Show FOUR HUNDRED MILLION FROM THE COMSTOCK i the famous comstock lode of nevada Nev adais is a great fissure vein 4 miles long along i a line of fault ing in the tertiary eruptive rocks rock of the virginia ginia range rt it crops but on the east side of of mount davidson the mountain range but not the summit cummi t may be seen in clear weather from reno by looking up the open valley to the southeast the ore which is of high grade carries silver and gold in quartz in the I 1 old days it cicur occurred red typically in great bodies called bonanzas the district was noted for the large scale on which everything connected with the mining in clodig the speculation aaion was cari car i ned hed on the size of the old dumps and the kind of ma machinery chinery imp employed loyed show that great things were adne here about in gold and silver in inthe the ratio by value of 2 of gold to 3 if bf silver has been bean taken out of the tha comstock considerable ore s still being mined but the great bonanzas have all been worked corked out |