What was the name and date of fist major newspaper from east coast to report about gold in California?

The first major newspaper on the East Coast to report on the gold discovery in California was The New York Herald. They published an article about it on August 19, 1848.

It's important to note that the news of the discovery itself traveled much faster than the formal reporting. Rumors and unofficial accounts spread quickly through word of mouth and letters, but the New York Herald's report was the first widely circulated and credible account of the gold rush to reach the East Coast.