1849 Pistol ad by Samuel Colt...
Item #664064
September 25, 1849
THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Sept. 25, 1849
* Colt Revolver Ad
* Runaway slave ad
* Gold Rush era newspaper
The front page is filled with ads including a: "$150 Reward" ad for a runaway slave, with details. Beneath this is an ad: "Colt's Improved Repeating Pistols" signed in type: Samuel Colt. (see)
Four pages, good condition.... See More
Marysville: gateway to the gold fields...
Item #663697
December 1, 1877
MARYSVILLE DAILY APPEAL, California, July Dec. 1, 1877
* Rare Old West title
In the days of the California Gold Rush, Marysville was a stopping point for riverboats from Sacramento and San Francisco that carried miners on their way to the digging grounds. A sign on the roadside as one enters Marysville carries the slogan: "Gateway to The Gold Fields." At that time it was one of the... See More
Gold Rush report in a South Carolina newspaper...
Item #663242
February 20, 1849
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, Columbia, South Carolina, Feb. 20, 1849 Not only a rather rare antebellum title, but page 2 has California Gold Rush content with a letter headed: "The War the Gold is Gathered", mostly taken up with a letter datelined at San Francisco, Dec. 25, 1848. It is prefaced with a note: "...letter from the Gold Region...gives rather a gloomy view of the state of a... See More
Describing the cities of the gold rush...
Item #662641
July 6, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 6, 1849
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
Page 3 has most of a column headed: "California" with some great text describing San Francisco and Benecia at that time. Also some talk of Napa and Sonoma. A great article with fine descriptive text on the principal cities of the gold rush.
Four pages, very nice con... See More
This town was founded during the California Gold Rush...
Item #662214
November 2, 1878
THE MOUNTAIN MESSENGER, Downieville, California, Nov. 2, 1878 Downieville is a very small town at 3,000 ft. elevation in Northwestern California. It was founded in late 1849 during the Calif. Gold Rush, first known as "The Forks" for its location at the confluence of the Downie River and the North Fork of the Yuba River. It was soon renamed after Major William Downie, the tow... See More
Just the 4th newspaper published in California...
Item #661426
March 22, 1850
THE DAILY PACIFIC NEWS, San Francisco, March 22, 1850
* California Gold Rush
* Rare Old West title
A rare & very early newspaper from California and from during the Gold rush, being just the fourth newspaper in the state, and a volume one issue at that. Many ads and notices on the front age with bits of news & topical reports on page 2
This is the front leaf only, missi... See More
Disgusted with the hardships at the California gold diggings...
Item #657711
September 17, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 1849
* California gold rush hardships
Page 3 has: "Items From California and Panama" which begins with a discouraging report: "Nearly all the American passengers by the Empire City are returning from the mines, disgusted with the life of extreme toil & hardship which must be endured there..." and continue... See More
Terrific & lengthy account from the California gold regions...
Item #657704
October 20, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 1849
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
Page 3 has a terrific, nearly full column report headed: "The California Gold Region" which has much detail and fascinating accounts. Its begins: "It is now nearly two years since the discovery of the gold mines in this country...". there is too much fine ... See More
Much on the Gold Rush in California...
Item #657699
November 14, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Nov. 14, 1849
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
Page 3 has "Correspondence from California" which has a letter which includes: "...The news here is most flattering. Gold is abundant! Labor is worth seven to thirty dollars a day..." with much more on how high the prices are, & continuing with: &quo
... See More
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
Page 3 has "Correspondence from California" which has a letter which includes: "...The news here is most flattering. Gold is abundant! Labor is worth seven to thirty dollars a day..." with much more on how high the prices are, & continuing with: &quo
Terrific reports from California, and the gold fields...
Item #657697
November 13, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 1849
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
Page 3 has a wealth of reporting from California including: "Important From California" which takes over a full column and deals with the efforts to create a constitution so they can join the Union. One paragraph begins: "A Bill of Rights precedes the Constitut... See More
Dismal report from the gold miners...
Item #657628
December 7, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 1849
* California gold rush hardships
Page 3reports a terrible situation in the golf fields with: "Experience In The Gold Region" which includes: "...After a wearisome voyage round the Cape he reached San Francisco & left immediately for the 'diggins'....Many of the amateur gold diggers were exhausted wit... See More
Great letter of emigrants heading to California... Funeral of Dolly Madison...
Item #657385
July 17, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 17, 1849
* California gold rush - 49ers
* Dolly Madison death
Page 3 has: "The Overland California Emigrants" which includes a terrific letter on a long wagon train heading: "...towards the golden regions of California...that a collision had taken place between a party of emigrants and some Indians..." with more.... See More
Much on the situation in California, including the gold diggings...
Item #657381
July 30, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 30, 1849
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
Page 3 has nearly 2 1/2 columns of reports headed: "Late From California" including documents noting General Riley as governor. There is also a lengthy letter from San Francisco with news from the gold fields, a few bits including: "...some 40 persons are at wo... See More
Much from California... High prices, maintaining order...
Item #657379
August 2, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 2, 1849
* California gold rush
Close to half of page 2 is taken up with various information concerning California, some of it political. It begins with a: "Proclamation by Gen. Riley" noting: "...that a portion of these forces should be employed in maintaining order in the gold districts...".
Page 3 has: Califor... See More
Great issue on the "new cities" being built in California...
Item #657344
August 16, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, 1849
* Settling cities in California
* Gold rush miners era
A terrific issue on the early towns of California, as page 2 has: "New Towns In California" which takes half a column. It is prefaced: "...gives a long account of new cities which have been laid out in that country...within a few months. We abridge the a... See More
Gold in California, and getting there...
Item #657122
December 28, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 28, 1849
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
The top of pg. 3 has a column headed: "Additional From California" which has much concerning the growth of the territory. One bit includes: "The immigrants by the overland route were continuing to arrive...It is said that numbers are now coming by the northern ... See More
This town was founded during the California Gold Rush...
Item #656861
October 5, 1878
THE MOUNTAIN MESSENGER, Downieville, California, Oct. 5, 1878
* Rare Old West title
* Gold mining town
* Sierra County
Downieville is a very small town at 3,000 ft. elevation in Northwestern California. It was founded in late 1849 during the Calif. Gold Rush, first known as "The Forks" for its location at the confluence of the Downie River and the North Fork of the Yu... See More
Great, early content on the California Gold Rush...
Item #656573
December 23, 1848
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 23, 1848
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - mine
The front page has not one but three articles on the California Gold Rush including: "California Adventurers" beginning: "The 'stream of human life' is now setting as irresistibly towards California...The gold attraction is so strong that few are willing to lose the ... See More
From Elko, Nevada, on the route to the Gold Rush...
Item #656521
December 2, 1871
THE ELKO INDEPENDENT, Nevada, Dec. 2, 1871
* Wild Old West
* Rare title
This town had a population of about 2000 during the late 19th century. Situated along the Humboldt River, Elko was along the route traveled by the ill-fated Donner Party and the many who ventured to the California hills in search of gold during the 1849 gold rush. Completion of the Central Pacific Railroad gave th... See More
Nice content on the California Gold Rush...
Item #656233
June 9, 1849
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 9, 1849 Among the articles on the Gold Rush and Westward Expansion are: "The Travel Over The Western Plains" "From San Francisco" "Virginia Gold Mines" and two articles covering the Washington Monument. Also an interesting item on New York's Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, among the most renowned cemeteries in t... See More
Early from the wine country of California...
Item #654738
October 20, 1873
THE NAPA REGISTER, Napa City, California, Oct. 20, 1873
* Rare Old West title
* Wine country
Although in the heart of the wine region, for which this city is famous today, its beginnings were centered more on the California Gold Rush of 1849. This city became a refuge for miners during the first severe winter of mining & later became an important center for lumber & cattle ran... See More
Very rare "California Edition" of the New York Herald...
Item #654498
February 20, 1855
THE NEW YORK HERALD--Edition For California, Feb. 20, 1855 The noted designation is printed in the dateline. With much emigration to the West with the Gold Rush the Herald created a special edition of their newspaper specifically for distribution in California. Noted on page 4: "Edition For California - Steamship Illinois" the ship which would carry the newspaper to The West Coast.... See More
Mormons... Gold Rush in the Northwest... The slavery issue...
Item #653652
August 13, 1858
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 13, 1858
* Fraser River gold rush
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Slavery in America
A full column of the ftpg. is on the gold discoveries & mining in the Northwest with: "The Frazer River Gold Mines" "Disappointment, Revulsion of Feeling & Suffering Among the Miners" "Important Gold Discoveries in Washington Territory" with more (s... See More
Quite rare mining town newspaper...
Item #652851
January 1, 1898
MOTHER LODE MAGNET, Jamestown, California, Jan. 12, 1898
* Very rare title
What could be a better name for a mining town newspaper than this one? Jamestown figured prominently in two gold rush eras, the first from 1848 to the early 1850's during the great rush precipitated by the gold at Sutter's Mill, and then again in the latter part of the 19th century when new methods were ... See More
The Fraser Canyon gold rush... News from Hawaii...
Item #652497
July 28, 1858
NEW YORK HERALD, July 28, 1858. The top of the ftpg. has column heads: "News From Frazer River" "The Excitement On The Pacific Coast" "Yield Of The New Mines" "Important Letter from Ex.-Gov. Stevens, of Washington Territory" "Our Rights In The New Gold Region" "Twenty-five Thousand Californians en route for the British El Dorado"
... See More
Taking a new route to the California gold fields...
Item #651346
January 6, 1849
BOSTON DAILY JOURNAL, Jan. 6, 1849
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
Page 2 has: "California Items" which mentions a group of 20 soon to head there: "...mostly young men of spirit & enterprise...have adopted rules prohibiting gambling, drinking, the use of cards...". Also reports of other groups planning to head there, one taking a new rout... See More
Potential gold miners beware...
Item #651345
January 4, 1849
BOSTON DAILY JOURNAL, Jan. 4, 1849
* California gold rush
* Warning to 49ers
Page 2 has: "California" which warns those thinking of heading to the gold fields to be very careful: "...large number of persons making preparations to proceed to El Dorado...will be obliged to undergo much suffering before reaching their wished-for haven & many will perhaps die on the pa... See More
News from the Gold Rush... Colonel Jefferson Davis...
Item #651330
August 1, 1849
LEBANON ADVERTISER, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1, 1849
* Rare pre-Civil War title
* California gold rush
An uncommon title, and the volume 1, number 5 issue. Near the top of the ftpg. is: "From California" with a San Francisco dateline, & including: "The anchorage is crowded with vessels & more arriving daily...Provision & clothing are abundant & cheap...People... See More
The California Gold Rush...
Item #651327
January 12, 1849
BOSTON DAILY JOURNAL, Jan. 12, 1849 (misdated as Jan. 11)
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
Page 2 has several nice reports from the California Gold Rush under the heading: "California Items", including: "...The gold fever at Charlestown, Va., has begot a scheme for a company of 50 to go to California at $250 each, which 25 most useful and respectable citizens ... See More
News from the California Gold Rush...
Item #651326
January 13, 1849
DAILY EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Boston, Jan. 13, 1849
* California gold rush - 49ers
Page 2 has an article: "From California" which includes: "...the price of gold dust in the 'diggins' had fallen to six dollars an ounce, being less than one third its real value at the U.S. Mint...There was much suffering at the mines & even apprehensions of famine in c... See More
Great content from the early period of the California Gold Rush...
Item #651320
January 10, 1849
BOSTON DAILY JOURNAL, Jan. 10, 1849
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
The ftpg. has: "Gold Region" noting in part: "...such astonishing news from California that they dare not publish it. If published the marvelous tale as to the length & breadth of the Gold Region would not be credited...Col. Fremont...acquainted with the existence of extensive '... See More
Very early from San Francisco...
Item #651025
December 8, 1855
EVENING BULLETIN, San Francisco, California, Dec. 8, 1855
* Early and rare from California
* During the gold rush
* Volume 1 issue
A volume 1 issue (#53) of this very early Calif. newspaper, from not long after the famous Gold Rush. Some of the content and the advertisements are mining-related. The ftpg. begins with: "Santa Clara County--Its Scenery, Improvements, and Resources&... See More
A newspaper from the ghost town of Austin, Nevada...
Item #649949
February 14, 1883
DAILY MORNING DEMOCRAT, Austin, Lander County, Nevada, Feb. 14, 1883 Sometimes unusual incidents are the reason good things happen. Such is the case with Austin. The town was actually discovered in 1862 by a horse belonging to a W. H. Talbott. The horse accidentally kicked up a piece of quartz containing gold & silver. Talbott sent the piece to Virginia City for assay, staked out a claim... See More
Gold Rush era...
Item #649225
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, 1849 Although this issue does not have specific gold rush content, it is a great “period” item with 1849 in the dateline. The issue contains many ads related to California and westward expansion, including several that have small wood-cut prints. The images shown are representative of the condition and format of the issue you will receive, but actual dates... See More
Published by P.T. Barnum...
California gold miners...
Item #649066
February 5, 1853
ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Feb. 5, 1853 The prime content in this issue is the quarter page print captioned: "Miner Of California Prospecting," which is a rare print of the California gold rush. There is related text as well. The front page has an illustration of: "Almeda De Paule, Havana". A halfpg. inside has a view of: "Montpelier, Vermont." and another half... See More
Two terrific letters from the early days of the California Gold Rush...
Item #648547
September 28, 1848
THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., Sept. 28, 1848
* California gold rush
* Early - pre-49ers
Page 3 has a lengthy article: "The Gold Region of California" which is from the very early period of the Gold Rush. It is mostly taken up with two letters from the gold fields, introduced with: "It would seem from late accounts that California is afflicted with some rich ... See More
Dawson, Yukon Territory... gold...
Item #648535
May 13, 1900
THE SEMI-WEEKLY NUGGET, Dawson, Y. T., May 13, 1900 A very rare newspaper from the Yukon Territory during the period of the Klondike Gold Rush (see the web for more details). When gold was discovered in 1896 a stampede of prospectors headed to this region and spurred an entirely new era of romance of the West, the quest for gold, and the many hardships which caused the hopes of wealth to be ... See More
Reports from the California Gold Rush......
Item #648533
September 19, 1849
THE VERMONT CHRONICLE, Windsor, Sept. 19, 1849
* California gold rush
This title has both religious/Christian-themed news along with general news of the day. Page 3 has several reports from the gold rush region headed: "Latest From California" (see). Page one has an update in the missionary efforts to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands and various Native American Indian t... See More
Early from the capital of Florida... The Gold Rush in California...
Item #648503
April 14, 1849
THE FLORIDIAN & JOURNAL, Tallahassee, April 14, 1849
* Early California gold rush report
* Rare title from pre-civil war Florida
Page 3 has: "Interesting From California" which takes over a full column with various news items from the gold region. Some bits include: "...The whole of Lower California was deserted by the men who had gone North to the placer. When Mr. ... See More
Much concerning the California Gold Rush of 1849...
Item #645515
January 11, 1849
THE AGE, Augusta, Maine, Jan. 11, 1849
* California gold rush - 49ers
Page 2 has: "For California" concerning the creation of a stock company "...for the purpose of proceeding to California...Each member, on joining the company, is to pay $500 which will entitle him to an equal share with the others in the profits & income...". Also: "California Gold-... See More
Its history tied to the California Gold Rush...
Item #644261
November 5, 1868
SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, California, November 5, 1868 Although known to all as the current capital of California, this city got its start thanks to the protection of Sutter's Fort, which was established by John Sutter in 1839. During the California Gold Rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural center, and a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riv... See More
Rare and very early from the "Alaska Territory"...
Item #642988
June 4, 1887
THE ALASKAN, Sitka, Alaska Territory, June 4, 1887
* Very rare Alaska Territorial issue
Rarely are newspapers from Alaska found from before the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897 when interest grew dramatically. This newspaper pre-dates the gold rush by ten years.
The format of the newspaper is much like other newspapers of the day, being four pages of small folio size (measures 13 by 20 in.)... See More
Period print of the California gold rush...
Item #642922
February 5, 1853
ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Feb. 5, 1853
* Rare Californian miner print
* Gold Rush
The front page has an illustration of: "Almeda De Paule, Havana". A halfpg. inside has a view of: "Montpelier, Vermont." and another halfpg. shows: "Crossing The Ice, On The Hudson River, At Albany".
But the prime content in this issue is the quarter page print captioned:... See More
Death of Dolly Madison... Ladies of the Gold Rush...
Item #639165
July 14, 1849
NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER, New Jersey, July 14, 1849
* California gold rush - 49ers
* Dolly Madison death
The bottom of pg. 2 has an item beginning: "The death of Mrs. Madison is at length realized. She died at her residence in Washington about 10 o'clock on Thursday..." with more detail (see). Also on pg. 2: "What the Ladies Do In California" is part of a letter... See More
Caribou Bill death... Yukon gold rush...
Item #636750
November 3, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3, 1933
* Caribou Bill death
* Yukon gold rush
* Dog sled fame
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "W. F. COOPER DEAD; FAMOUS IN YUKON" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of William F. Cooper, known for his exploits in the gold region of Alaska. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event... See More
Passover & the Jews... Early San Diego prints...
Item #636456
March 23, 1889
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 23, 1889 A fullpg. has 5 prints of: "Lower California. The New Gold Discoveries in Santa Clara Valley--Scenes & Incidents of the Rush to the Mines." Another pg. has an article: "Unleavened Bread For The Passover" plus two related illustrations on the making of it for the Jewish feast. Yet another page is entirely taken u... See More
Considerable reporting on the California Gold Rush...
Item #636164
December 5, 1848
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 1848
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
A terrific & early issue on the California Gold Rush as nearly half of the front page has great gold-related content, items headed: "The Gold Region Of California", plus a letter datelined from "Monterrey, California, July 31, 1848; a "Proclamation" from... See More
Great photos on the Cripple Creek, Colorado gold rush...
Item #636148
January 18, 1896
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 18, 1896
* Cripple Creek gold rush photos
* Teller County, Colorado mining
The prime content would be the very nice article: "In The Cripple Creek Gold-Fields" which takes over 3 pages of texted interspersed with 9 related prints & photos, plus the great doublepage centerfold which features a large: "Panoramic View of Battle Mo... See More
Great Hawaii prints... Gold in the Klondike...
Item #636146
August 7, 1897
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 7, 1897
* Klondike gold rush
* Hawaiian Islands
The full front page is an illustration of: "Rembrandt's Father". Terrific doublepage centerfold: "The Hawaiian Island--Scenes in Honolulu & the Island of Oahu" with 11 scenes, being very displayable. Nice fullpg. with 8 photos of: "The Gold Discoveries in the Klondike... See More
Taylor's state-of-the-union address...
Item #634186
December 25, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 25, 1849 Most of the ftpg. is taken up with reports from "Congress" including several mention of "...Mr. Davis, of Mississippi..." which was Jefferson Davis, who would become the President of the Confederacy.
Much of pages 4 and 5 are taken up with: "The President's Message", being the annual state of the... See More
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