Henry Comstock And The Comstock Lode. But his luck ran out. After the discovery was made public in 1859, prospectors rushed to the area and scrambled to stake their claims.

Since mining had become such an important business in the west, their working conditions became even more dangerous than before. Though comstock died poor and obviously unhappy, the rich lode that he had an early part of was named for him. For those that payed attention in us history in high school, one might remember the story of the comstock lode silver mines in nevada.