Before 1850, North Carolina was the only significant source of this commodity in the United States, making the U.S. highly reliant on foreign sources.
Before 1850, North Carolina was the only significant source of this commodity in the United States, making the U.S. highly reliant on foreign sources. Horace Tabor made a fortune off of this commodity, though unwise business decisions left his wife Baby Doe destitute after his death. Philip Deidesheimer developed one technique for the harvesting of this commodity in which square lattices of timber were used to reinforce unstable portions of earth. Utah's Little Cottonwood District is notable for its production of this commodity that Ed Schieffelin discovered near Apache lands. The Montezuma and Leadville Districts in Colorado are sources of this commodity, one deposit of which caused a rush into Nevada's Washoe District and is today called the Comstock Lode. John Sherman names a purchase act for this commodity that advocates of bimetallism wished to use to back American currency. For 10 points, name this precious metal contrasted with gold.
Before 1850, North Carolina was the only significant source of this commodity in the United States, making the U.S. highly reliant on foreign sources.
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