What are the chances? John Sutter… Yet another golden nugget!

March 7, 2025 by · Leave a Comment 

Finding a newspaper with a report on the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill is not an easy task. Many newspapers either “didn’t get the news”, decided it wasn’t worth the print space, or delayed reporting it so as to be sure it wasn’t fake news. However, when found, the newspaper containing new of the discovery is quite collectible. Considering the near infinite possibilities where gold might have been found, what are the chances a report from this remote, almost random location would have been printed on the opposite side of the country, Washington, D.C., approximately 4 years prior? If odds-makers were taking bets, my hunch is that there wouldn’t have been any takers. However, against all odds, the article, albeit unrelated to the discovery of gold, was printed in the National Intelligencer dated June 25, 1844. Speaking of “discoveries”, we were quite pleased to find the report (which is shown below). Fun!

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