A deranged drainage system is a drainage system in drainage basins where there is no coherent pattern to the rivers and lakes. It happens in areas where there has been much geological disruption. The classic example is the Canadian Shield.
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.redit for the discovery of the Comstock Lode is disputed. It is said to have been discovered, in 1857, by Ethan Allen Grosh and Hosea Ballou Grosh, sons of a Pennsylvania clergyman, trained mineralogists and veterans of the California gold fields. Hosea injured his foot and died of septicaemia in 1857.
Kentucky Derby. May 5, 1973 ~ Kentucky Derby ~ 1 1/4 mile ~ Churchill Downs. The First Saturday in May of 1973 found a record 134,476 fans crowding into the ancient stands and sprawling across the infield lawn of Churchill Downs for the 99th running of the Kentucky Derby. The horse on most everyoneâs mind was Secretariat.