A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines, credited to Dan DeQuille, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines by Dan DeQuille. Read in English by Larry Wilson; John; Johann; Isobel; jenno; Alan Mapstone; ToddHW; James R. Hedrick; Ryan Fahey; Tim811; Wayne Cooke; Christina Fu; Bruce McCready; Beau Wood; Andrew Gaunce; Paul Hampton This is a brief account of the Comstock Lode silver mines, and description of the geographic features of the state of Nevada including the railroads. Silver not only defined Nevada, but influenced the opening of the American West as far as San Francisco. Dan De Quille (pseudonym for William Wright) wrote extensively on the history of mining in the area of Nevada, and published the larger work “The Big Bonanza” assisted by Mark Twain, both of whom were part of the Sagebrush School of writers. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Recording facts

• Recording title: A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines
• Author credits: Dan DeQuille
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 58
• Listed recording duration: 4:49:12

Catalogue topics

• mark twain
• mining
• American West
• American history
• Nevada
• silver
• prospecting
• silver rush

Opening tracks: first 24 of 58

1. 00 - Introductory — 3:26
2. 01 - The State of Nevada - Boundaries and Areas — 5:58
3. 02 - Physical Aspect of the State — 7:20
4. 03 - The Rivers of Nevada - Humboldt River — 4:39
5. 04 - Truckee River — 4:20
6. 05 - Carson River — 2:51
7. 06 - Walker River, Owyhee River, Reese River — 3:05
8. 07 - Other Nevada Rivers — 3:00
9. 08 - Mineral Treasures of Nevada — 3:50
10. 09 - Agricultural Resources — 6:06
11. 10 - The Comstock Mines, The Discovery of Silver — 2:30
12. 11 - Placer Mining on Gold Canyon — 8:53
13. 12 - The Grand Rush over the Sierras — 2:32
14. 13 - The Discoverers and Their Fate — 3:05
15. 14 - Early Mining and Milling — 4:07
16. 15 - Mining Difficulties and Inventions — 2:18
17. 16 - Various Mining and Milling Appliances, The Comstock as a School for Miners — 3:31
18. 17 - Virginia City and Surroundings — 9:16
19. 18 - City Improvements — 3:38
20. 19 - The Great Fire — 5:29
21. 20 - Virginia City at Present — 4:37
22. 21 - Views from the City and Vicinity, The View from the Summit of Mount Davidson — 3:08
23. 22 - The Virginia and Truckee Railroad — 3:52
24. 23 - The Days of Bull Teams — 3:54

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