Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . d placid are the waters of the harborthat ships lying alongside wharves rarely need fenders to preventchafing. So quiet and calm is the atmosphere that only on one oi-two occasions in a year do winds reach so great a velocity as twenty-five or thirty miles an hour. Loma Peninsula, its huge bulk looming against the sky, forms thenorthwestern shore of the bay, warding oft the strong northwesterlywinds, perfectly shielding the harbor from their force. LIGHTHOUSE. Low, overhanging
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . d placid are the waters of the harborthat ships lying alongside wharves rarely need fenders to preventchafing. So quiet and calm is the atmosphere that only on one oi-two occasions in a year do winds reach so great a velocity as twenty-five or thirty miles an hour. Loma Peninsula, its huge bulk looming against the sky, forms thenorthwestern shore of the bay, warding oft the strong northwesterlywinds, perfectly shielding the harbor from their force. LIGHTHOUSE. Low, overhanging fogs are very rare; indeed, less than half a scorejn a year. The cheering rays of Loma Light, at the entrance ofthe harbor, shining far out over the dark waters of the ocean, welcomethe seafaring man to a secure and quiet retreat. ANCHORAGE. A holding ground of deep, heavy, tough mud, depth of water suffi-cient to float the largest vessels that traverse the seas, and room enoughfor the entire navy of the United States and all its merchant marineto swing in the stream, give excellent anchorage. No vessel has ever. REPORT OF SAN DIEGO HARBOR COMMISSIONERS. 9 dragged her anchor, no marine disaster has ever occurred on accountof storm in San Diego Harbor. DREDGING. The Government has had the bar dredged to a depth of twenty-eightfeet at lowest low water, and a jetty has been constructed which causesthe outflowing tide to scour the bottom, which is thus kept clear andis gradually deepening. The middle ground between the entrance andthe anchorage has also been dredged, permitting vessels to steamdirectly up the harbor instead of making the old circuitous detour.
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