1904 Pamphlet NEVADA The Banner Gold County CALIFORNIA Mines MINING Mine SECOND ISSUE

DESCRIPTION: 1904 SECOND ISSUE land promotional pamphlet [booklet, brochure]; Cover Title, “NEVADA: The Banner Gold County of California”; Title Page Title, “NEVADA COUNTY CALIFORNIA, The Most Prosperous Mining County of the United States Where Good Mines are Found in a Country with a Perfect Climate And All The Comforts Of Civilization; Compliments Of Nevada County Promotion Committee; 36 un-numbered pages; staple bound wrappers; 6-3/4 by 5 inches; text; 30 photographic illustrations of the mining areas and a 2-page map of Nevada County.

DATE: This 1904 SECOND ISSUE states the gold production of the Empire Mine  Grass Valley is $11,000,000 [Not $10,000,000 IN the 1902 First Edition], the map still dated 1902, there are 36 pages [not 32] and it has statistical information for 1903].

BELOW IS A COMPILATION OF EDITIONS/ISSUES GATHERED FROM ONLINE SOURCES AND MY NOTES:

1.       1902: 32 Pages unnumbered pages [map date 1902, has the least number of pages and gold production listed at $10,000,000]

2.       1904: 36 unnumbered pages [map date 1902, statistical data for 1903 and gold production at $11,000,000] Daily Miner-Transcript Print printed on outside of back cover. The Title Page Title has added, The Most Prosperous Mining County of the United States, rather than The Most Prosperous Mining County of the State [THIS EDITION]

3.       1906: 36 unnumbered pages

4.       1908: 38 numbered pages

5.       1909: 38 numbered pages

6.       1910: 38 numbered pages

CONDITION: VERY GOOD, fading to left side of cover [see scans].

PROVENANCE:   Nice distribution source information (1) stamped on the title page, “FROM THE CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE SAN FRANCISCO….” and (2) stamped on page [3], “-OFFICE OF- BARKER & SMITH Real Estate And Insurance Agents Mining Stocks bought And Sold 24 Mill Street Grass Valley, Cal.”

SHIPPING: All paper items [broadsides, labels, pamphlets, brochures, photos, etc.] that are 1/4 of an inch thick or less are shipped inside an eBay stiff hardboard sleeve with 2 additional stiff hardboard cards inside by USPS Media mail [unless other arrangements have been made with seller].
[MK – B2 – S4 (code to locate the item)]