisting Works, Shafts and Mining, Past and Present (Tim811)

The Three Lines of Hoisting Works (Tim811)

The Combination Shaft, The Deepest Workings on the Lode (Wayne Cooke)

A Return to the Second Line of Works (James R. Hedrick)

The Old First Bonanzas, The New Departure (Tim811)

Present Yield of the Comstock Mines (James R. Hedrick)

Vicissitudes of Fortune in Mining (Wayne Cooke)

Towns of Western Nevada - Virginia City, Gold Hill , Silver City (Christina Fu)

Dayton and Sutro (James R. Hedrick)

Carson City (Bruce McCready)

Empire City, Genoa and Reno (Beau Wood)

Other Towns in Washoe County (Larry Wilson)

Lake Tahoe and Surroundings - Surrounding Objects of Interest (Andrew Gaunce)

Emerald Bay through Rubicon Springs (Andrew Gaunce)

Routes to Lake Tahoe (Wayne Cooke)

The Town Of Truckee, Donner Lake and the Donner Disaster (Christina Fu)

Surrounding Points of Interest, Independence Lake and Webber Lake Wonders (Christina Fu)

Pyramid Lake (Christina Fu)

Winnemucca Lake and Washoe Lake (Christina Fu)

Thermal and Medicinal Springs, Steamboat Springs (jenno)

Shaw’s Springs, State Prison Warm Springs, Walley’s Springs and Other Springs (jenno)

Railroads in Nevada - The Central Pacific, Virginia & Truckee, Carson & Colorado (Alan Mapstone)

Wabuska, Hawthorne, Luning, Bellville, Candelaria, Benton and Bishop Creek (Paul Hampton)

Independence, Keeler, Owens Lake, and Mono Lake (Paul Hampton)

Eureka and Palisade, Nevada Central, Battle Mountain, Austin, Nevada and California (Paul Hampton)

Proposed Railroads - Salt Lake and Los Angeles, Nevada, Central, and Idaho (Alan Mapstone)

Nevada a Land of Great Possibilities (Larry Wilson)

The audiobook A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines falls under the genres of Business & Economics, Modern (19th C). It is written by Dan Dequille.

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