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Dayton, Nevada
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Dayton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 15,153 at the 2020 census. Dayton is the second-oldest Nevada settlement, af
Dayton, Nevada Historical Marker No. 7, Dayton, Nevada
Dayton, Nevada Historical Marker No. 7, Dayton, Nevada
The Carson River in Dayton
The Carson River in Dayton
Dayton courthouse, built in 1864
Dayton courthouse, built in 1864
Union Hotel, Dayton, built in the early 1870s
Union Hotel, Dayton, built in the early 1870s
Comstock Lode
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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
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…the canyon. In 1857 many Chinese miners came to the area to avoid mining taxes directed at the Chinese in California. With the 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode, newly founded Gold Hill and Virginia City, 6 miles (10 km) to the north, assumed prominence and most miners headed up the cañon. By 1860 the town was…
"Mining on the Comstock", depicts the headframes and mills of the various mines, and the mining technology used at Comstock, most prominently the meth
"Mining on the Comstock", depicts the headframes and mills of the various mines, and the mining technology used at Comstock, most prominently the method of square-set timbering developed there to work the veins.
Bonanza ore, Consolidated California and Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode
Bonanza ore, Consolidated California and Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode
Comstock miners, 1880s. Caption on original: "To Labor is to Pray."
Comstock miners, 1880s. Caption on original: "To Labor is to Pray."
North Comstock Lode ore bodies and claims: south (left) to north (right), Potosi, Chollar, Hale & Norcross, Savage, Gould & Curry, Best & Belcher, Con
North Comstock Lode ore bodies and claims: south (left) to north (right), Potosi, Chollar, Hale & Norcross, Savage, Gould & Curry, Best & Belcher, Con. Virginia, California, Ophir, Mexican, Union and Sierra Nevada, the last three not depicted.