Item #1489 San Francisco Chronicle. Vol LXVI, No. 21, Aug. 5, 1897. (Klondike, Gold Rush, Ads). M. H. de Young, Proprietor.
San Francisco Chronicle. Vol LXVI, No. 21, Aug. 5, 1897. (Klondike, Gold Rush, Ads)

San Francisco Chronicle. Vol LXVI, No. 21, Aug. 5, 1897. (Klondike, Gold Rush, Ads)

San Francisco: de Young, M.H., 1897. Newspaper. Folio (16-5/8 wide x 22-1/4 inches tall), pp. 12. Edges uniformly toned with occasional browning, a small amount of chipping to spine edge from being disbound and a light horizontial fold. Very Good. Item #1489

Published shortly after the gold-laden steamship Excelsior arrived in San Francisco, these reports helped to fuel the Klondike Gold Rush after hitting the news wires as the San Francisco Chronicle had the largest circulation of any newspaper on the West Coast. This issue with some great period ads and prices for planning a trip to the gold fields.

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