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CHAPTER XXL 
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GUAYMAS TO SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 
Voyage down the Gulf of California in a pilot boat — ^Barren coast — ^Island 
of Carmen — Loreto — Reach Mazatlan — Its picturesque appearance — 
Description of the town — ^Americans here — ^Embark for Acapulco — Land 
at San Bias — Visit to Mr. Horn, the Captain of the Port — Ride to the 
old town — Its beautiful position — Ruined condition — Visit an old for- 
tress — ^Leave San Bias — ^Description of the coast — Volcanoes of Colima 
— ^Land at Manzanillo Bay — Its unhealthy climate — ^Laguna — Cargo 
discharged — Stupidity of Custom House official — ^Leave without papers 
— Reach Acapulco — Chinese hotel — Beautiful harbor — Castle of San 
Carlos — IJnhealthiness of the place — ^Extreme heat — ^Noxious insects — 
Description of the town — ^Ancient commerce — ^Departure for San Diego 
— Crowded state of the steamer — ^Voyage up the coast — ^Arrival at San 
Diego — Rejoin the Boundary Commission. 
January ^th. Our little vessel was mucli crowded 
with passengers, and I was compelled to put up with 
very uncomfortable accommodations. But my anxiety 
to reach San Diego, made me willingly submit to any 
inconveniences, not absolutely injurious to health, to 
accomplish my purpose. The wind was fresh from the 
north-west ; and all the passengers, fourteen in num- 
ber, were sick, except myself and an old voyager. 
I spent the day very pleasantly in reading some New- 
York papers kindly furnished me by Mr. Robinson. 
These were a delightful treat; for I had not heard 
from my family or the government, or seen an Ameri- 
