1873 NEWSPAPER OWYHEE AVALANCHE SILVER CITY ID Rare

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LEE OXFORD BOOKS Original and Authentic 19th-Century Newspapers & Historical Books Owyhee Avalanche Silver City, Idaho - August 30, 1873 DESCRIPTION: 4-page original newspaper in very good to near fine condition. Previously bound and separated. Though separated the pages remain connected - binding thread evidence in scan. EXTREMELY bright, durable, readable, well-preserved paper. Approximately 14"x20". A Scarce Western Newspaper - Silver City is now a Ghost Town - Published by W. J. Hill CONTENT: LUNWICKER - an account of a "burglar" in the Lunwicker home on south Main Street in Silver City - front page - 12 column inches STANLEY YELLOWSTONE EXPEDITION - General Rosser in command of the expedition has reported to the Northern Pacific Railroad his conclusions - more - front page - 7.5 column inches ELKO LETTER - Cornucopia Mine is a "Bilk" - miners are leaving, bilked of their investments - front page - 3 column inches CARSON MINT - Coinage on August 22 was half-dollars - a 2:30pm one of the dies fractured and further coinage suspended - duplicate die replaced, more on dies and pressure, etc - page two - 2.5 column inches [numismatics] OREGON WANTS THE MODOCS - all Indians wanted for crimes other than those already sentenced to be hanged are to be sent to Oregon - Federal gov't to respond soon - page two - 1 column inch CAPTAIN JACK ET AL TO BE HANGED - Modoc Captives to be Hanged October 3 - names of the Indians to die, letter of President U. S. Grant ordering the carrying into effect the death sentences on these Indians at Fort Klamath Oregon - page two - 10 column inches GENERAL CUSTER was in immediate command during a fierce and well contested engagement with the Indians, four soldiers killed and 20 wounded - 40 Indians killed - news from Muscleshell River of August 19th - page two - 1.5 column inches [NOTE FROM BIDDER - In August 1873, Custer was involved in protecting a group of railroad surveyors. The group were attacked by a Sioux war party near the mouth of Tongue River. During the raid two of the surveyors were killed. Later, Charley Reynolds, an Indian scout, told Custer that Rain in the Face had led the attack at Tongue River. Rain in the Face was living on the Standing Rock Reservation at the time and so Custer had him arrested. Custer forced Rain in the Face to confess but before he could appear in court he managed to escape. In 1873 Custer was a member of General David Stanley's Yellowstone expedition.] ADVERTISEMENTS - Idaho Hotel, Joseph Friand French Barber, Major Brookey Lunch Ship, Express Saloon Granite Block Silver City, Adolph Lebrecht Bookseller, Pioneer Store, Sisson Wallace of Winnemucca Nevada, Dr. Burgi, Noel Smith Surgeon, Edward Nugent attorney, H. E. Leslie photographer, Gustave Percheron jeweler, War Eagle Hotel, and many more. More... SHIPPING AND HANDLING: UNITED STATES: $6.00 Priority USPS Mail with Delivery Confirmation with Insurance. CANADA: $6.00 USPS Air Mail with Insurance. WORLDWIDE (except Canada): $13.00 USPS Standard Air Mail with Insurance. COMBINED S/H DISCOUNT: $1 S/H for each additional newspaper auction won within any 7-day period, unless other arrangements are made for extended purchasing periods. This discount only applies to newspaper auctions. Certain non-newspaper purchases may be combined and a different discount applies. Email the Seller if you have questions. READ BEFORE BIDDING: Shipping Schedule: We are now shipping within 2 business days of payment. Resolve All Questions Prior to Bidding: And include an eBay item number and description on all correspondence. Be Careful about Assumptions: Do not make any assumptions about the length or nature of a given article, reference or topic listed in this description. Only, light overviews of the content can be made in the description. So, a note in the description can be a reference or a long article in the actual newspaper, unless otherwise noted. So, ask all questions in advance of bidding. ... read more

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