Thar’s Gold in Them Hills!

You might think the discovery of gold led to instant success, but that was not the case.

Early miners lacked the capital to develop the mines. The Sierra Buttes Gold Mining Co. Ltd. bought the mines in the 1860’s and developed ...

Discovery of Gold at Gold Hill

The tablet commemorates the

discovery of gold-bearing quartz

and the beginning of quartz mining

in California

The discovery was made on

Gold Hill

by

George Knight

October 1850

The occurrence of gold-bearing quartz was undoubtedly noted here and elsewhere about the same time or previously, but the above discovery ...

Gold Hill

The first prospectors and settlers came to this area in 1852, but Gold Hill was not formally settled until 1858. The following year, with the discovery of silver, Gold Hill became a major community. Never as prominent as Virginia City, ...

Gold Hill Brewery

The Gold Hill Brewery sat directly in front of and was attached to this lodging building.

The brewery was operated by the Schweis family and first appeared in the local directory in 1864.

It was one of several breweries in the area.

Marker ...

Virginia & Gold Hill Water Company

Comstock Historical Marker No. 14

Following the discovery of silver and gold, the miners obtained their water from the small streams or from the springs located in the canyons such as Ophir Ravine, in Virginis City, and Bullion and Crown ...

Gold Hill Hotel

[Main Marker:]

This building is the original stone and brick edifice erected on the site of the first recorded claim on what became the Comstock Lode May 1, 1859. One of the earliest hotels it housed miners and notables offering lodging, ...