The Territorial Enterprise newspaper arrived on the Comstock during the summer of 1860, and the first issue bearing a Virginia City dateline was in November of that same year. Unfortunately, no files of this edition survive. The newspaper files up to that time all perished in the great fire of 1875. After the fire, back […]
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Western Union
The Flush Times of Nevada.BY J. W. HAYES. Nevada is one of the grandest, and it is destined to become, some day, one of the greatest states in the union. It has reared a number of men, who in later years have become identified with the progress of the telegraph and submarine cable. Notably is […]
Mining Unions
Conflict between western hardrock miners and management has its roots in the Comstock. In May 1863, Comstock miners initiated efforts to form an association. The following year, the Storey County Miners’ League became the first sustained attempt at unionization of miners in the American West. Organized during a local depression, the League called for a […]