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Exchange is in Leidsdorff street. Horse
cars run to all important points in the city;
fare, fivecents. Mission Bay istwo miles
south of the City Hall. Market street is
the Broadway of San Francisco, though
Kearney street disputes the honor.

The Palace Hotel is corner Market and
New Montgomery streets ; (see description,
“ ANNEX” No. 49,) the Baldwin Hotel,
corner Powell and Market streets. The Cali-
fornia Theatre is on Bush street, also the
Bush street Theatre. The Baldwin (Thea-
tre) is on the corner of Market and Powell
streets. There are three Chinese Theatres,
where many of the “tricks that are vain,”
are performed nightly, which few can under-
stand, yet they are worth one visit.

WATER forthe city’s use is obtained from
Pillarcitos Creek, 20 miles south of the city,
in San Mateo county; Lake Honda, five
miles south, being used asa reservoir. Yet
there are many wells, the water being ele-
vated by wind-mills.

The LrpraRIEs arenumerous. The
Mercantile, on Bush street; the Odd Fel-
lows, on Montgomery street; the Me
chanics’ Institute, on Post street; the What
Cheer, at the “ What Cheer House,” and
the Young Men’s Christian Association, are
the principal ones, open free to tourists
upon application. SrcrET ORDERS are
numerous in San Francisco—too numerous
to note here.

The Baldwin Hotel, under the manage-
ment of Rice, is a perfect gem of a house
and the beau-ideal of a “Happy Hunting
Ground.” The magnificent views of Cape
Horn, on the Columbia River, Mt. Shasta,
the Loop, Orange Orchard, Woman of the
Period, and many others in this book were,
photographed by C. E. Watkins, 26 Mont-
gomery street, who has an enormous col-
lection of views. The views of Mirror
Lake,. Nevada Falls, and many of those on
the line of the Central Pacific, which we
have engraved and are to be found in this
book, were from photographs taken by
Thos. Houseworth & Co., No. 12 Mont-
gomery street, who have views, seemingly,
of every thing and every body on the coast.

Tae Mecmanics’ Pavriion fronts on
Geary street, and covers one block of
ground, The Mechanics’ Institute own
the building, and hold their fairs there.

Tur Dry Dock, at Hunter’s Point, six
miles southeast, is 465 feet long, 125 feet
wide and 40 feet deep, cut in solid rock,
at a cost of $1,200,000.

ProtreRo Sure Yarps are located at

Protrero, and are reached by the city cars.
All kinds of small craft for the coast service
are built at these yards.

Cuina Town is situated on Sacramento,
above Kearny; Dupont, between Sacra-
mento and Washington streets, and Jack-
son street, between Dupont and Kearny.
These streets are occupied exclusively by
Celestial shopkeepers, “ Heathen Chinese.”

THE BarBaRy Coast, a noted resort for
thieves, cut-throats -and the vilest of the
vile, is situated on Pacific street, between
Kearny and Dupont streets. We give the
precise locality, so that our readers may
keepaway. Give ita“ wide berth,” as you
value your life.

ANGEL IsLaNnD, three miles north of the
city, is a mile and a half in length and
three-quarters of a mile wide; altitude 771
feet. On this island are quarries of brown
and blue stone, which are extensively used
in the city for building purposes.

Goat IsLanp, or “ Yerba Buena,” two
and a half miles east, nearly round, con-
tains 350 acres; altitude, 340 feet.

ALCATRAZ ISLAND, a mile and a quarter
north, is strongly fortified. The summit is
140 feet above tide, surrounded by a belt of
batteries, which command the entrance to
the harbor—a “ key to the position.”” These
islands are all owned by the Government.

Port Lapose is six miles west.

Fort Pornt is northwest from the City
Hall, five miles atthe south end of Golden
Gate. It is the most heavily fortified on
the coast—on the plan of Fort Sumter, in
South Carolina.

TELEGRAPH Hit, to the north, is 394
feet high.

Russian Hu is 360 feet high.

Cuiay Sr. Hr is 376 feet high.

THE Twin Pxaks, four miles southwest,
rise 1,200 feet. The visitor can obtain
from the summit of these peaks a fine view
cf the whole country for many miles
around the Golden Gate, and the Great
Pacific Ocean. |

FERRY-BOATS run regularly between San
Francisco and Oakland, Alameda, San
Quentin, Berkley, Sancelito.

The general office of the “ Central” and
Southern Pacific railroad companies is
cor. Townsend and Fourth streets, on the
south side of the city; several street car
lines run by them.

The Seal Rocks are six miles west,

reached by a beautiful road.
SreaMERs leaveregularly for Vallejo, 26
etaluma, 48; Santa

miles; Benicia, 30;