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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.
In 1872 Comstock's activities were brought to the attention of a founding member of the YMCA, who in turn introduced Comstock to other wealthy gentleman interested in reform. They gave Comstock's efforts financial backing and organized the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice (NYSSV).