Mining town of Eureka, Nevada...
Item # 585459
August 09, 1879
EUREKA DAILY LEADER, Nevada, August 9, 1879
* Rare mining town title
* Wild Old West original w/ Jackson House Hotel ad
A very nice, folio-size newspaper from this small, remote town in northeastern Nevada. This old mining town is situated in the mountains at a 6,500 feet elevation in a county with just 3 towns--total county population today is just 1900 residents. In its heyday when mining was the predominate draw from the mid-1870's until the shutting down of most mines by 1891, the town had a population of 9000. Newspapers from such short-lived boom towns are quite scarce as they had short lives as well.
Here is an issue from 1879 when mining was near its peak, with the front page & back page full of ads--most with a truly western flavor--and various news of the day on the inside pages.
Complete 4 page issue, nice condition.
* Rare mining town title
* Wild Old West original w/ Jackson House Hotel ad
A very nice, folio-size newspaper from this small, remote town in northeastern Nevada. This old mining town is situated in the mountains at a 6,500 feet elevation in a county with just 3 towns--total county population today is just 1900 residents. In its heyday when mining was the predominate draw from the mid-1870's until the shutting down of most mines by 1891, the town had a population of 9000. Newspapers from such short-lived boom towns are quite scarce as they had short lives as well.
Here is an issue from 1879 when mining was near its peak, with the front page & back page full of ads--most with a truly western flavor--and various news of the day on the inside pages.
Complete 4 page issue, nice condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
