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Item #130469
January 01, 1880
THE MONTEREY DEMOCRAT, Salinas City, California, 1880 An uncommon title from this town. A four page issue with various news of the day and many ads. Some wear & minor tears at the margins, otherwise rather good. I only have a few issues.
Old West mining town at the foot of the Sierra Nevadas...
Item #130179
January 01, 1880
FOOTHILL WEEKLY TIDINGS, Grass Valley, California, 1880 This town in Northern California was formally named "Boston Ravine" and then "Centerville". It began as a mining town, situated at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range in Northeastern Calif.
A rare issue from the Old West with various news and ads of the day.
Four pages, good condition.... See More
Once a military outpost in far Northern California...
Item #130230
January 01, 1880
SCOTT VALLEY NEWS, Fort Jones, California, 1880 This small town has a population of just 839 and is located at the very top of California. It was once a military outpost--hence the name--protecting the various mining communities in the vicinity. A rare issue from the Old West.
Four pages, good condition.
First California town name not of Spanish or native American origin...
Item #130236
January 01, 1880
STOCKTON DAILY INDEPENDENT, California, 1880 Stockton was founded by Captain Charles Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses. The city is named after Robert F. Stockton, and it was the first community in California to have a name not of Spanish or Native American origin. The city is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley.
Four pages, ... See More
Interesting title...
Item #130241
January 01, 1883
TRUTH, San Francisco, California, 1883 Certainly one of the less common titles from Northern California.
Four pages, very good condition for the period. The images shown are representative of the look and condition of this title. Actual dates vary.
Early from one of the more famous Western towns...
Item #130248
January 01, 1882
DENVER DAILY TIMES, Colorado, 1882 Certainly an uncommon title from such an early date. Complete in 4 pages, various news and ads of the day, good condition.
Early from one of the more famous Western towns...
Item #130249
January 01, 1881
DENVER TRIBUNE, Colorado, 1881 A newspaper from the "Old West" with 8 pages, a wealth of news of the day and many ads as well, several of which are illustrated. Fascinating reading on what life was like in Colorado in the 1880's.
A few minor edge tears, generally very nice condition.
Early Albuquerque, 29 years before statehood...
Item #130263
January 01, 1883
ALBUQUERQUE MORNING JOURNAL, New Mexico, 1883 Named in honor of then Viceroy the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, the Villa was an outpost on El Camino Real for the Tiquex and Hispano towns in the area. Since the city's founding, it has continued to be included on travel and trade routes including the Santa Fe Railway and the famous Route 66.
Four pages, good condition. A very rare and early ... See More
Helena, Montana - in very good condition...
Item #130257
January 01, 1881
HELENA WEEKLY HERALD, Montana, 1881 Actually a territorial newspaper as Montana did not become a state until 1889. Various news and ads of the day both local and national.
Four pages, good condition.
Founded by Mexican miners...
Item #130243
January 01, 1883
TUOLUMNE INDEPENDENT, Sonora, California 1883 Founded by Mexican miners—reminiscent of the state of Sonora, Mexico—during the California Gold Rush, Sonora was once a booming center of industry and trade in California's Mother Lode. Sonora & other mining towns of the era experienced economic hardship when the value of gold decreased. As "gold fever" died down, So... See More
Early Santa Rosa...
Item #130213
January 01, 1880
DAILY REPUBLICAN, Santa Rosa, 1880 Santa Rosa was founded in 1833 and named after Saint Rose of Lima. Before the arrival of Europeans, the Santa Rosa Plain was home to a strong and populous tribe of Pomo natives. Upon the arrival of Europeans, the Pomos were decimated by smallpox brought from Europe.
The first known permanent European settlement of Santa Rosa was the homestead of the Car
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Famous mining town in Colorado...
Item #130071
January 01, 1884
GUNNISON REVIEW-PRESS, Colorado 1884 An uncommon title from this boom mining town in the southwestern quadrant of Colorado tucked in a valley amidst the Rocky Mountains. Gunnison boomed in the late 1870's and early 1880's and was once the home of Wyatt Earp and "Texas Jack". Today there are some 5500 residents of Gunnison.
Four pages, bit browned at edges, even toning,
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