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Henry Comstock
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Born
Henry Tompkins Paige Comstock

c. 1820
Wooler, Ontario
DiedSeptember 27, 1870
Bozeman, Montana, US
Resting placeSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Montana, US
Years active1842-1870
Known forThe first major discovery of silver ore

Henry Tompkins (or Thomas) Paige Comstock (c. 1820–September 27, 1870) was a Canadian miner after whom the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada, was named. The Comstock Lode was the richest silver mine in American history.

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Laetilia coccidivora

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Ariadna bicolor

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