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A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines / Nevada and the Great Basin Region; Lake Tahoe and the High Sierras
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- A HISTORY OF THE COMSTOCK SILVER LODE & MINES 0:00
- INTRODUCTORY. 2:25
- The State of Nevada. Boundaries and Area. 5:01
- The Physical Aspect of Nevada. 8:51
- The Rivers of Nevada. 13:34
- HUMBOLDT RIVER. 14:14
- TRUCKEE RIVER. 16:29
- CARSON RIVER. 19:46
- WALKER RIVER. 21:44
- THE OWYHEE. 22:41
- REESE RIVER. 23:24
- OTHER RIVERS. 24:05
- Mineral Treasures of Nevada. 26:04
- Agricultural Resources. 29:09
- The Comstock Mines. 33:21
- The Discovery of Silver. 34:11
- Placer Mining on Gold Canyon 34:56
- The Grand Rush over the Sierras 42:10
- The Fate of the Discoverers. 43:47
- Early Mining and Milling. 45:42
- Mining Difficulties and Inventions. 49:09
- Various Mining and Milling Appliances. 50:50
- The Comstock as a School for Miners. 52:29
- Virginia City and its Surroundings. 53:18
- CITY IMPROVEMENTS. 59:45
- The Great Fire. 1:02:04
- Virginia City at Present. 1:06:33
- Views from the City and Vicinity. 1:10:22
- The View from the Summit of Mt. Davidson. 1:11:39
- The Virginia and Truckee Railroad. 1:12:43
- The Days of “Bull Teams.” 1:15:12
- THE COMSTOCK SYSTEM OF WATER SUPPLY. The Virginia City and Gold Hill Water Works. 1:17:36
- The Big Water Pipe. 1:20:07
- Additional Great Pipes. 1:22:18
- The Sutro Tunnel. 1:24:48
- The Reduction Works of the Early Days. 1:27:55
- The First Silver Mill. 1:28:30
- The Many Mills of the Early Days. 1:30:48
- REDUCTION WORKS OF THE PRESENT DAY. Description of the Process of Working Comstock Silver Ore. 1:33:04
- The Two California Mills. 1:41:21
- River and Canyon Mills. 1:43:27
- THE COMSTOCK LODE. Hoisting Works, Shafts, and Mining, Past and Present. 1:45:21
- THE THREE LINES OF HOISTING WORKS. 1:47:01
- THE COMBINATION SHAFT. 1:50:56
- The Deepest Workings. 1:53:59
- A Return to the Second Line of Works. 1:54:54
- The Old First Bonanzas. 1:57:58
- The New Departure. 1:59:19
- Present Yield of Leading Mines. 2:01:03
- Vicissitudes of Fortune in Mining. 2:08:21
- TOWNS OF WESTERN NEVADA. Virginia City. 2:11:09
- Gold Hill. 2:11:37
- Silver City. 2:14:25
- Dayton. 2:15:58
- Sutro. 2:18:56
- Carson City. 2:20:00
- Empire City. 2:25:47
- Genoa. 2:26:45
- Reno. 2:28:41
- OTHER TOWNS IN WASHOE COUNTY. 2:31:39
- LAKE TAHOE. Surrounding Objects of Interest. 2:34:33
- Routes to Lake Tahoe. THE ROUTE FROM TRUCKEE. 2:49:12
- Distances from Tahoe City. 2:50:42
- The Route from Reno. 2:50:59
- The Town of Truckee. 2:52:36
- Donner Lake. 2:53:57
- Independence Lake. 2:58:46
- Webber Lake. 3:00:12
- Pyramid Lake. 3:01:40
- Winnemucca Lake. 3:05:15
- Washoe Lake. 3:06:41
- Thermal and Medicinal Springs. 3:07:35
- Steamboat Springs. 3:08:23
- Shaw’s Springs. 3:11:42
- State Prison Warm Springs. 3:12:15
- Walley’s Springs. 3:12:58
- Other Springs. 3:13:56
- Railroads in Nevada. 3:16:00
- The Central Pacific. 3:17:27
- The Virginia and Truckee. 3:18:13
- Carson and Colorado. 3:19:29
- Owens Lake. 3:24:44
- Mono Lake. 3:25:50
- Eureka and Palisade. 3:26:41
- Nevada Central. 3:28:19
- Nevada and California. 3:30:42
- Proposed Railroads. 3:31:17
- Nevada a Land of Great Possibilities. 3:32:32
- A HISTORY OF THE COMSTOCK SILVER LODE & MINES By Dan De Quille 3:36:24
- Transcriber’s Notes 3:39:27
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