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History of the Big Bonanza

History of the Big Bonanza

by Dan De Quille

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Author
De Quille, Dan, 1829-1898
Title
History of the big bonanza : an authentic account of the discovery, history, and working of the world-renowned Comstock silver lode of Nevada
Original Publication
United States: American Publishing Company, 1876.
Credits
deaurider, KD Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
TN: Technology: Mining engineering, Metallurgy
Subject
Mineral industries -- Nevada -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 74667
Release Date
November 2, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.HISTORY OF THE BIG BONANZA:
  2. 2.INTRODUCTORY.
  3. 3.PREFACE.
  4. 4.List of Illustrations. [A]
  5. 5.CHAPTER I. HE FIRST SETTLERS IN NEVADA.
  6. 6.CHAPTER II. THE SEARCH FOR GOLD.
  7. 7.CHAPTER III. ADVENTURES OF EARLY PROSPECTORS.
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV. WHAT THEY DISCOVERED.
  9. 9.CHAPTER V. DISCOVERY OF THE GREAT COMSTOCK MINE.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI. THE DISCOVERY OF SILVER.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII. REMINISCENCES OF EARLY MINING DAYS.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. THE FATE OF THE DISCOVERERS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX. COMSTOCK’S MATRIMONIAL VENTURE.
  14. 14.CHAPTER X. A LETTER FROM COMSTOCK.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI. OLD VIRGINIA AND HIS STORIES.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII. MISLED BY THE “SPIRITS.”
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. EARLY MINING.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. MIGRATION ON A LARGE SCALE.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV. TROUBLE WITH THE INDIANS.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. STATE OF SOCIETY.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. EARLY COMSTOCK MINING OPERATIONS.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. LOSS OF THE PRECIOUS METALS.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF THE TERRITORY.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX. THE MOUNTAIN REGION OF NEVADA.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. BONANZA AND BORRASCA.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. HOW THE MINES ARE WORKED.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV. FIREDAMP.—A MINE IN FLAMES.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXV. DEATH IN THE MINE.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI. DESTRUCTION OF THE BELCHER SHAFT.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII. WAR IN THE MINE.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII. A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX. MINING FATALITIES.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXX. HE TOWNS OF THE BIG BONANZA.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI. CONSTRUCTION OF RAILROAD LINES.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII. AN ENGINEERING TRIUMPH.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII. HOW WOOD IS CUT IN THE SIERRAS.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIV. THE “SIX HUNDRED AND ONE.”
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXV. THE WASHOE “ZEPHYR.”
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVI. THE RED PROPRIETORS.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVII. WINNEMUCCA AND HIS BRAVES.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVIII. SKETCHES OF INDIAN LIFE.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XXXIX. CONCERNING “LO” AND HIS FAMILY.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XL. A VISIT TO THE MINES.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XLI. DESCENDING IN THE SAFETY-CAGE.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLII. BELOW THE SURFACE.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLIII. CURIOSITIES OF VENTILATION.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLIV. UNDERGROUND BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLV. GHOST-HAUNTED SHAFTS.
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLVI. EXTRACTING SILVER FROM THE ORE.
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLVII. ASSAYS OF THE SILVER BULLION.
  52. 52.CHAPTER XLVIII. SALOON BIRDS.
  53. 53.CHAPTER XLIX. SOME VERY QUEER CUSTOMERS.
  54. 54.CHAPTER L. ORIGINAL CHARACTERS.
  55. 55.CHAPTER LI. THE “HEATHEN CHINEE.”
  56. 56.CHAPTER LII. CHINESE OPIUM-DENS.
  57. 57.CHAPTER LIII. HOW FORTUNES ARE MADE AND LOST.
  58. 58.CHAPTER LIV. CURIOUS SPECULATIONS IN STOCK.
  59. 59.CHAPTER LV. HOLIDAYS AND FUN.
  60. 60.CHAPTER LVI. TERRIBLE STORY OF THE DONNERS.
  61. 61.CHAPTER LVII. TRACES OF THE TRICKSY MINER.
  62. 62.CHAPTER LVIII. THE PARADISE OF BOGUS MINERS.
  63. 63.CHAPTER LIX. PAY-DAY AT THE MINES.
  64. 64.CHAPTER LX. THE HOTTEST PLACE IN THE MINE.
  65. 65.CHAPTER LXI. UNDERGROUND BATTLES
  66. 66.CHAPTER LXII. THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD.
  67. 67.CHAPTER LXIII. FLUCTUATIONS OF FORTUNE.
  68. 68.CHAPTER LXIV. THE RICHEST SPOT IN THE WORLD.
  69. 69.CHAPTER LXV. AGGREGATED WEALTH.
  70. 70.CHAPTER LXVI. CONCERNING VENTILATION.
  71. 71.CHAPTER LXVII. BELOW THE WATER-DEPOSITS.
  72. 72.CHAPTER LXVIII. SOME INTERESTING CREATURES.
  73. 73.CHAPTER LXIX. MILLIONAIRE PROPRIETORS.
  74. 74.CHAPTER LXX. FUN AND FROLIC.
  75. 75.CHAPTER LXXI. THE BRIGHT SIDE OF PROSPECTING.
  76. 76.CHAPTER LXXII. THE COMICAL STORY OF PIKE.
  77. 77.APPENDIX. MEXICAN MINING TERMS.

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