Virginia City in Storey County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
C & C Mining Works
Consolidated Virginia & California Mine Shaft, L Street, Virginia City, NV
| | Comstock Historical Marker No. 1 | |
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 25, 2011
1. C & C Mining Works Marker
The C&C was the largest and most modern of all Comstock era shafts and was located on the grounds of the California Mine. It was the joint property of the Consolidated Virginia and California Mining Companies. It was used to extract the fabulously rich Big Bonanza ores of both mines. The shaft was started in the mid-1870s and was part of a line of vertical shafts sunk in an attempt to tap the Comstock Lode at depths of 3,000 feet beneath the surface. Between 1876 and 1881 total production for the California Mines portion of the C&C was an estimated $44,031,000.00 from about 588,000 tons of ore for an average yield of almost $75.00 per ton. Total dividends paid on the C&C stock was about $31,320,000.
Looking down hill to the east beyond this marker the C&C was located about 8 blocks below this sign and just the east of the electric sub-station. The building burned down in the 1950s
Erected 2009 by Marshall Earth Resources, Hugh Roy Marshall, Virginia City, Nevada. (Marker Number 1.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
Location. 39° 18.685′ N, 119° 38.861′ W. Marker is in Virginia City, Nevada, in Storey County. It is on E Street, on
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Reno Area. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Big Bonanza (within shouting distance of this marker); Virginia and Truckee Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Ships of the Nevada Desert (within shouting distance of this marker); Chinatown (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Mary Louise Hospital (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Consolidated Virginia & California Pan Mill (about 300 feet away); V & T, 1869 - 1950 (about 300 feet away); African Americans and the Boston Saloon (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia City.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 25, 2011
2. C & C Mining Works Marker
3. Detail from the C & C Mining Works Marker
Photo from the Joe Curtis Collection.
circa 1920
4. Consolidated Cal. & Virginia Shaft, Virginia City, Nevada
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,611 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on October 10, 2015. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
