Talk:Comstock Lode

Comstock Lode's production of silver
I'm a bit confused about the total amount of silver that the Comstock Lode churned out. I've read in some sources: And in this article:
 * $300 million worth of silver
 * $310 million
 * $400 million

Which is it? --71.49.212.77 00:35, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

That's a poorly phrased question. We measure silver that is mined and refined in ounces. The value of those ounces are relative to the market prices per ounce at the time adjusted by inflation. You will get more accurate numbers in terms of ounces mined than $ worth of metal, as the numbers you get could vary wildly based on how the dollar amount was calculated. These types of figures shouldn't be given in terms of monetary worth as the fundamental unit, just as supplemental information. --Anonymous 02:26, 12 October 2012 (EST)

In the section titled Big Bonanza's, I am planning a link to a large ore production table which lists the production of silver and gold in each year of production. This table was initially publisthed in the Territorial Enterprise newspaper, and is reproduced in many other sources, including some government publications. Casimir 19:37, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps it would be more reliable to speak in terms of number of ounces of silver mined, not dollar's worth, since today, a dollar's worth of silver is rapidly changing, and is greatly different than it was back when the dollar was defined as an amount of silver by the Consitution. 71.142.51.78 01:36, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

I added a sentence with a new reference which quoted the quantity of silver mined in tonage, not dollars.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Casimir (talk • contribs) 20:59, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Rocker?
The references to rocker and Long_Tom both lead to pages where nothing appears relevant. 212.32.104.148 15:33, 10 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Fixed Long Tom. Megapixie 04:18, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

The Discovery of Silver
Uh, what happened to this section? Why is there no information/text in it? Is the article unfinished or has the text been removed for some reason? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.69.160.130 (talk) 07:47, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Fate of Discoverers, Comstock's relationship
As a decendant of Henry Comstock, I have a family historical book at my father's house that accounts the story from the Comstock point of view. Since I don't have the book in front of me, I'm placing some accounts of the story here in the discussion page until I can get the exact information and, of course, my sources references. Here's some important information that I've discovered through my research in the past. Again, once I confirm my sources, I'll try to implement into the article.

The discovery is not disputed. The rightful owners were. The original discoverers, Ethan Allen Grosh and Hosea Ballou Grosh, were mineralologists of a sort. But they were short on funding. They were going to take some samples to San Francisco to hopefully drum up some investment interest. On the way, they got caught up while crossing the mountains, and they both contracted gangreen. They both eventually died before returning to the mine.

Henry Comstock was left to watch over the Grosh home and the mine while they travelled to San Franciso. When they didn't return, Comstock was reported as laying claim to the mine himself, thus where he got into disputes with McLaughlin and O'Reilly.

--Coplan 18:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)


 * I borrowed the text from my father. Text is called "A History and Geneology of the Comstock Family in America" by John Adams Comstock.  I added all the info above that I was able to fully verify, and referenced accordingly.  I do not have an ISBN for this book (and I so noted in the reference).  I know that it is a limited pressing book and that there are only a rare number of books around.  How do I fully reference a book, something that may or may not be part of the Library of Congress, on Wikipedia? --Coplan 05:39, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Bibliography vs. References
A portion of this page uses the reference prototype, which is the Wikipedia preferred preferred method method for referencing. I restored the reference section (which disappeared along the way) as a lot of the references were never mentioned due to the lack of this section. Now that it's back, I would highly suggest that the items mentioned in the bibliography be referenced in the same manner and the "bibliography" should be deprecated. There are plenty of proper examples directly in this article for your consultation. --Coplan 17:07, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

The Four Kings
Where is John Mackay in this list? Every listing of the kings I've ever seen in Virginia City or at the Nevada Sate Museum lists Mackay as such. Anyone know where the current kings list came from?--Jusenkyoguide 11:12, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

I created the original Four Kings list from memory, based on a display panel I read in a bar in Virginia City. I may be in error, but have not been able to complete research or provide any references. Casimir 02:34, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

I notice that there are five people listed under the heading "Four kings." Apparently the original heading came from the wall of a bar in Virginia City. I'm changing the heading to "Comstock kings" to be more inclusive.Plazak (talk) 19:18, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Haunting?
When I was a child, I remember reading about the Comstock Lode in a book about ghost stories focused on historic American locations. Has anyone else ever heard any stories on this line, and would it be worth including? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.97.69.26 (talk) 13:43, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Early mining and milling
"The Mexicans adopted their methods of arastras, the patio process and adobe smelting furnaces to process silver ore." Is "adopted" a typo for "adapted?" Maybe "introduced" would be a better choice? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.253.143.79 (talk) 14:07, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

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"The author wishes you to believe that Nevada is an insignificant silver producer."
...seemed out of place, since it lacks a referent (which author) expresses an opinion, and is jarring. So I removed it. ++Lar: t/c 04:40, 20 December 2016 (UTC)


 * The article currently states:

"However, since 1878, Nevada has been a relatively minor silver producer, with most subsequent bonanzas consisting of more gold than silver. In 1900, Jim Butler discovered Nevada's second largest silver strike in Tonopah, Nevada. Nevada is currently ranked as the second largest producer of silver within the United States."

That suggests there is only one significant silver producer in the USA and it isn't Nevada; I don't think that can be correct? Stub Mandrel (talk) 14:39, 15 October 2017 (UTC)