Miners Were Drawn to Nevada's Comstock Lode by the Discovery

question 71

Multiple Choice

Miners were drawn to Nevada's Comstock Lode by the discovery of _____________ there in the 1850s.

• A)coal
• B)gold
• C)silver
• D)iron
• E)copper

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