Publisher
- 1856-1928 San Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser
- London Illustrated News
- Pacific Coast Mining Journal
- 1867-1876 California China Mail and Flying Dragon
- 1854-1855 California Mail Bag
- California News Notes
The News Letter was officially subtitled, "The Authorized Organ of the Aerial Steam Navigation Company." One of the lead columns in the San Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser was called "Town Crier" and was written by Major Ambrose Bierce. Frederick Marriott is credited as the publisher of San Francisco News Letter.
While Marriott's name was mentioned in one reference as a founder of the London Illustrated News, this does not seem to be the same publication as the Illustrated London News, which was founded in 1842 in London, at a time when Marriott was already an established publisher, but not, seemingly, associated with the News. The early history of the Illustrated London News does not mention Marriott.
The California China Mail and Flying Dragon was a Chinese language publication and one of the first sources of advertisements encouraging Chinese emigrants to work on the Western railway. It was subtitled, "Issued Every China Steamer Day."
The California News Notes was illustrated and many of the beautiful woodcuts remain for sale typically depicting the linkages of various railway lines.
As a publisher, Marriott was one of the first to print works from Mark Twain in his newspapers.
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