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[edit] 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:

  • $300 million worth of silver
  • $310 million

And in this article:

  • $400 million

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

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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)