C. J. Prescott, was the proprietor of one of the first lumber companies on the Comstock. Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Co. They had major contracts to provide lumber to the mines for structural support and was always trying to get a contract with the railroad for struts. He was eventually bought out by the […]
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Chinatown
On both sides of of Union Street, between E Street and G Street, there was a Chinese community of almost 2,000 people. They came to Nevada during the mining days and did much of the hard work that helped establish the State. This honors the Chinese pioneers who played a major role in Nevadaโs early […]
Jerry Thomas
A gentleman and perfectionist, from Connecticut, the Head Bartender at the Delta Saloon in 1863 was Prof. Jerry Thomas, most celebrated barman in American history. Coming to Virginia City, according to the Territorial Enterprise of that year, from the Occidental in San Francisco, he did much to elevate the tastes and drinking habits of the […]