Newspaper Brother Jonathan sinks@Crescent City, California Million Gold 1865

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Vintage Original American Newspaper
"Helping To Bring History Alive One Newspaper At A Time"
AN AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL & OLD  19th C. American NEWSPAPER
Banner Of Liberty,Middletown, N.Y. September 4, 1865
A Scarce Pro-Slavery Newspaper rarely Seen!
Some Article Highlights Include:
Generals Mustered Out
Rebel privateer Shenandoah continue depradations among the whalemen in North Pacific
Negro Suffrage Prejudice
The Democrats Prejudice
Republicans Demand Equality at the Ballot Box
The Trial of Jefferson Davis
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The Trial of Captain Henry Wirz For Alleged cruelty of Northern Prisoners
President Johnson  issues Order announcing assistance for those who wish to leave Country
A Just rebuke to the War Clergy
Cholera Moves West in Europe
Another Terrible Calamity!!!
Shipwreck of the Brother Jonathan!!!!
200-300 lives lost
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Brother Jonathan was a paddle steamer that struck an uncharted rock near Point St. George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on July 30, 1865. The ship was carrying 244 passengers and crew, with a large shipment of gold.
Its location was not discovered until 1993 and a portion of the gold was recovered in 1996.
For its final voyage, crates of gold coins had been loaded on the vessel, including the annual treaty payments in gold for Indian tribes, Wells Fargo shipments consigned for Portland and Vancouver, and gold carried on board by the passengers. A large ship's safe safeguarded jewelry, more gold coins, and gold bars. The gold alone was valued at  million in today's dollarsDivers and ships began searching for the sunken treasure two weeks after the disaster, but despite the attempts of numerous people, for over 125 years, the ship's treasure of gold and artifacts were not found, although a fisherman in the 1930s claimed to have found 22 pounds (10.0 kg) of gold bars from the wreck in his nets. As it was illegal to own gold bars at the time, he kept the discovery a secret until 1974 when he sold them.
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This Authentic, Original & Old disbound (8)page weekly newspaper is in Very Good or better condition. LENGTHY CONTENT-DETAILS, Post Civil War era, Very Comprehensive-you will be surprised! No Illustrations.UNCOMMON! Anti-Abolitionist, Anti-Lincoln politically (Anti-Johnson). About 11" x 15"; Printed on a very durable RAG paper-HEAVY Foxing & stains, browning but content still easy to read and view. Easy to handle,Obvious heavier handling, some slight stiffening on the edges.Chipping to Edges. Moderately toned a light caramel brown color. some raggedness to spine, small edge tears, spine shows raggedness from being disbound. Pages Loosening at spine. .A PRIMITIVE Paper. Impressive Masthead. This disbound, 156 Year Old Issue has some additional news from from around the world.
NOTE: This newspaper was Published Weekly, July 4, 1855-1889 Semimonthly, from 1848 to 1889 in Middletown, N.Y. : Gilbert J. Beebe, [1848-1889] NO Advertising. Much more room for discovery here! BID WITH FULL CONFIDENCE. The actual articles are quite variable in length and in fact may be just a sentence or two or lengthy multiple columns. Unless specifically mentioned, if the length of an article is of interest to you, please email in advance of bidding to confirm it's length.The buyer will be very pleased! Email us with your Questions.
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