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This album features photographs of various mines from the Comstock Lode in Nevada. 1- Photograph of the George Hearst memorial plaque inscription. 2- Title Page: "The Mines of the Comstock Lode / from the / Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst / collection of Watkins photographs / in the / Hearst Memorial building / University of California" 3- Acknowledgements page. 4- Charles E. Watkins biographical information. 5- Sutter's Mill, 1851 (photograph of print) 6- An Outline of Comstock History / by / Grant H. Smith. 7- Map of the Comstock Area 8- Map of the / Washoe District / showing mining claims. 9- Vertical section of the Comstock Lode / showing principal mines and ore bodies with dates of discovery. 10- Virginia City from Water Flume. 11- Panorama of Virginia City, Nevada. 12- The City and Sugar Loaf Canyon, from the Water Flume. 13- Panorama of Virginia City, Nevada. 14- Panorama of Virginia City, Nevada. 15- The Combination Shaft from the Water Flume. 16- Virginia City from the Cemetery. 17- The Divide, from the Water Flume 18- Gold Hill, Nevada. 19- The Bonanzas - From the Combination Shaft. 20- Gold Hill, Nevada. 21- Gold Hill from the Wheeler Monument. 22- The French Mill, Silver City. 23- Reservoir with Mt. Davidson. 24- Office and Reservoir, Virginia City Water Works. 25- Mining in the Comstock (Illustrated cross-section diagram of a typical Comstock mine) 26- The Ophir Hoisting Works. 27- Con. Virginia Battery, Mill and Hoisting Works. 28- Con. Virginia Pan Mill, Battery and Hoisting Works. 29- The California Pan Mill. 30- The California Pan Mill. 31- The California Pan Mill. 32- Sierra Nevada and North Consolidated - Virginia City. 33- Laying Foundation, North Consolidation 34- Old Sierra Nevada Hoisting Works - Virginia City. 35- Sierra Nevada Hoisting Works, Old and New - Virginia City. 36- Sierra Nevada Hoisting Works - Virginia City, Nev. 37- Sierra Nevada, from the North Consolidated. 38- The Sierra Nevada Hoisting Works. 39- The Hale-Norcross and Savage - from V. and T. Round House. 40- The Savage Hoisting Works. 41- The Hale and Norcross. 42- Loading from the Chollar. 43- The Overman New Shaft. 44- The Justice Hoisting Works. 45- The Bullion Hoisting Works. 46- The Utah Hoisting Works. 47- Claim Stakes, between Sierra Nevada and N. Con. - V.C. 48- Wells Fargo Mining Co. 49- The Morgan Mill - Carson River. 50- The Baltimore Hoisting Works. 51- View up the Carson River. 52- The Merimac, from the Brunswick - Carson River. 53- The Merimac and Brunswick Mills - Carson River. 54- The Merimac - View down the Carson River. 55- The Brunswick Mill - Carson River. 56- The Brunswick Mill - Carson River. 57- The Brunswick Mill - Carson River. 58- The Brunswick Mill Reservoirs. 59- The Eureka Mill - Carson River. 60- The Vivian Mill - Carson River. 61- The Vivian Mill - Carson River. 62- The Vivian Mill - Carson River, from the V. & T. R. R. 63- The Santiago Mill - Carson River from V. & T. R. R. 64- The Santiago Mill - Carson River, Mt. Davidson in Distance. 65- The Morgan Mill - Carson River. 66- The Morgan Mill - Carson River. 67- Mexican Mill - Carson River. 68- The Santiago Mill - Carson River. 69- The Eureka Mill - Carson River. 70- The Omega - Sight of the Gould and Curry. 71- The Omega - Sight of the Gould and Curry. 72- The Florida Hoisting Works. 73- The Windfield - 7 Mile Canyon. 74- The Florida Hoisting Works. 75- The Nevada Mill - Virginia, Nevada. 76- The Franklin Mill - Carson River. 77- The Empire State - 7 Mile Canyon. 78- The Woodworth Mill - Carson River. 79- The Mariposa Mill - Virginia City. 80- The Pacific - 6 Mile Canyon. 81- The "Land" - 7 Mile Canyon. 82- The Occidental Mill. 83- The Sacramento Mill. 84- Trout Hatchery on the Ophir Grade. 85- "Finis"
Type
text
Format
Original Photograph Album
Extent
13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. 178 Pages of 178
Identifier
csfcp_000048 C005422d ark:/13960/t1jj3q09q
Language
English
Subject
Mining Gold mines and mining--California
Time Period
186X/1870~
Place
Virginia City (Nev.) Comstock Lode (Nev.) Nevada
Provenance
Society of California Pioneers California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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