In The Spirit of Mark Twain Virginia City, Nevada  ~ Travel ~ From Virginia City to Tahoe and to Reno, and to the Uttermost Parts of the Earth  |  VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA -- The most famous boom town in the world because of the Comstock Lode: a vein of gold and silver ore less than two miles long and "incomparably the richest strike of precious metals in mining history." In its boom days the mines yielded over $400 million, virtually built San Francisco, made Nevada a state, helped fund the Union side of the Civil War and created a score of millionaires. |
