THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, CAL. 



Hits city is situated upon the northerly side of the Bay of San Diego, about 

 seven miles from the entrance to the harboi ; latitude 32 deg. 40 m.; 480 miles 

 southeast of San Francisco Population about 5000 — n«\v steadily increasing. The 

 site is one of the most picturesque and beautiful in the world. The Bay is about 15 

 miles long, and contains an area of more than 25 square miles. Ihe laml has an 

 easy slope or grade for half a miie, and then rises moro rapidly to an elevation of 150 

 to 200 feet, giving every part or ihe city a fine view of the Bay, the ocean, Coronada 

 islands, Point Loma. Table mountain, and many other objects of interest and natural 

 beauty. San Diego is 400 miles nearer New York city than San Francisco ; also 

 nearer China. Japan, Australia and the South Pacihc Islands — a coininercial advan. 

 tage of great value The city nas seven churches, good schools, a public library and 

 reading room, numerous secret orders, and pi ice- of amusement ; also ga*. water, 

 jtreet car and telephone companies Many costly basine^^s blocks and stately resi- 

 dences are in process of erection or just completed, and the city is now improving 

 more rapidly than at any pre^•lou^ time. 



The Climate -^o place on the continent can show so favorable weather an.i 

 health records No heated r.erni> in the summer o\ cold spells in the wii.ter— no 

 malaria Physics! labo: i^ here performed with the least discomfort the year round. 

 Professor Agassiz visited San Diego in August, 1872, and then said : ''This is one 

 of the favored spot* of tli^ earth, and people will come to you from all quarters to 

 live in your genia! and heaithy atmosphere." Many have been^ disappointed and 

 imposed upon by the ingeraous and extravag nt asisertions ot interested parties in 

 favor of other places Theielore we urge you, </ hue^e.-iOd, to examine the Signal 

 ^Service and othei reliable records You will hnd that San Diego may rightfully 

 claim the best climate to be tound anywhere Mean temperature— spring dO, sum- 

 mer 67. fall 63, and winter d4 (>egrees. 



Health and Pleasure Resort,— VUrW^i. Mt Desert, and other places are 

 good at *ome particula.> ^ea>on^bu' S n Diego, all the year round, as a summer 

 resort, is the best in the world. All the eou dtion- required to insure the .greatest 

 amount of recreation and beuetit to the jdeasuie .<eekei, or those in declining health, 

 are found m the Tity and County of S,.n Diego-such as first-class hotels, board- 

 ing houses, good rr^ads an.i drives, hunting, fi hiiig sailing, sea baths, hot springs, 

 clear skies, and many other features of in e.est 'o • i.sitors. 



Letters answered and -iformation f.-ee Address, 



Immigration AssociArioN. San Diego, Cal. 



