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of the Bay of San Diego.” It is an obelisk of white 
marble, resting on a pedestal, and is about twenty feet 
in height. It stands near the margin of the table 
land, about two hundred yards from the sea shore, and 
bears the name of the Commissioner, Surveyor, and 
Astronomer of the two governments, together with 
the latitude and longitude, viz. : 
Latitude north, 32° 31’ 59” 58’: 
Longitude, 7" 48’ 21” 01 west from Greenwich. 
es ‘ ee 
Monumeni at Initial Point, Pacific. 
This monument stands directly opposite the Coro- 
nado Islands, and is seen from a great distance on land 
as well as by vessels at sea. On the table-land around 
and south of it, grow large numbers of the beautiful 
agave. renee 
