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Lode of silver ore in Virginia City, Nevada, United States
The Comstock Lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Virginia City, Nevada (then
Comstock_Lode
American dock landing ship
for the Comstock Lode in Nevada, the first being Comstock (LSD-19), commissioned in 1945 and decommissioned in 1976. The Comstock Lode was discovered in
USS_Comstock_(LSD-45)
American mining engineer (1832–1916)
trustee of the Ophir Mine, part of the Comstock Lode silver mining boom in Nevada, and solved one of the Comstock mines' most critical engineering needs
Philip_Deidesheimer
Canadian miner (1820–1870)
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
Henry_Comstock
Census-designated place in Nevada, United States
United States. It was established in 1859 after the discovery of the Comstock Lode, one of the first major silver deposits in the United States. It rapidly
Virginia_City,_Nevada
state of the United States, began in 1858 with the discovery of the Comstock Lode, the first major silver-mining district in the United States. Nevada
Silver_mining_in_Nevada
Part of a rock body that holds ore
the largest silver lodes was the Comstock Lode in Nevada, although it is overshadowed by the more recently discovered Cannington Lode in Queensland, Australia
Lode
American politician (1829–1912)
superintendent of the Crown Point silver mine which was part of the Comstock Lode. When a body of silver ore was stuck in 1870, Jones and Alvinza Hayward
John P. Jones (Nevada politician)
John_P._Jones_(Nevada_politician)
Heritage railroad in Virginia City, Nevada
commercial freight railroad which was originally built to serve the Comstock Lode mining communities of northwestern Nevada. At its height, the railroad's
Virginia_and_Truckee_Railroad
American businessman and politician (1820–1891)
someone had picked up in Utah Territory (near what was to become the Comstock Lode) and had assayed in Nevada County, California. Hearst hurried to the
George_Hearst
19th-century Nevada pioneer
Nevada pioneer, farmer and miner, and was made a millionaire by the Comstock Lode mining boom. Married and divorced two times, she married a third time
Eilley_Bowers
U.S. Navy dock landing ship
USS Comstock (LSD-19) was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the first navy ship named in honor of the Comstock Lode
USS_Comstock_(LSD-19)
Irish-American industrialist (1831–1902)
which capitalized on the wealth generated by the silver mines at the Comstock Lode in Nevada. He was one of the richest Americans in his time. He also
John_William_Mackay
U.S. state
New Mexico and Utah Territory in 1850. The discovery of silver at the Comstock Lode in 1859 led to a population boom that became an impetus to the creation
Nevada
Restaurant in California, United States
microbrewery in San Francisco. The bar is named after Henry Comstock and for his Comstock Lode, and is currently owned by Jeff Hollinger and Jonny Raglin
Comstock_Saloon
American prostitute
American sex worker in Virginia City, Nevada, a boomtown serving the Comstock Lode silver mine. She was murdered in 1867, and a French drifter named John
Julia_Bulette
Mountain range in the United States
most of the lumber produced in California was used in mining. The Comstock Lode was a major center for logging, with operations supplying lumber for
Sierra_Nevada
American author, journalist and humorist (1829–1898)
accounts of the people, events, and silver mining operations on the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, including his non-fiction book History of
Dan_DeQuille
24th Mayor of San Francisco from 1895 to 1897
German Jew, he moved to Virginia City, Nevada and made a fortune at the Comstock Lode. Several places in San Francisco bear his name in remembrance of his
Adolph_Sutro
Historic site
The Sutro Tunnel is a drainage tunnel (adit) connected to the Comstock Lode in Northern Nevada. It begins at Dayton, Nevada, and connects 3.88 miles (6
Sutro_Tunnel
Topics referred to by the same term
of Cornell University Comstock High School, near Kalamazoo, Michigan Comstock Lode and mines in Virginia City, Nevada Comstock canned pie filling, line
Comstock
Surname list
after whom Comstock Lode was named Harriet Theresa Comstock (1860–1925), American novelist and author of children's books Isaac N. Comstock (1808–1883)
Comstock_(surname)
Naturally occurring pure metallic silver mineral
centered on silver extraction. The Virginia Range in Nevada, host to the Comstock Lode, the first major silver discovery in the United States. Historic stone
Native_silver
Metallurgical process: extraction of silver by amalgamation
History of the Comstock Lode, 1850–1997, Reno: University of Nevada Press, ISBN 1888035048 J.D. Hague (1870) Treatment of the Comstock ores, in Report
Pan_amalgamation
Town in Nevada
Gold Hill developed into a major mining and milling center on the Comstock Lode in the 1860s and 1870s, with mines such as the Yellow Jacket, Crown
Gold_Hill,_Nevada
American businessman and politician (1831–1894)
and he was one of the famous "silver kings" who became wealthy on the Comstock Lode. Fair later became a real estate investor and railroad builder in California
James_G._Fair
Mountain range in Nevada, United States
Finney, "Old Virginny", an early discoverer of gold associated with the Comstock Lode. The mountain range forms a portion of the drainage divide between the
Virginia_Range
American Mormon leader
American settler who may have been the first man to discover gold on the Comstock Lode, leading to a rush of mining in the area during the mid-19th century
William_Prows
Valley in Nevada, United States
during the California Gold Rush of 1849. The discovery of Nevada's Comstock Lode in 1859 established the economic importance of the area, which would
Eagle_Valley_(Nevada)
Common-law wife of Wyatt Earp (1861–1944)
and silver from the Comstock Lode had fed a feverish stock market, leading to a great deal of speculation. When the Comstock Lode production began to
Josephine_Earp
burgeoning mining industry: at least $400 million in silver ore from the Comstock Lode was used to finance the federal war effort. In addition, the state hosted
Nevada in the American Civil War
Nevada_in_the_American_Civil_War
American businessman (1821–1885)
senator, banker, and business owner from Nevada who profited from the Comstock Lode. Sharon was born in Smithfield, Ohio, January 9, 1821, the son of William
William_Sharon
Sterling Long Canyon Borealis Round Mountain Denton-Rawhide Robinson Comstock Lode Gold Bar Aurora Mineral Ridge Reno Ruby Hill, Eureka Goldfield Bald
Gold_mining_in_Nevada
American businessman and racehorse breeder
when the entire building was destroyed by fire in 1898. When the great Comstock Lode was discovered in Nevada in 1859, he arrived with a load of timber,
Lucky_Baldwin
American socialite (1871–1926)
a hard-scrabble California miner to become heiress to a fortune in Comstock Lode gold and silver, the wife of steamship magnate Hermann Oelrichs, mistress
Theresa_Fair_Oelrichs
First U.S. railroad connecting the Pacific coast and Eastern states
heating stoves etc. in Comstock Lode towns and the tons of ice needed by the miners as they worked ever deeper into the "hot" Comstock Lode ore body. In the
First transcontinental railroad
First_transcontinental_railroad
Paiute leader
an influx of miners and ranchers after silver was discovered in the Comstock Lode near to Carson City. The newcomers assaulted the Paiutes and destroyed
Numaga
Demolished hotel in San Francisco
Baldwin Hotel was a 19th-century luxury hotel and theatre built by Comstock Lode millionaire, entrepreneur, and gambler Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin
Baldwin_Hotel_(San_Francisco)
Lake in California and Nevada, United States
relationship with the land for thousands of years. The discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859 and the growth of mining centers such as Virginia City, Nevada
Lake_Tahoe
the United States began on a major scale with the discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada in 1858. The industry suffered after the demonetization of
Silver mining in the United States
Silver_mining_in_the_United_States
American businessman
February 21, 1889) was an American businessman who made a fortune from the Comstock Lode in Nevada. His mining operations are recounted to this day as an outstanding
James_Clair_Flood
Historic house in Nevada, United States
example of the homes built in Nevada by the new millionaires of the Comstock Lode mining boom. The land originally was purchased in 1856 by Eilley and
Bowers_Mansion
American Western television series (1959–1973)
bonanza (rich ore body) and commonly refers to the 1859 revelation of the Comstock Lode of rich silver ore mines under the town of Virginia City, not far from
Bonanza
19th century Californian path network
Comstock Lode strike, it was reported as a barely passably trail in places (April 1860). To get supplies to Virginia City, Nevada, and the Comstock area
Routes of the California Trail
Routes_of_the_California_Trail
American rancher in Arizona Territory (1828–1907)
Henry would buy and drive cattle east, over the Sierra, to sell to the Comstock Lode miners in the region around Carson City and Genoa, Nevada. His business
Henry_Hooker
Horizontal entrance shaft to an underground mine
Gwennap mining area, and the 3.9 miles (6.3 km) Sutro Tunnel at the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada. A side benefit of driving such extensive adits
Adit
Company. The four dealt in mining stocks and operated silver mines on the Comstock Lode, and in 1873 discovered the great orebody known as the "Big Bonanza"
William_S._O'Brien
trees growing along the shore of Lake Tahoe to the silver mines of the Comstock Lode. Between 1872 and 1898 C&TL&F transferred 750 million board foot of
Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company
Carson_and_Tahoe_Lumber_and_Fluming_Company
List of ships with the same or similar names
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Comstock after the Comstock Lode in Nevada. Discovered in 1859, it was one of the richest deposits
USS_Comstock
Capital city of Nevada, United States
for California-bound immigrants, but developed into a city with the Comstock Lode, a silver strike in the mountains to the northeast. The city has served
Carson_City,_Nevada
United States historic place
drainage tunnels in other mining districts include the Sutro Tunnel on the Comstock Lode in Nevada, and the Leadville Tunnel and the Yak Tunnel at Leadville
Argo_Tunnel
American railroad locomotive
Carson City, Nevada, inaugurating through service from the mines of the Comstock Lode & later "Big Bonanza" to the investors of San Francisco and beyond.
Virginia_and_Truckee_11_Reno
Historic house in Nevada, United States
of a nine-mile-long (14 km) lumber flume that brought timber used in Comstock Lode mines and was loaded there onto the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. The
Lakeview_House
Mineral deposit that forms in the shallow subsurface
Epithermal Gold Deposits". 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2024-02-06. "Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA". Hudson, Donald
Epithermal_vein_deposit
Currency of the United States
silver) quantities, and right at the onset of the silver rush from the Comstock Lode in the 1870s. This was the so-called "Crime of '73". The Gold Standard
United_States_dollar
Mountain in Nevada, United States
for the mining boomtown of Virginia City which was built above the Comstock Lode silver strike. Mount Davidson was named after Donald Davidson, a geologist
Mount_Davidson_(Nevada)
Historic house in Rhode Island, United States
whose father James Graham Fair was one of the four partners in the Comstock Lode. She was the wife of Hermann Oelrichs, American agent for Norddeutscher
Rosecliff
American businessman (1841–1900)
rich silver diggings now known as the Comstock Lode, in 1860. Daly gained experience in the mines of the Comstock under the direction of John William Mackay
Marcus_Daly
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Weaverville You Bet Other Delta Consolidated Mining Co. Early U.S. mining Comstock Lode, Nevada Copper mining in Michigan Geology Gold in California "Mursheen
Igo,_California
Four men who founded Flood and O'Brien
near Virginia City, Nevada, from a number of smaller claims on the Comstock Lode and later added the nearby California mine. Mackay and Fair had the
Bonanza_Kings
American sociologist (born 1945)
Gold Diggers and Silver Miners: Prostitution and Social Life on the Comstock Lode, a study of frontier prostitution. Her most recent book The American
Marion_Goldman
American businessman (1926–2014)
United States: Emmis Communications Corporation. p. 78. "Bunker Hunt's Comstock Lode". Time Magazine. Vol. 115, no. 2. Time Inc. January 14, 1980. [dead
Nelson_Bunker_Hunt
Census-designated place in Nevada, United States
directed at the Chinese in California. With the 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode, newly founded Gold Hill and Virginia City, 6 miles (10 km) to the north
Dayton,_Nevada
Newspaper published in Virginia City, Nevada
March 23, 1947. p. 13. "Famed 'Territorial Enterprise' Revived on Comstock Lode | Beebe, Clegg In Colorful New Chapter". Reno Evening Gazette. May 1
Comstock_Chronicle
City in Montana, United States
Bozeman, pioneer and founder of the Bozeman Trail C Henry Comstock, a discoverer of Comstock Lode died (suicide) in Bozeman on September 29, 1870 C Gustavus
Bozeman,_Montana
River in Nevada, United States
silver rush, the Comstock Lode in 1859. The Carson Valley provided food and forage for the silver miners and their livestock. The Comstock mining boom critically
Carson_River
American oil tycoon (1856-1935)
leasing and developing with great success the Comstock Mine (not to be confused with the Comstock Lode of Virginia City, Nevada). Doheny declined to join
Edward_L._Doheny
Historic house in Belmont, California
businessman, a founder of the Bank of California, and a financier of the Comstock Lode. It is an opulent Italianate Villa, modified with touches of Steamboat
Ralston_Hall
Native element mineral
found in veins at Allemont, Isère, France; Valtellina, Italy; and the Comstock Lode, United States; and in a lithium pegmatites at Varuträsk, Sweden. Stibarsen
Stibarsen
American writer, newspaper publisher and humorist
editor who can't write”. Comstock’s regular column was christened “The Comstock Lode”. Circulation for the weekly peaked around 30,000 in the 1960s and ‘70s
Jim_Comstock
Highway in Nevada
Virginia City. This highway is a historic route, dating back to the Comstock Lode of the 1860s. The highway loosely parallels, and crosses, the route
Nevada_State_Route_342
Historic house in Nevada, United States
with Potosi Mine to form the Chollar-Potosi Mine, tapped part of the Comstock Lode, and yielded enormous amounts of silver ore. It is also significant
Chollar_Mansion
American settler (1814–1860)
discovery of the Comstock lode near Virginia City brought them new hope. Ormsby opened his hotel in 1860, in the wake of the Comstock Lode, as more settlers
William_Ormsby
Historic site under Folsom Lake in California
Weaverville You Bet Other Delta Consolidated Mining Co. Early U.S. mining Comstock Lode, Nevada Copper mining in Michigan Geology Gold in California "Mursheen
Mormon_Island,_California
Grant Horace; Tingley, Joseph V. (July 21, 1998). The History of the Comstock Lode, 1850-1997. University of Nevada Press. pp. 107–115. ISBN 9781888035049
Otto_Sutro
Business magazine in California
Comstock-Carlson decided to use her own name as the magazine's title partly because of its local historical significance, such as the Comstock Lode in
Comstock's
Express. In 1859, the news broke that silver had been found in the huge Comstock Lode in Washoe, a region that was then in the western part of Utah Territory
First_Battle_of_Pyramid_Lake
Mackay, an entrepreneur who had made a fortune in silver mining in the Comstock Lode. Mackay's original purpose was to provide a domestic wire network to
Postal_Telegraph_Company
the Virginia and Truckee Railroad who as traffic was waning from the Comstock Lode, sought to tap into mining claims in California. Carson & Colorado would
Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States
Narrow-gauge_railroads_in_the_United_States
American abolitionist and politician (1815–1890)
surveyor was a sensitive position in a mining region such as Nevada's Comstock Lode, where the boundaries of mining claims were the constant subject of
John_W._North
Horse racing track in Arcadia, California, US
who greatly enhanced his wealth through an investment in the famous Comstock Lode. Baldwin became a successful breeder and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses
Santa_Anita_Park
of the nation again, just as the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada, had in the late 1800s. While the Comstock made dozens of owners rich, the gold
History_of_Nevada
National Park Service historic district in western San Francisco within the GGNRA
Point Lobos Avenue at the coast originally built by Adolph Sutro, a Comstock Lode silver baron, and a major land owner/developer in and mayor of San Francisco
Sutro_District
Census-designated place in Nevada, United States
for the mines during the mining boom in the late 1800s of the nearby Comstock Lode in Virginia City. The timber around Lake Tahoe was placed on the incline
Incline_Village,_Nevada
with the Gold Rush and continued with silver discoveries such as the Comstock Lode in 1859. The first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869.
List of most populous cities in the United States by decade
List_of_most_populous_cities_in_the_United_States_by_decade
Revision of the laws relating to the Mint of the United States
However, Knox and others correctly forecast that development of the Comstock Lode and other rich silver mines would lower silver's market price, making
Coinage_Act_of_1873
County in Nevada, United States
in the 1864 election. Storey County benefited from the discovery of Comstock Lode silver. W. Frank Stewart was a silver-mining operator who served from
Storey_County,_Nevada
Fictional characters by Dashiell Hammett
deceased mining magnate from San Francisco modeled on the "kings" of the Comstock Lode. Now diversified into lumber, railroads, etc., Nora's fortune is apparently
Nick_and_Nora_Charles
first of the stately homes built in Nevada with the wealth from the Comstock Lode. Bowers was born in Madison County, Illinois. After coming west in 1856
Sandy_Bowers
Monetary system based on the value of gold
the switch to gold, combined with record U.S. silver output from the Comstock Lode, drove down the price of silver after 1873, and the gold-to-silver ratio
Gold_standard
Topics referred to by the same term
Minnesota Bonanza, Alberta, Canada Bonanza, Spain Bonanza, Nicaragua Comstock Lode bonanza Bonanza, "Book Four" portion of the Baroque Cycle novel The
Bonanza_(disambiguation)
Railway line in California, US
alternative to the Southern Pacific Railroad. In 1876, Alfred E. Davis a Comstock Lode silver magnate, bought the line and was later acquired by the Southern
South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
silver-mining town of Virginia City, Nevada, where he became a miner on the Comstock Lode. Twain failed as a miner and went to work at the Virginia City newspaper
Mark_Twain
American novelist and short story writer (1908–1988)
(1980) ISBN 0-553-27678-6 The Warrior's Path (1980) ISBN 0-553-27690-5 Comstock Lode (1981) ISBN 0-553-27561-5 Milo Talon (1981) ISBN 0-553-24763-8 The Cherokee
Louis_L'Amour
Gold Diggers & Silver Miners: Prostitution and Social Life on the Comstock Lode. U of Michigan Press. pp. passim. ISBN 978-0472063321. Hobson, Barbara
Prostitution in the United States
Prostitution_in_the_United_States
Abandoned saltwater swimming pool complex in San Francisco
Machine) Cliff House Project Huber, W.R. (2020). Adolph Sutro: King of the Comstock Lode and Mayor of San Francisco. McFarland. pp. 238–239. ISBN 978-1-4766-3840-9
Sutro_Baths
Silver discovery triggering an onrush of miners seeking fortune
Telluride, Colorado Colorado Silver Boom Leadville, Colorado, 1879 Nevada Comstock Lode, 1859 Gold Hill and Virginia City Tonopah, Nevada, 1900 Utah Silver
Silver_rush
Denomination of United States currency
silver in it (because of huge amounts of silver coming from the Nevada Comstock Lode mines). By 1876, all silver coins were being used as money and by 1878
Dollar_coin_(United_States)
Former settlement in California, United States
Weaverville You Bet Other Delta Consolidated Mining Co. Early U.S. mining Comstock Lode, Nevada Copper mining in Michigan Geology Gold in California "Mursheen
Bidwell's_Bar,_California
Petersen, Tracey (October 10, 2025). "Mother Lode Takes Center Stage In New Romance Movie - myMotherLode.com". My Mother Lode. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
List of films shot in Sonora, California
List_of_films_shot_in_Sonora,_California
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