. The city and county of San Diego : illustrated and containing biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers . the exception of specimen fruits raised in thisway by people who could afford to play with them, little has been doneuntil the past two or three years. The local market was too small andshipping long distances at a profit in small quantities was out of thequestion. Now, thousands of acres are coming into bearing, and thou-sands more are planting. The oil-press is at work turning out the finestof olive oil; and hundreds of tons of raisins are yearly dried. It willbe but a short
. The city and county of San Diego : illustrated and containing biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers . the exception of specimen fruits raised in thisway by people who could afford to play with them, little has been doneuntil the past two or three years. The local market was too small andshipping long distances at a profit in small quantities was out of thequestion. Now, thousands of acres are coming into bearing, and thou-sands more are planting. The oil-press is at work turning out the finestof olive oil; and hundreds of tons of raisins are yearly dried. It willbe but a short time before the railroad will run refrigerator cars and thenthe great market of the world will call forth a pent-up energy that isnow little dreamed of The capacity of the county in the way of raisingfruit is immense; but until there are transportation facilities, people willnot plant to any extent. This failure to plant, of course, delays thebuilding of railroads, etc. Each one reacts for a time upon the other,but the see-saw is finally broken and the outlet is . CHAPTER TV. RISE OF SAN DIEGO I^HE first settlement made in California was on SanDiego Bay. In July, 1769, the first mission inCalifornia was built at Old San Diego, now calledOld Town, some three miles west of the presentcity, and the old ruins on the hill above the townare the oldest relics of the first year of civilizationin this State. Old Town is also the oldest munic-ality in the State. In January, 1835, the citygovernment was organized. Ten years afterward the citylands, to the extent of forty-seven thousand acres, weresurveyed and mapped and granted to it by the Governmentof Mexico. This grant was afterwards confirmed and patented by theUnited States, and hence the magnificent proportions of the presentcity limits. For many years the only business done at Old Town was the ship-ment of hides and tallow. The population was then almost entirelyMexican, though a very few Americans and other fore
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