. The Chamber of commerce handbook for San Francisco, historical and descriptive; a guide for visitors .. . ends. It pumps40,000 gallons an hour. The object of main interest at the west end of the Parkis the sloop Gjoa (pronounced Yoah) nested in rock and pro-tected by an iron fence, just inside the Great Highway. Thisis the only vessel that ever sailed through the Northwest Pass-age, having been navigated on that occasion by Capt. RoaldAmundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, who presented herto San Francisco in care of the Park Commissioners on June16, 1909. We have now traversed the Park in
. The Chamber of commerce handbook for San Francisco, historical and descriptive; a guide for visitors .. . ends. It pumps40,000 gallons an hour. The object of main interest at the west end of the Parkis the sloop Gjoa (pronounced Yoah) nested in rock and pro-tected by an iron fence, just inside the Great Highway. Thisis the only vessel that ever sailed through the Northwest Pass-age, having been navigated on that occasion by Capt. RoaldAmundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, who presented herto San Francisco in care of the Park Commissioners on June16, 1909. We have now traversed the Park in a general way, fromone end to the other and indicated its most conspicuous fea- 56 Handboof^ for San Francisco tures. But some of its greatest beauty is in its inconspicuousones. If you wander back afoot you will discover for yourselfmore charm and delight than we could ever tell you. It is amiracle of rare device and growing more beautiful with everydays work done for its improvement; the particular pride ofthe people of San Francisco, the greatest park in America,one of the great parks of the TREE FERNS IN GOLDEN GATE PARK. GOLDEN GATE PARK MEMORIAL MUSEUMAND ART GALLERY. Situated in Golden Gate Park, south of the Tenth avenueentrance. Open from 1 0 a. m., to 4 p. m.; and on Saturdays,Sundays and holidays until 5 p. m. Admittance free. Turk &• Edd^ car. Line No. 4, to terminus at Eighth avenueand Fulton street; or McAllister street car. Line No. 5 to samepoint; or Geary Street Municipal Railroad to Tenth avenueentrance. Memorial Museum and Art Gallery 57 If you enter at Eighth avenue, turn to the right, and walkin the direction of the Music Stand, past the monuments toStarr King, Junipero Serra and General Grant. The Museumis in. the Egyptian temple, among the palm trees, on the you enter from the Geary Street Municipal road, at Tenthavenue, go to the left, and pass under the big stone bridge. This museum is the best possible monument to the public
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