DAILY JOURNAL, Pioche, Nevada, May 22, 1875  

* Wild Old West original
* Known for gunfights
* Silver mining town

The first settlement of the area was in 1864 with the opening of a silver mine, but it was abandoned when Indians launched a series of raids and massacres. It was resettled in 1868 and François Pioche bought the town in 1869. By the early 1870s, it had grown to become one of the most important silver-mining towns in Nevada.
Because of the remoteness which allowed Indian raids to occur, the town had a reputation for being one of the roughest towns in the Old West. Local lore says 72 men were killed in gunfights before the first natural death occurred in the camp. This legend is immortalized by the creation of Boot Hill, now a landmark in the city.
Gregory notes this title existed for just 1 1/2 years, and only one institution has any holdings.
Small folio-size, 4 pages, news agent's stamp in the upper right, archivally rejoined at the blank spine, several small rubbing holes at a vertical fold to the front leaf, otherwise nice condition.

Background: This historic May 22, 1875 issue of the Daily Journal captures the wild frontier history of Pioche, Nevada, a remote community first settled in 1864 with the opening of a silver mine. Although initial Indian raids and massacres forced the original camp to be abandoned, it was successfully resettled in 1868 and bought by François Pioche in 1869, rapidly expanding into one of the state's most vital silver-mining towns by the early 1870s. Due to its extreme isolation, Pioche earned an infamous reputation as one of the roughest towns in the Old West, giving rise to local lore claiming 72 men were killed in gunfights before the first natural death ever occurred—a bloody legacy now immortalized at the historic Boot Hill landmark. Printed as a small folio-size, 4 pages issue, this physical paper remains an extraordinarily rare artifact; bibliographer Gregory notes that this newspaper title published for just 1 1/2 years, with only one institution holding any copies today.