Industry
Near this spot lay the heart of the Comstock Lode, a fabulous 2 ½ mile deposit of high-grade ore that produced nearly $400,000,000 in silver and gold. After its discovery in 1859, Virginia City boomed for 20 years, helping bring Nevada into the Union in 1864 and helping build San Francisco. Seven major mines operated during the boom, and their sites are today marked by large yellow dumps, several visible from here, including the Sierra Nevada, the Union, Ophir, Con Virginia, and the Combination. The lode was worked from both ends, north up Cold Canyon and south from the Sierra Nevada and the Utah Mines.
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