Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-12-03

is, where any vessel can run in, in any weather
and that point in my opinion is San Diego. AT
noon we left said bay and arrived at San Diego
about six o'clock p. m. For few days have
been taking in the town and obtaining infor
nation relative to the resources of the adjacent
country. San Diego is beautifully situated on
gently rising ground from the bay back about
one mile, and then the ''mesa" or uplands com. |
mence and are more OF less undulating This |
section is thirty miles wide from the beach TO |
the mountains and about seyenty-ive miles |
long, and two thirds ofthe land is susceptible of
cultivation. From most any point one has a |
fine view ofthe bay, ocean and mountain range
TO the east and southeast. The San Diego Bay
is nearly L shaped and land-locked, and no
matter how rough the sea is, the bay is COM
paratively smooth, and any vessel can come over
the bar, the depth of water on the bay at low
tide averages twenty-five feet. 1t is claimed
that the harbot of San Diegois the best on the
Pacific coast. The Comado beach is between
the ocean and San Diego Bay, it is eleven miles
long and averages about one mile in width, it
has been laid out in lots and short time ago
$Iz8, 900 worth were sold and the lots unsold
are held at fancy figures. 1t is expected to be-
come the Long Branch Of the Pacific coast and
| seaside resort for the world. 1t is claimed that
the climate in and around San Diego is the
most equable and salubrious on the Pacific
coast. All semi.tropical fruits grow to perfec-
lion here in the country. The town Of San
Diego has population of about 10000, it has
three daily newspapers, eight churches, three
banks, seven livery stables, forty hotels and
restaurants, about thirty saloons, seventy real
estate offices, many stores and other businesses.
| it has fine business buildings and some elegant
residences, street cars and good system of
water works. It's port of entry with Gus.
tom House and United States Military Post
with Barracks, it has a United States signal
service station, it has telegraph line and elec-
| tricll lights, there are ten trains daily and
steamer from San Francisco every three days
and vessels from other parts with cargoes.
There is immense travel from the east to this
place, every train and steamer is crowded. The
town is full of strangers who come here for
mild climate to restore their health OF to escape
| the rigors Of an eastern winter. Many have
lung troubles and some are in the last stages of
consumption. One catches cold so easy here
and it is SO difficult to get rid of, and one suf
fering with lung troubles should go back from
the coast about twenty miles as there is so
much moisturein the air along the coast, al
though 1t is warm in the sun but quite cool in
the shade, the thermometer has averaged about
seventy degrees in the day ever since have
been here and it has been clear nearly all the
time, the nights are quite cool. ate Thanks
giving dinner at Mr.. E. F Rockfellow's, there
were present Mr.. E. F. Rockfellow and wife,
Mr.. A. c. Rockfellow and wife, Mr.. ]. w.
Thomson and wife, Mr. John Eubanks and
wife, Mr.. Edgar Eubanks, Miss Mary Eubanks
formerly of Ashland Or. except Mr.. ]. w.
Thompson formerly of Yreka Cal. Mr.. Il. T.
Rockford of Kansas City and G. w. Kimball
of Roseburg. Suffice it to say that the dinner
was all that could have been desired by an cpl
cure. That did ample justice TO it, if not to
myself, you can imagine from my pie reputa-
ton. Their kind hospitality TO an orphan in a
foreign land was enjoyed and duly appreciated.
They have contributed largely towards making
my sojourn here pleasant. Messrs. Rockfel-
low and Thompson spoke of you. Mr.. Rock
fellow knew you in Jackson county and Mr..
Thompson met you in Yreka. Both are
pleasant gentlemen. The former is in the boot
and shoe business, the latter is half owner Of
the telephone line and has w. F. & C. express
office both are dong we'll and have accumulated
. considerable property.
There is great boom in rea! estate. Lots
within two miles Of the center of town are
selling at $500 and $500. Lots in the
city proper from 5000 TO $1,000. Business
. lots from 5000 10 $4,000. The people are
crazy on real estate. There are additions to
the town sufficient TO make city half as
large as San Francisco. The bauble TO the
boom in real estate here is bound to burst
sooner or later. cannot see how the present
prices can be kept up much longer, there is
no real cause for il. Lots are bought for spec
ulation usually and some one Is going to be
left just as the mining stock operator is so fire.
quenily II a real estate speculator buys a
lot for $1,000 he will ask $1,000 or $1,000 for
it and he will tell you that he will get it, that
the bonn has just commenced and that now
is the time to buy, To be told Of the great
advance in real estate and the fabulous sums
made one is reminded of the Arabian Nights
They are so confident that this will be a
great city. Ifyou say that real estate is too
high you are answered on every hand "why
see the great future for this town, II has the
finest harbor on the Pacific Coast. See our
resources. There are several proposed rail
roads to this place. Our soil will grow all
the mi-tropical fruits All we need is water
and that is being brought in here through a
country whose soil is as fertile as any in the
world. Then there is the proposed steam
ship lines from Australia and China, and then
there is our delightful climate which will
make ii the great Sanitarium Of the world"
OF course this town viii continue TO grow and
and may reach population Of fifty thousand.
But it never can expect to be rival Of San
Francisco. II has not got the facilities for
manufacturing OF shipping that the latter city
has. San Francisco is the shipping point for
the Pacific Coast San Diego sometime in