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A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines / Nevada and the Great Basin Region; Lake Tahoe and the High Sierras

auctore Dan De Quille

Capitula (90)
  1. A HISTORY OF THE COMSTOCK SILVER LODE & MINES 0:00
  2. INTRODUCTORY. 2:25
  3. The State of Nevada. Boundaries and Area. 5:01
  4. The Physical Aspect of Nevada. 8:51
  5. The Rivers of Nevada. 13:34
  6. HUMBOLDT RIVER. 14:14
  7. TRUCKEE RIVER. 16:29
  8. CARSON RIVER. 19:46
  9. WALKER RIVER. 21:44
  10. THE OWYHEE. 22:41
  11. REESE RIVER. 23:24
  12. OTHER RIVERS. 24:05
  13. Mineral Treasures of Nevada. 26:04
  14. Agricultural Resources. 29:09
  15. The Comstock Mines. 33:21
  16. The Discovery of Silver. 34:11
  17. Placer Mining on Gold Canyon 34:56
  18. The Grand Rush over the Sierras 42:10
  19. The Fate of the Discoverers. 43:47
  20. Early Mining and Milling. 45:42
  21. Mining Difficulties and Inventions. 49:09
  22. Various Mining and Milling Appliances. 50:50
  23. The Comstock as a School for Miners. 52:29
  24. Virginia City and its Surroundings. 53:18
  25. CITY IMPROVEMENTS. 59:45
  26. The Great Fire. 1:02:04
  27. Virginia City at Present. 1:06:33
  28. Views from the City and Vicinity. 1:10:22
  29. The View from the Summit of Mt. Davidson. 1:11:39
  30. The Virginia and Truckee Railroad. 1:12:43
  31. The Days of “Bull Teams.” 1:15:12
  32. THE COMSTOCK SYSTEM OF WATER SUPPLY. The Virginia City and Gold Hill Water Works. 1:17:36
  33. The Big Water Pipe. 1:20:07
  34. Additional Great Pipes. 1:22:18
  35. The Sutro Tunnel. 1:24:48
  36. The Reduction Works of the Early Days. 1:27:55
  37. The First Silver Mill. 1:28:30
  38. The Many Mills of the Early Days. 1:30:48
  39. REDUCTION WORKS OF THE PRESENT DAY. Description of the Process of Working Comstock Silver Ore. 1:33:04
  40. The Two California Mills. 1:41:21
  41. River and Canyon Mills. 1:43:27
  42. THE COMSTOCK LODE. Hoisting Works, Shafts, and Mining, Past and Present. 1:45:21
  43. THE THREE LINES OF HOISTING WORKS. 1:47:01
  44. THE COMBINATION SHAFT. 1:50:56
  45. The Deepest Workings. 1:53:59
  46. A Return to the Second Line of Works. 1:54:54
  47. The Old First Bonanzas. 1:57:58
  48. The New Departure. 1:59:19
  49. Present Yield of Leading Mines. 2:01:03
  50. Vicissitudes of Fortune in Mining. 2:08:21
  51. TOWNS OF WESTERN NEVADA. Virginia City. 2:11:09
  52. Gold Hill. 2:11:37
  53. Silver City. 2:14:25
  54. Dayton. 2:15:58
  55. Sutro. 2:18:56
  56. Carson City. 2:20:00
  57. Empire City. 2:25:47
  58. Genoa. 2:26:45
  59. Reno. 2:28:41
  60. OTHER TOWNS IN WASHOE COUNTY. 2:31:39
  61. LAKE TAHOE. Surrounding Objects of Interest. 2:34:33
  62. Routes to Lake Tahoe. THE ROUTE FROM TRUCKEE. 2:49:12
  63. Distances from Tahoe City. 2:50:42
  64. The Route from Reno. 2:50:59
  65. The Town of Truckee. 2:52:36
  66. Donner Lake. 2:53:57
  67. Independence Lake. 2:58:46
  68. Webber Lake. 3:00:12
  69. Pyramid Lake. 3:01:40
  70. Winnemucca Lake. 3:05:15
  71. Washoe Lake. 3:06:41
  72. Thermal and Medicinal Springs. 3:07:35
  73. Steamboat Springs. 3:08:23
  74. Shaw’s Springs. 3:11:42
  75. State Prison Warm Springs. 3:12:15
  76. Walley’s Springs. 3:12:58
  77. Other Springs. 3:13:56
  78. Railroads in Nevada. 3:16:00
  79. The Central Pacific. 3:17:27
  80. The Virginia and Truckee. 3:18:13
  81. Carson and Colorado. 3:19:29
  82. Owens Lake. 3:24:44
  83. Mono Lake. 3:25:50
  84. Eureka and Palisade. 3:26:41
  85. Nevada Central. 3:28:19
  86. Nevada and California. 3:30:42
  87. Proposed Railroads. 3:31:17
  88. Nevada a Land of Great Possibilities. 3:32:32
  89. A HISTORY OF THE COMSTOCK SILVER LODE & MINES By Dan De Quille 3:36:24
  90. Transcriber’s Notes 3:39:27
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3 hr 40 min
Lingua
English
Additum
November 13, 2026
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Project Gutenberg
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Operculum “A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines / Nevada and the Great Basin Region; Lake Tahoe and the High Sierras”, auctore Dan De Quille