Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-14
SAN DIEGO.
HOW 1T APPEARS TO A SACBA>
MENTAN-ITS CLIMATE, ETC.
Interesting Sketch of its Present
Condition, and Facts Relative 70
its Former History.

rracticed by our pioneers, together with q
few "reminiscences as related to us Of ye
days gone by" but circumstances over
which we had no control changed suddenly
au our calculations However, if all things
here 20 or with US as they should, possibly
we may yet give you such letter. Chang
ing the subject, we sincerely hope you are
all quite well, and that you will experience
no serious illness al receiving :. letter from
us from such an out-of-the-way place as is
this about the only thing We could do
under such circumstances would be to trust
to your kind natures for forgiveness, and
admit, as the heading indicates, that we
ere here, and say that the causes OF our
coming here we're as imperative az they
we're sudden.
With the climate Of San Diego we are
very well pleased it is delightful, clear,
bland and fresh, giving an elasticity to the
spirits and a tone Of health to the body
that seem to place In perfect harmony all
our mental and physical forces. To give
YOU an idea 1t Is nov tie first OF March,
properly speaking, the middle time Of win
ter; the flowers and trees are in bloom !;
the entire country IS covered with verdrre,
presenting panorama most picturesque,
and we are made to forget that the season
OF the year, winter, EXITS. Such is the
climate of San Diego a. the present time.
The town is situated on the northern
eide Of the magnificent Bay Of San Diego,
commanding
4 REMARKABLY FINE VIEW,
And from all appearance is well situated
for commerce. The population of this
place does not exceed I, 0e0. One or tive
business houses carry large and expensive
stocks, and control the bulk of the trade
Hamilton & Co. taking the lead. Here,
as well a. other places, you can find the
handsome saloon and common whisky
shop, and from their great number We
Judge that business in that line, at least, s
good. We have our churches, all of which
are well attended, the Catholic Church
being the largest and leading in member
ship. We have also = splendid Court
house, and hotels and restaurants i'll
abundance, the leading firSt-class hotels
being the Florence and Horton We have
our public schools and the Convent Of ST.
Joseph, under the care and guidance of the
Sisters. Professions Of all kinds are well
represented, and as for amusement, one
inclined that wy can fad plenty OF that.
Game of all kinds being plentiful, you may
induIre ia that kind OF sport u your
hearts content. The bay always being
placid. You can take fishing tackle, hire
boat, and fish and sail all day for . small
amount Of money. II you prefer a horse
back ride, or drive, there is hardly any
doubt but shat you can he accommodated.
The roads are good, the scenery tine, the
livery charges reasonable. About the trst
things which attract tie attention OF
strangers visiting this place is the sall-
brity Of the climate, the beautiful ard
tranquil hay, and Point tomas Light
house, said to lie the highest lighthouse
on the Pacific coast. The aboTe is truth
1laccount Of the bright side Of Ihe picture
Of san Diego, and would to goodness she
vas IS perfect in al things else as she is
in climate and bay The land Of this
county cannot be found fault with, neither
can the land in Arizona o. New Mexico,
but here Is there
TIE CRY IS WATER, WATER, WATER.
For the want Of that very essential Gle
nent this country suffers. In some few
places water Is obtained in abundance by
sinking, hut those places are " ic9r and far
between" The main trouble, however, is
jus. this: There are lew men who own
everything good. They manage, rain or
no rain, to do pretty well. They sit back,
year after year, waiting for the big boom
which they tell goa IS sure to come. They
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CAN ALWAYS ACCOMMODATES you.
It's all very fine TO ask $3.50 or
$500 for a lot q ty 50, and it's
another thing to get it. A poor man
cannot afford it unless he can have per
manent employment and rich man does
not want II rs times are now. 4 few
years ago the cry was, Oh, wait until We
get the railroad wait until railroad faeil-
iIies are complete !. The railroad has
ro-'y ',,.'' - ~ y, ; :. } tuning oIov'
mai standard Of nerfertil1 "a rs vii satisiy
tbe Great exnectations Of tba.a sore-bcads.
and why? SimnIv because tho raiIroad
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