Square-set Timbering and the V-Flume Kept the Comstock Lode Running Strong

Lumbering was the key to mining profitability. In 1875 the Comstock Lode was still pouring out its riches in Virginia City, Nevada. Timber was a precious commodity for the mines and the only source was the Sierra Nevada, dozens of miles away. The Bonanza firm had just built a 15-mile-long V-flume that extended from its …

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