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Pumps and power for Comstock mines amid Truckee plan
Discussion centers on installing pumps in middle and south end mines to drain ore bodies below water, with power from the Truckee River. Advocates argue lake Tatow tapping would harm ranch irrigation but propose dammed, controlled water to supply both mine needs and rural agriculture, seeking Washoe county cooperation.
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Ross
Gold Hill
Middle Comstock
C. and C
C. and
South End
Taiwe
Tracker River
Trockee
Lake Tatow
Washoe County
Truckee
Clark's
Reno
Wadsworth
Gonstock
Clark's Station