. The Chamber of commerce handbook for San Francisco, historical and descriptive; a guide for visitors .. . ch, smokingwith the energy of its factories, the view is one of long moles running out from the opposite shore; thecities behind them; Yerba Buena island. Point Richmondwith its oil tanks and its growing industries, the straits con-necting with San Pablo bay, and then Alcatraz island. Angelisland behind it, Richardsons bay with Tamalpais for its back-ground—all these would be beautiful enough for a most ex-traordinary picture. But turning to the left one sees the GoldenGate
. The Chamber of commerce handbook for San Francisco, historical and descriptive; a guide for visitors .. . ch, smokingwith the energy of its factories, the view is one of long moles running out from the opposite shore; thecities behind them; Yerba Buena island. Point Richmondwith its oil tanks and its growing industries, the straits con-necting with San Pablo bay, and then Alcatraz island. Angelisland behind it, Richardsons bay with Tamalpais for its back-ground—all these would be beautiful enough for a most ex-traordinary picture. But turning to the left one sees the GoldenGate in one of its most graceful aspects, like a broad, wind-ing stream, with Fort Point thrusting into it from the southern By Trolley and Cable 91 shore, and just in front the grounds of the Exposition, whileacross the Gate rise the bold hills of Marin county. If this ramble has led you far enough, take the cable car onHyde street, south bound, which will deliver you at the cor-ner of Market and OFarrell streets, on the edge of the shop-ping district; or you can transfer from it to the California street. ALCATRAZ ISLAXD VUOM RUSSIAN HILL. cable line, east bound, and be carried over the crest of Nobhill and down to the financial center at California and Mont-gomery streets. HOW TO SEE SAN FRANCISCO BY TROLLEY AND CABLE. STREET RAILWAYS. Three companies operate street car lines in this city; the United Railroads of San Francisco, the Presidio & Ferries, and the California Street Cable Railway, which operates also the Hyde and OFarrell street line. In addition to these pri- 92 Handbook for San Francisco vate corporations the city operates the Cear^ Street MunicipalRailroad, from the Ferry to the Ocean Beach, with an exten-sion over Tenth avenue to Golden Gate Park. Transfer points are too numerous to mention, there beinga generous interchange between the different companies wherethey do not parallel one anothers lines, and, on any given sys-tem, between different routes in the same
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