. 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 . oneis struck with its remarkable dulness; yet until thediscovery of gold in the country, it was the chiefplace on the coast, and the capital of of its houses are now deserted, or in a dilapi-dated state, and the grass may be seen growing inits streets. The town is prettily situated on a gentle slope ofland, facing the north, about two miles from PointPinos, which
. 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 . oneis struck with its remarkable dulness; yet until thediscovery of gold in the country, it was the chiefplace on the coast, and the capital of of its houses are now deserted, or in a dilapi-dated state, and the grass may be seen growing inits streets. The town is prettily situated on a gentle slope ofland, facing the north, about two miles from PointPinos, which forms the southern extremity of the har-bor or roadstead. The harbor is not a good one,being exposed to the prevailing north-westerly winds,and exhibiting a long beach, with as troublesome a surfas the open sea. From the southwesters it is well pro-tected by Point Pinos. On the east is a succession ofsmall hills, rising one above the other directly from theslope on which the town stands, and covered chieflywith pines. Behind, and immediately contiguous tothese, rises the coast range of mountains. On thenorth, the bay makes a broad semi-circular sweep somefifteen or twenty miles distant, terminating at a point. TO SAN DIEGO. 73 on the ocean opposite to, though far outside of, PointPinos, and not visible from the town. The houses areof two classes; first, those of adobe, belonging to theold town. These are large and well built, many beingof two stories, with projecting eaves to protect themfrom the sun. Those of wood are of recent erection,and have not the substantial appearance of the adobebuildings; these latter have very thick walls as a secu-rity from the earthquakes, which, though not severe,are quite common here. An old church stands aloneupon the plain east of the town, which appeared to bein a ruinous condition. Beyond this is a lagoon, said tohave been formerly connected with the bay, but nowseparated from it by a sandy beach, and a grassy mea-dow, about a quarter of a m
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