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Comstock Lode. 1. the most valuable deposit of silver ore ever recorded, discovered in 1859 by Henry T. P. Comstock near Virginia City, Nevada.
NEVADA LEGENDS. Silver City and Gold Hill - Mining the Comstock Lode. As Nevada State Road 341 winds its way northward to the Queen of the Comstock Lode  Virginia City, it passes through two more mining camps. Though Virginia City got all the glory, Silver City and Gold Hill played an important part in the history of the area.