GEORGETOWN GAZETTE, El Dorado County, California, April 9, 1880  This is the volume 1, number 1 issue. A very rare title from this now-historical site, the most northeastern town in California's Mother Lode mining territory near the Nevada border.
Less than 1000 people reside there today but in its heyday of the 1850's & 1860's the population exceeded 3000. Gold mining continued here longer than most Gold Rush towns, extending into the 20th century.
This issue is "2nd rate" at best, with some non-archival mends to the frontage (no loss of text), plus a wealth of archival mends on inside pages. Various margin tears, loose at the irregular spine, some chipping at the margin, a small portion of the lower right corner of the front leaf is missing.