Comstock Lode
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comstock-lode-281-2534324
title:
Comstock Lode
text:
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, which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the United States and named after American miner Henry Comstock. After the discovery was made public in 1859, it sparked a silver rush of prospectors to the area, scrambling to stake their claims. The discovery caused considerable excitement in California and throughout the United States, the great
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Lode of silver ore in Virginia City, Nevada
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_Lode
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date modified:
2023-12-20T04:33:10Z
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