Comstock Lode
Virginia City strike
The Comstock Lode was a massive deposit of silver and gold ore discovered in 1859 in western Nevada, near what became Virginia City.
It triggered a mining rush that rivaled the California Gold Rush and generated enormous wealth, helping finance the Union during the Civil War.
The name comes from Henry Comstock, a prospector who claimed partial ownership of the discovery.
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- NevadaSilver State out west
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- mining campSettlement near ore extraction
- Virginia CityNevada mining town
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