. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 487 vie with the fashionable stores of New York. TheSpanish ladies are fond of dress; and I have no doubtthe manufacturers of Lyons sell as rich silks in Mexicoas they do in Paris or London. In the afternoon I walked out to the suburbs forthe purpose of making the accompanying sketch. Ichose for my site an old burial place. In the fore-ground, are a number
. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 487 vie with the fashionable stores of New York. TheSpanish ladies are fond of dress; and I have no doubtthe manufacturers of Lyons sell as rich silks in Mexicoas they do in Paris or London. In the afternoon I walked out to the suburbs forthe purpose of making the accompanying sketch. Ichose for my site an old burial place. In the fore-ground, are a number of small houses built of sticksand adobe, with pointed roofs, thatched with palmleaves. In the middle of the picture, less distinct, isthe best portion of the town; while the harbor andnorthern promontory are seen beyond. I found a number of Americans here, some of whomhad been waiting a month for a steamer for San Fran-cisco. Three days before my arrival, the regular mailsteamer reached the offing, and sent a boat on shorefor the mail, but refused to receive any passengers, onthe ground that she was full. These people weregreatly disappointed, and complained bitterly. Manyhad expended their last cent, and wer
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