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The Comstock Lode was the first major U.S. deposit of silver ore, discovered under what is now Virginia City, Nevada, on the eastern slope of Mt. Davidson, a peak in the Virginia range. After the discovery was made public in 1859, prospectors rushed to the area and scrambled to stake their claims. Mining camps soon thrived in the vicinity, which became bustling centers of fabulous wealth.
The excavations were carried to depths of more than 3200 feet (1000 m). Between 1859 and 1878, it yielded about $400 million in silver and gold.
It is notable not just for the immense fortunes it generated and the large role those fortunes had in the growth of Nevada and San Francisco, but also for the advances in mining technology that it spurred. The mines declined after 1874.
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The terms Sutters Mill and Comstock Lode are associated with?
The mining of precious metals in the west
What effect did the discovery of the comstock lode have on the west?
it lured thousands of California miners to Nevada.
How did the invention of the steamboat affect the growth of the United states?
It moved people and supplies on the river systems of the southeast, but it didn’t affect the western movement. The railroad was the biggest factor in connecting the west to the east coast.
How did the railroads affect trade and business in the uinetd states?
Railroads allowed raw materials to travel to the East, and manufactured goods to travel to the West.
How did the U.S. government policy of internment affect thousands of Japanese Americans of the west coast of the US?
Japanese Americans were temporarily imprisoned in isolated locations
