
Miners and Railroads in the West - The West 1850-1890
Some key people and places during the time of mining in the West were Henry Comstock, boomtowns, and Mark Twain. - Henry Comstock was a man whose name was used for the Comstock Lode which was a Nevada gold and silver mine discovered in 1859. - Boomtowns were produced by mining booms, and these towns were communities that sprang up when a mine ...