Note 5 — Group III. GOLD IN CALIFORNIA, AND WHAT IT LED TO.
Reading edition
The Two Newspapers. The "Californian" (later "Alta California"), first published in Monterey, then in San Francisco; founded 1846 by Walter Colton and Robert Semple; edited by Semple after its removal to San Francisco. The "California Star," founded by Samuel Brannan early in 1847, was merged with the "California." See Note 4.