Question: What did the lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson lead to?
Context: The Great Sierra Mine Historic Site preserves the site of the largest mining operation in what would become Yosemite National Park.  The mine was located on Tioga Hill on the crest and eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, one of several claims intended to work the Sheepherder silver lode.  The Sheepherder lode was discovered in 1860, and rediscovereed by shepherd Thomas Brusky, Jr., who staked a number of claims in the area.  In 1881 all of the claims were bought out by the Great Sierra Consolidated Silver Mining Company and established the company town of Dana.  Due to the 11,000 foot altitude the town was soon relocated to the bottom of the hill at Bennettville. Silver King Camp is a ghost town located in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.  The town is located on Toad Mountain near Nelson and was founded in the 1880s.  In 1887 silver ore was discovered on Toad Mountain, and a mine was created called the Silver King which was owned by the Hall family of Nelson.  A town grew around the workings of the mine.  By 1898 Silver King Camp had a population of 190.  The Silver King mine was the greatest shipper of silver ore to the Nelson Smelter for two decades.  A forest fire destroyed Silver King Camp and today little remains of the town. SS "Comet" was a steamship that operated on the Great Lakes.  "Comet" was built in 1857 as a wooden-hulled propeller-driven cargo vessel that was soon adapted to carry passengers.  She suffered a series of maritime accidents prior to her final sinking in 1875 causing the loss of ten lives.  She became known as the only treasure ship of Lake Superior because she carried 70 tons of Montana silver ore when she sank.  The first attempts to salvage her cargo in 1876 and 1938 were unsuccessful.  "Comet" was finally salvaged in the 1980s when the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society illegally removed artifacts from the wreck.  The artifacts are now the property of the State of Michigan and are on display as a loan to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.  The fate of her silver ore cargo is unknown.  "Comet"' s wreck is now protected by the Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve as part of an underwater museum. Mother lode is a principal vein or zone of veins of gold or silver ore.  The term is also used colloquially to refer to the origin of something valuable or in great abundance. Mount Davidson is both the highest and most topographically prominent mountain in both Storey County, Nevada, and the Virginia Range.  The mountain forms a backdrop for the mining boomtown of Virginia City which was built above the Comstock Lode silver strike. Stockland Castle is the name given to two Iron Age hill forts on Stockland Hill close to Stockland in Devon, England.  Stockland Great Castle ( ) occupies a position on the eastern slope of the hill at 190 - above sea level.  Stockland Little Castle ( ), located about 1 km northeast of its larger neighbour, occupies a small promontory on the eastern slope of the hill at approximately 175 m above sea level. Champion Mill, in Lake County, Colorado, is part of a mining complex on the eastern slope of Mount Champion on Halfmoon Creek.  Established in the 1890s, it was a consistent supplier of gold and silver, as well as galena and pyrite to the smelters in Leadville, CO.  The mine and mill operated until around 1919, when the price to ship the ore to Leadville became too expensive to maintain a profit. Ott's Assay Office is a historic assay office located at 130 Main Street in Nevada City, California.  The building was constructed in 1851 as a drug store; James J. Ott opened his assay office in the back of the store in 1857.  In 1859, Ott assayed a sample of silver ore discovered in the Washoe Country; this ore marked the discovery of the Comstock Lode, and the resulting silver rush eventually led to Nevada's statehood and several advancements in mining technology.  The silver rush also gave Ott a reputation as a quality assayer; he ran his office until his death in 1907, and his son continued the business until 1955. The Comstock Lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Nevada (then western Utah Territory).  It was the first major discovery of silver ore in the United States. Gold Hill is an unincorporated community in Storey County, Nevada, located just south and downhill of Virginia City.  Incorporated December 17, 1862, in order to prevent its annexation by its larger neighbor, the town at one point was home to at least 8,000 residents.  Prosperity was sustained for a period of 20 years between 1868 and 1888 by mining the Comstock Lode, a major deposit of gold and silver ore.  Mines such as the Yellow Jacket, Crown Point, and Belcher brought in over $10 million each in dividends.  The Gold Hill post office remained in operation until 1943.  Today Gold Hill exists as a shell of its former self; its population in 2005 was 191.  It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.  Historical remnants of the town can still be seen, including the Gold Hill Hotel, promoted as Nevada's oldest hotel, in existence since 1861; the former Bank of California building; the restored Virginia & Truckee Railroad depot; the Depression-Era Crown Point Mill; and remains of several of the mines and residences in various states of restoration and repair.
Answer: Nevada's statehood