Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-12
pAlY CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERS
Iassrsssing Rsasiaiseeaecs Of Pie
eer Jearaalisa In shs 0sldss

lion ve copy from the Po.ssr. San Jose.
California II 10 from the pen Of Samuel
Q. Upham. . Of the pioneer Journalists
Of California. and will Be read with = high
degree Of plsasureable interest BY all news
psper men and those whose recollsctions
carry them back to the good old Days Of
On my return 10 San Francisco from
the Calaverss mines In the month Of Octo-
Dor. ist9. l applied TO the propristors Of
the Pacific Ns,s for permission 70 canvass
for . carriers route on their Journal.
Altar . long interview. during which the
project vas thoroughly discussed pro and
con. I obtained the sole and exclusive
right 10 snvas for subscribers and serve
The Raeife Nee. In the city OF San Fran
cisco and suburbs. which latter included
Happy Valley and the adjacent sand-hills.
Mr.. Palmer. tho senior proprietor Of
the ys~s. prior 10 smigrating to Califor-
mia. published . paper In Norwich, Conn.
when the gold-fsver broke out In tho New
England States, Mr.. y. Was one OF its first
victims. He packed uphis printing office.
and. engaging passage Tor himself and two
sons on board Q vessel. sailed for the mod
ern Eldorsdo via Caps Horn. At valpa-
raise he made the acquaintance Of Warren
Leland. q Of the proprietor Of the
Clinton Hotel. New York. IN routs 10 the
gold -digyings Of California. Leland.
having an ere 10 business. proposed
10 sntsr into eopartnsrship with
Palmer upon thsir arrival at Ban Fran
cisss. His proposition was accepted /; and
Immediately upon their reaching San
Francisco, Q frame building was hastily
constructed ON kearny street. and on tho
25th Of August. the first number of the
Pacific .Ssrs Was published, with falk-
nsr a. editor. and Leland ~ business
manager. A few weeks subsequently,.
Charles EAmrs, Of Washington. ID. O., APP
pointed by President Polk Consul 10 the
Hawaiian I.lands. arrived In Nan Fran
cisco, en- route. hut WAS prevailed upon by
Talkner and Leland IN forego his mission.
lecats In San Francisco. and assume edi-
$500 per month. A the election Of Zach
ary Taylor As President Of the United
states hal rendered the recall % Eamss .
foregons conclusion. that gentleman con-
sidered discretion the botter part Of valor.
and accepted the editorship Of the X,~..
simultaneously with tho engagement Of
Mr.. EAmes ~ editor-in chief. . tall. lank,
hirute Yankee. Of the namo Of Amss.
alias Doston. was engaged aslocal reporter
for the Nsss. Amcs subsequently, psb-
lishsd In San Diego. California. . weekly
paper called tho Herald, which for . single
week Was edited by John Phenix. the Cal
iforaia humorist. During the temporary
absence Of Ames, Ph9niK changed tho pol
itics Of the Hsral FROM rcd-hot Dem
ocratic to Wing. which 30 cxasperated
Ames that Q free light occurred In the com-
posing ROOM. During tho melee. the
iorms were knocked into "pi", and the
combatants became 80 thoroughly mixed.
that t'othsr couldn't be distinguished from
which. Phoenix. In his Published account
| u the fight. claimed the victory by insert
ing his nose between the teeth VI Ames,
and holding him down until he cried
peccavit
Tho Faeife Nsss was the first tri-weekly
and at that time the third paper Published
In California. the other two papers being
the Aha CALIFORNIA;. published in San Fran.
cisco by Gilbert 4 Kemblc. and the Placer
T;mss. published at Sacramento City by T..
Gilbert & Co.. and edited by Jesse Giles.
both weekly sheets, and small patterns al
that. the latter being foolscap size.
The Monterey Californian Was the first
newspaper issued in California. II wa
published and edited by Rsv. Walter Col.
ton. q chaplain Of the United States Navy,
and Mr. Robert s-mple. The type va.
principally long primer. an old Spanish
fount. badly worn and battered. There
being no W in the spanish alphabet. two
VS. we're substituted for that letter. The
press was an old I.amagc. which hal been
used by tho Mexican f~unciionaries for
printing their elict. and other public pa
pers. The nr.t number Of the C.ii,Tors,as
was issued Ia the Fall Of 1916. and was
printsi ON An inferior quality Of paper.
used for tobacco wrappers. Mr.. II. T..
Kooser. at that time = corporal Ia the
United States Army, set the first type and
worked OF the frat number ~ the Csi.for-
sias. Mr.. koo-er subsequently for years
Published and edited the .Ssa,i..i. at Santa
Cruz. Cal. and WAS a Commissioner from
that State at the Centennial Exposition.
He Is still . well-preservcd pioneer; and
may he 1.-Two many years to enjoy the dc
served title Of Ntstor VI the California
press.
Tho second paper published In Califor-
mia was tho Cstyor@ia Mar. tho first num-
Der Of which was issued al San Francisco.
on the 9th day Of January. ist7. II was 4
weekly sheet. q triio larger than the taii-
Js,.iaa. and Was published by Sam Dram
nan, and edited by L. +. Jones. The
press ON which tho Mar was printed was .
tolerable good one. and was afterwards
used by the sonora Herald. On tho 18th
Of tho following April, Mr.. Jones retired
from tho .Star and Mr.. T.. @. Kimble as
sumel editorial charge. The Star was
published regularly during the year lSi7,
the last numbsr Of tho iirst volume being
issued on the istday Of January. 1913.
In the month Of May. 1917. the CaiIor-
aiaa WAS removed from Monterey To San
Francisco. and ON the LIST Of June of that
year the first number Of the second vol.
ume appeared. The second volume con-
tinued on from that time 10 April 1913,
during which time tho paper changedp pub
fishers and editors several times. The
first number Of the second volume Of the
California STAG appeared ON the sth of jan
uary. isis. in an enlarged form. and Its
publication Was continued regularly until
the 26th Of the following May. when the
printers vamosed 10 the mines. and its
publication was discontinued. In the
month Of April following. the CaiJerHias
From the last Of May until the latter part
Of June, 1913. California was without q
newspaper.
About the first Of July following. . few
printers who hal returned Disguised from
the mines. commenced the publication Of
the third volume OF the CALIFORNIA;. IL
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