A recent Nauvoo Neighbor report described California as better for settlement than Oregon, as it had “a more fruitful and genial clime” and was particularly productive on the coast and in the region of San Francisco. Other newspapers also described the attractions of California for settlers. (“Cotton in California—The Oregon Settlers,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 19 Mar. 1845, [2]; see, for example, “Oregon and California,” New-York Spectator, 14 June 1845, [2]; and “Cotton in California,” Daily Picayune [New Orleans], 28 Feb. 1845, [2].)

Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.

New-York Spectator. New York City. 1804–1867.

Daily Picayune. New Orleans, LA. 1837–1914.