. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . tsen 23 50 Office furniture 8 00 Express charges 3 05 Typewriting, stationery, postage, incidentals 105 65 Total $1,990 30 Recapitulation. Receipts $4,343 20 Disbursements: Chas. W. Oesting $125 00 W. H. Pringle 450 00 Eugene DeBurn 1,418 00 Other expenses . 30 30 Balance $359 90 THE BAY OF SAX DIEGO. In the great State of California, with a seacoast 800 miles in length,the nearness of the Coast Range to the sea leaves room for the forma-tion of but few natural h
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . tsen 23 50 Office furniture 8 00 Express charges 3 05 Typewriting, stationery, postage, incidentals 105 65 Total $1,990 30 Recapitulation. Receipts $4,343 20 Disbursements: Chas. W. Oesting $125 00 W. H. Pringle 450 00 Eugene DeBurn 1,418 00 Other expenses . 30 30 Balance $359 90 THE BAY OF SAX DIEGO. In the great State of California, with a seacoast 800 miles in length,the nearness of the Coast Range to the sea leaves room for the forma-tion of but few natural harbors. Of the two large deep-water harbors,the Bay of San Diego lies in the far south. Being well to the south-ward and being the first port in the United States reached by vesselspassing from the Atlantic to the Pacific, it is the initial point in thenearest and most direct route from the California coast, throughHawaii, to China, Japan, and other points in the far East. In the form of a crescent, about 13 miles in length, varying from ahalf mile to two miles in width, the bay has an area of about 22 10 REPORT OF SAN DIEGO HARBOR COMMISSIONERS. The entrance is straight and easy of access. The sea does not breakon the bar; there is, in fact, very little swell. There are no hiddenreefs, no sunken rocks, no treacherous currents to guard against. Loma Peninsula, or Headland, towering 400 feet above the water, itshuge bulk looming against the sky, forms the northern shore of thebay, warding off the strong northwesterly winds, perfectly shieldingthe harbor from their force. ANCHORAGE. A holding ground of deep, heavy, tough mud, depth of water suffi-cient to float the largest vessels that traverse the seas, and immunityfrom the force of winds afford secure anchorage. No vessel has everdragged her anchor, no marine disaster has ever occurred on accountof storm, in San Diego Harbor. Latitudinally below the region of the polar, westerly winds, whichcause the fierce storms
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