By: Lexi Grebeleski , Alex Kaiss and Rachel Huber Chapter 18 Section 1 By: Lexi Grebeleski , Alex Kaiss and Rachel Huber

VOCABULARY The Comstocke Lode~ Henry Comstock demanded that the mine was his. He boasted about his mine and the strike became The Comstocke Lode Danged blue stuff~ heavy blue sand mixed in with gold and it clogged the devices ( Mexican miners discovered it was filled with silver) Transcontinental railroad~ railroad that stretches across the continent from coast to coast

GOLD AND SILVER STRIKES People argue over land after gold was struck in Sierra, Nevada. Henry Comstock claimed it was “his” land. There was another precious metal in the mines Heavy blue sand that was mixed with the gold was loaded with silver. Comstock stumbled onto one of the richest sliver mines in the world. The Comstock Load attracted thousands of prospectors (US ,France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico and China) came to work on the mines.

TOWN Mining camp grew into the boom town of Virginia City, Nevada. Valuable ore was found in Montana and Idaho. Gold was found in Colorado Men were mostly settlers, but enterprising women also profited in the area Towns grew up near all major mining sites When the ore was gone , Boom towns often turned into ghost towns The surges of miners into Colorado

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SPANNING THE COUNTRY BY RAIL The Federal Government encouraged railroad building in the West The Federal Government loaned money to the railroad companies “THE RACE” in 1863 two companies began to race to build the first transcontinental railroad The Union Pacific started building a rail line in Omaha Nebraska and westward. The Central Pacific began in Sacramento , California and built eastword.

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