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From this old gold mining camp in California...
From this old gold mining camp in California...
Item # 706767
March 07, 1891
THE PLACER HERALD, Auburn, Placer County, California, March 7, 1891 Placer mining in the Auburn area was very good, with the camp first becoming known as the North Fork Dry Diggings, later changed to Woods Dry Diggings. The area soon developed into a mining camp, and it was officially named Auburn in 1849.
In 1851 Auburn was chosen as the seat of Placer County. Gold mining operations moved up the ravine to the site of present-day Auburn. In 1865, the Central Pacific Railroad, the western leg of the First Transcontinental Railroad, reached Auburn, as it was being built east from Sacramento toward Ogden, Utah.
Various local & national news plus a wealth of ads.
Eight pages, minor margin wear, a 3 by 2 1/2 inch piece is clipped from the back leaf, otherwise good condition.
Category: The Old West
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