Project Gutenberg 2024-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 333 De Quille, Dan 1829 1898 DeQuille, Dan Quille, Dan De Wright, William History of the big bonanza : $b an authentic account of the discovery, history, and working of the world-renowned Comstock silver lode of Nevada $aUnited States :$bAmerican Publishing Company, $c1876. "Profusely illustrated." deaurider, KD Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of the Big Bonanza: An Authentic Account of the Discovery, History, and Working of the World Renowned Comstock Silver Lode of Nevada" by Dan De Quille is a historical account written in the latter part of the 19th century. This volume chronicles the significant discovery and development of the Comstock Lode, detailing the mining operations, the settlers, and the individuals who played key roles in this transformative era. The narrative not only covers the events surrounding the silver mining boom but also delves into the colorful lives and stories of those involved. The opening of this book sets the stage by examining the early days of settlement in Nevada and the legends that surrounded silver mining. It describes how the land transitioned from little known to being pivotal during the silver rush, emphasizing the contributions of early settlers. The author discusses the challenging environment, the conflict with Native Americans, and the emerging mining culture. Notably, it reveals the misconceptions early miners held about silver mining and introduces characters like "Old Virginia" and others who became significant figures as mining operations escalated. The narrative combines factual history with entertaining anecdotes, highlighting the intrigue and adventure of mining life during that transformative period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/historyofbigbona00dequ 20210519131445wright 1876 US Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Comstock Lode (Nev.) Nevada -- Description and travel Frontier and pioneer life -- Nevada Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- History Mineral industries -- Nevada -- History TN Text 1288503 2025-09-29T11:42:23.803229 text/html 1250349 2024-11-02T17:44:04 text/html 10090501 2025-09-29T11:42:44.705129 application/epub+zip 10086150 2025-09-29T11:42:28.295219 application/epub+zip 733269 2025-09-29T11:42:25.900262 application/epub+zip 10355617 2025-09-29T11:42:55.240080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10256371 2025-09-29T11:42:42.113166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1072139 2025-09-29T11:42:20.423241 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1052102 2024-11-02T17:44:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16748 2025-09-29T11:42:55.425065 application/rdf+xml 13748 2025-09-29T11:42:26.235207 image/jpeg 2226 2025-09-29T11:42:26.068214 image/jpeg 9890924 2025-09-29T11:42:24.212226 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia