Website Links myspace.com/bucketofbloodsaloon Official MySpace Site of the Bucket of Blood tripadvisor.com Information on the Bucket of Blood Saloon. comstockcowboys.com The Comstock Cowboys, Official House Band of the Bucket of Blood Saloon. lacyjdalton.com Lacy J Dalton, a local lady of many talents! goodoldsongs.com Squeek Steele a local favorite and regular performer at the Bucket of Blood Saloon virginiacity-nv.org Virginia City Chamber of Commerce-schedule of Virginia City events and activities. History of the Comstock information cited circa 1939 information as provided to patrons of the Bucket of Blood Saloon in 1939. The Comstock Lode was discovered January 10, 1859. It has 750 miles of underground workings, consisting of tunnels, shafts, drifts, slopes, raises, winzes and inclines that have produced over 10,000,000 tons of ore. The Lode proper extends from the Utah mine on the north of the Alta mine on the south and the entire distance of about 4 miles can be traversed underground, without once having to come to the surface. Sutro Tunnel and its laterals, 9 miles long, commenced Oct 19, 1869, completed in 1878, and taps the central part of the Lode at 1,650ft.With the construction of Sutro tunnel, water could be swiftly wisked out of slow to drain mines, Sutro Tunnel served as a drain, allowing hydraulic mining to operate around the clock. The ore drawn from the Comstock Lode help finance the government operations in the Civil War days. Interesting Facts of the Comstock/Virginia City Output of the Comstock Lode(as of 1939) Silver $500,000,000 Gold $600,000,000 Deepest Shaft 3,262' Deepest Working, Mexican Winze 3,300' Largest single ore body $180,000,000 Con Virginia Mine 1873 Elevation of Virginia City 6,250ft Alt of Mt Davidson 7,827ft Population in 1876 40,000 people Trans Continental RR Complete 1869 (SP section through NV)