Southern California; . nts. This city is anadjunct to the hotel, and tents are rented, furnished orunfurnished, by the management. They are laid out instreets, floored, sewered, and attended in the best possiblemanner. A caf6 is maintained specially for the campers. 99 The climate of Corouado comes as near to perfectionas any in the known world. There is a perpetual breezefrom the sea which is never harsh, and which 3et preventsthe temperature from rising to an uncomfortable to the San Diego weather reports from 1875to 1891, a period of six thousand two hundred and fivedays, t
Southern California; . nts. This city is anadjunct to the hotel, and tents are rented, furnished orunfurnished, by the management. They are laid out instreets, floored, sewered, and attended in the best possiblemanner. A caf6 is maintained specially for the campers. 99 The climate of Corouado comes as near to perfectionas any in the known world. There is a perpetual breezefrom the sea which is never harsh, and which 3et preventsthe temperature from rising to an uncomfortable to the San Diego weather reports from 1875to 1891, a period of six thousand two hundred and fivedays, there were six thousand and six days during whichthe thermometer did not go above 80° nor below 40°Fahr. The sea breeze is a peculiarly drj current inSouthern California, being the descending return columnof air from the Colorado desert. During the day timethe heated interior desert is constantly drawing in thecooler sea air which rises on the desert and returns tosea as an upper current, then descending and returning. to land in endless rotation. At night the direction ofthe current is changed, the desert air cooling morerapidly and traveling seaward as a land breeze. It isthis constant circulation of desert and sea breezes whichmakes the climate of the coast of Southern Californiaso free from extremes, so mild, and so beneficial forpersons suffering from diseases which are affected bjclimatic conditions. For many persons troubled with tJi h I M Go o Ht Hi. complaints of the throat and lungsthe greater dryness of the interiorvalleys is found more beneficial;and even the harsh aridity of thedesert may prove healthful. As a pleasure resort, the Hoteldel Coronado is quite without arival. Here during the height ofthe season are assembled nearly athousand people from all over theworld bent on having a good is rowing, sailing and fishing, wheclmg, horse-back rides and carriage drives — a fine swimming tankand surf bathing, golf links and miles of sandy beachto stroll u
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