A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines by Dan DeQuille read by Various | Full Audio Book

A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines by Dan DeQuille (1829 - 1898)
Genre(s): Business & Economics, Modern (19th C)

Read by: Larry Wilson, John, Johann, Isobel, jenno, Alan Mapstone, ToddHW, James R. Hedrick, Ryan Fahey, Tim811, Wayne Cooke, Christina Fu, Bruce McCready, Beau Wood, Andrew Gaunce, Paul Hampton in English

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Introductory
00:03:26 - 01 - The State of Nevada - Boundaries and Areas
00:09:23 - 02 - Physical Aspect of the State
00:16:44 - 03 - The Rivers of Nevada - Humboldt River
00:21:23 - 04 - Truckee River
00:25:43 - 05 - Carson River
00:28:34 - 06 - Walker River, Owyhee River, Reese River
00:31:39 - 07 - Other Nevada Rivers
00:34:39 - 08 - Mineral Treasures of Nevada
00:38:29 - 09 - Agricultural Resources
00:44:35 - 10 - The Comstock Mines, The Discovery of Silver
00:47:05 - 11 - Placer Mining on Gold Canyon
00:55:57 - 12 - The Grand Rush over the Sierras
00:58:29 - 13 - The Discoverers and Their Fate
01:01:34 - 14 - Early Mining and Milling
01:05:40 - 15 - Mining Difficulties and Inventions
01:07:59 - 16 - Various Mining and Milling Appliances, The Comstock as a School for Miners
01:11:29 - 17 - Virginia City and Surroundings
01:20:45 - 18 - City Improvements
01:24:24 - 19 - The Great Fire
01:29:53 - 20 - Virginia City at Present
01:34:30 - 21 - Views from the City and Vicinity, The View from the Summit of Mount Davidson
01:37:38 - 22 - The Virginia and Truckee Railroad
01:41:30 - 23 - The Days of Bull Teams
01:45:25 - 24 - The Virginia City and Gold Hill Water Works
01:49:27 - 25 - The Big Water Pipes
01:52:48 - 26 - Additional Great Pipes
01:56:28 - 27 - The Sutro Tunnel, The Reduction Works of Early Days
02:01:45 - 28 - The First Silver Mill, The Many Mills of the Early Days
02:08:14 - 29 - Description of the Process of Working Comstock Silver Ores
02:17:37 - 30 - The Two California Mills, The River and Canyon Mills
02:23:06 - 31 - The Comstock Lode - Hoisting Works, Shafts and Mining, Past and Present
02:25:41 - 32 - The Three Lines of Hoisting Works
02:31:25 - 33 - The Combination Shaft, The Deepest Workings on the Lode
02:37:04 - 34 - A Return to the Second Line of Works
02:41:30 - 35 - The Old First Bonanzas, The New Departure
02:45:49 - 36 - Present Yield of the Comstock Mines
02:54:56 - 37 - Vicissitudes of Fortune in Mining
02:59:09 - 38 - Towns of Western Nevada - Virginia City, Gold Hill , Silver City
03:04:38 - 39 - Dayton and Sutro
03:10:13 - 40 - Carson City
03:16:42 - 41 - Empire City, Genoa and Reno
03:25:56 - 42 - Other Towns in Washoe County
03:29:42 - 43 - Lake Tahoe and Surroundings - Surrounding Objects of Interest
03:40:53 - 44 - Emerald Bay through Rubicon Springs
03:48:27 - 45 - Routes to Lake Tahoe
03:53:40 - 46 - The Town Of Truckee, Donner Lake and the Donner Disaster
03:59:45 - 47 - Surrounding Points of Interest, Independence Lake and Webber Lake Wonders
04:04:08 - 48 - Pyramid Lake
04:08:15 - 49 - Winnemucca Lake and Washoe Lake
04:11:10 - 50 - Thermal and Medicinal Springs, Steamboat Springs
04:16:55 - 51 - Shaw's Springs, State Prison Warm Springs, Walley's Springs and Other Springs
04:22:34 - 52 - Railroads in Nevada - The Central Pacific, Virginia & Truckee, Carson & Colorado
04:27:29 - 53 - Wabuska, Hawthorne, Luning, Bellville, Candelaria, Benton and Bishop Creek
04:31:53 - 54 - Independence, Keeler, Owens Lake, and Mono Lake
04:35:54 - 55 - Eureka and Palisade, Nevada Central, Battle Mountain, Austin, Nevada and California
04:41:49 - 56 - Proposed Railroads - Salt Lake and Los Angeles, Nevada, Central, and Idaho
04:43:58 - 57 - Nevada a Land of Great Possibilities
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