Comstock Gold Mill for Historic Savage Mine, Virginia City, Nevada

!±8± Comstock Gold Mill for Historic Savage Mine, Virginia City, Nevada

I have recorded 4 hours at the mill: video interview and photo. If funded I will be able to put up more. Diamond Jim leads tour inside a late 1800s historic Comstock era stamp mill where a steam engine turned belts, pulleys and line shafts to operate (2)-1000 pound stamps that vertically rise and fall guided by steel rods that pulverize rock ore containing gold and silver particles. Comstock Gold Mill www.visitvirginiacitynv.com Virginia City's mining history comes alive with two original restored stamp mills from the 1850's Comstock Lode. Tour the working gold stamp mill and historical mining equipment and see gold processed from ore to recovery. Admission: Adults .00 Child .00 (5-12 yrs.) 4 years and under free -(2009 prices: check website if changed.)- Season: April-October Hours: 11:00 am-5:30 pm Thursday - Sunday Closed Tuesday Location F Street at the railroad crossing Virginia City, NV 89440 Also ride the V&T RR, "crookedest railraod in the world" - Mark Twain all the way to Carson City just a football field away. Same for the Chollar Mine open for daily tours as featured in ComstockOre.blogspot.com Contact Information Phone: (775) 742-9694 Mailing address: PO Box 1074, Virginia City, NV 89440 sjolcover@aol.com Stagecoach Rides: Hours: 11:00 am-5:00 pm Wednesday - Monday Closed Tuesday Admission: Adults .00 4 years and under free Family rates available In Virginia City the discovery of silver in 1859 led to one of the greatest mining bonanzas of all time as ...

Comstock Gold Mill for Historic Savage Mine, Virginia City, Nevada

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