by Comstock Admin | Jan 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Tom Darby, Comstock Chronicle Melville Kelsey bought the original parcel for $1,500 in 1861, building the Kelsey Mill with 15 stamps and a 40-horsepower boiler. Hard rock miners Felix Lacrouts and Napoleon Landry, with Virginia City liquor dealer Jean Dazet’s... 
by Comstock Admin | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Daughters of the American Revolution Lisa Jayne, a member of Sierra Nevada Chapter in Reno, Nev., and her husband, Greg, are volunteers for the Comstock Foundation for History and Culture, an organization that specializes in preserving the mining history of the... 
by Comstock Admin | Nov 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, September 25th the Donovan Mill was one of 50 National sites that participated in National Ghost Hunting Day. The Ghost hunt was organized by Foundation partners the Northern Nevada Ghost Hunters. They were joined by teams from The Haunted Side and The... 
by Comstock Admin | Nov 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
by Denise Crites, Dayton Valley Dispatch Steven Saylor, Executive Director of The Comstock Foundation, has been elected as the position of Second Vice- President of the Nevada Museum Association. The NMA provides support to the state’s 100+ museums by offering... 
by Comstock Admin | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
News From 1939 Car... 
by Comstock Admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Denise Crites – Dayton Vally Dispatch On Wednesday, June 17th, Dayton was dealt a blow when the historic 1881 Carson and Colorado Railroad Depot on the corner of Highway 50 and Main Street burned to the ground, fanned by strong winds out of the... 