The Gold of the Golden Gate (1862)

The Illustrated Usk Observer and Raglan Herald reported on the 27th of September, 1862 that “The Golden Gate had on board 1,400,747 dols. 273,100 dols were consigned to England 13,000 dols to Panama, and the remainder, 1,114,647 dols to New York. On the news of the catastrophe reaching San Francisco, Lloyd’s agents communicated with the representatives of the Pacific mail steam packet as to the measures to be adopted with the view of recovering the specie.” Ship Name: Golden Gate  Year Built: 1850  Nationality: United States of America  Tonnage: 2067 Ship Type: Sidewheel Steamship  Year Wrecked: 1862 Location Wrecked: 15 Miles West of Manzanillo Mexico  Reason for Wreck: Fire  Lives Lost: 173 Sources:  https://postalmuseum.si.edu/the-sinking-of-the-%E2%80%9Cgolden-gate%E2%80%9D https://newspaperarchive.com/philadelphia-inquirer-aug-18-1862-p-4/ https://newspaperarchive.com/philadelphia-inquirer-aug-08-1862-p-1/ https://newspaperarchive.com/lancaster-examiner-and-herald-sep-03-1862-p-3/ https://newspaperarchive.com/philadelphia-press-aug-08-1862-p-2/ https://newspaperarchive.com/nevada-city-democrat-aug-07-1862-p-2/ https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4351775/4351779/11/Golden%2BOR%2BGate https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3100611/3100614/12/Golden%2BOR%2BGate https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3093436/3093443/49/Golden%2BOR%2BGate%2BOR%2BShipwreck https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3080310/3080314/31/Golden%2BOR%2BGate%2BOR%2BShipwreck https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1862/08/31/78697118.html?pageNumber=4 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1862/08/08/78694989.html?pageNumber=4 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1862/09/26/79178514.html?pageNumber=4