New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-18

have the finest HarDOr III Cd!lI0l LA. S'Ii4 -
s the most natural terminus tor great ItaIifo"4
that can be found on our western coast. ,,,.,.
Yours NAhk'LESS,
View of san Diego Growth Of the Place-Coal
1iiucs-A Live Stock Speculation-fIilita-
nv Posts in Southern Caiifornia-The Boun-
Diary Commssion-(:o Mines-A Volcano
"A New Paper.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
san DIEGO, Monday, Sept. Z, 1880
To the Editor Of The Tribune:
As it seems to me probable that a letter from
this section may not be unacceptable to your read
ers. take advantage of few moments OF leisure
to let YOU know what is going on here This is
nv first visit to this town and queer looking col
lection of old huts | find it. These at first sight
appear to be stuck down miscellaneousy on the
edge OF sand bank with a high hill in the rear
aud with no timber, water or grass within sight
The first thought OF the stranger is " whatcaused
n town to be built in this spot at all = And the
second f this is all that constitutes place that
makes so imposing an appearance on the maps OF
the world 2" The key to both of these questions
is to be found in the fact that at a distance of
| few miles there is one of the most magnificent
Bavs in the world and one that is tar superior Tor
| all practical purposes TO the SO much Landed Bay
of San Francisco The old Podrts when they
fixed upon this point as the spot on which they
intended to commence their piOus undertaking OF
! converting the Indians, as a first step erected
! fort at the nearest point TO the head Of the Bay,
! where fresh water could be obtained, and 9radu-
ally there grew up around it collection OF houses
! and hence the Org lin OF San Diego.
The town has become completely Americanized,
two-thirds of the inhabitants at this time beng
Americans. Few new buildings have gone up as
YET but preparations are making to erect several.
Mechanics wages are high carpenters getting
81 0 per day and scarce at that. 1t IS expected
there will be great number OF people here from
San Francisco and 4 large Hotel has been erected
to accommodate them. Among other buildings
that is going up is n Catholic Church and also a
Jail a few miles below the town on the Bay are
being built several houses and stores by Nh
Davis who has accumulated large fortune at
the North and is the owner OF many buildings at
San Francisco, among others the one i'll which the
Custom House is kept The Government is also
putting up {; large building on the Bay, intended
as depot of Military stores. 1t IS l2O feet long,
so feet wide, and stories high The materials
for this building have been brought from bangor,
Me- The lumber for this town is generally
brought here from san Francisco as there are no
mills III the ncighborhood,
A Coal Mine has been lately discovered III this
neiglb0rhood and n company Is now making pre-
parations to test its capacities. MI Palratt, the
former Consul at Magottoa and Mr. ROBINSON the
late agent for Rowland y AsplnwaIis line OF
steamers are interested in this business and have
invested Il considerable amount with a view OF
giving the mine thorough examination. com
petent Geologist has been here from San Francis
co who has returned to his employers and report
ed tNv0rably
Among tie new enterprises that have been
started lately is one to bring from Sonora across
the Peninsula OF Lower California a drove OF
sheep turkeys and chickens, and from this place
drive them up to the mines or to San Francisco.