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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. 
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. 
