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 SAN FRANCISCO 101 either side the great depot are docks of bay, river, coastwise and trans-Pacific steamers. The odd-numbered piers are north of the tower, the even-numbered south of it. All the continental railroads bring their passen- gers to San Francisco by ferry except the Sunset and Coast Routes of the Southern Pacific, whose station is at Third and Townsend Streets, in the section south of Market. The wharf is also the rendezvous of many of the street car lines. Those which do not run to it di- rectly make connection by transfer, except the municipally-owned Geary Street line, which goes from the ferry to Golden Gate Park via Market Street. The cable roads up hilly streets are a dis- tinctive feature of San Francisco's surface car system. Every section of the city of interest to the tour- ist is accessible by one or more routes of the United Railroads, the California Street Line or the Union Street Line. Twice a day, at 10:00 and 2:00 o'clock, a sight-seeing car leaves the ferry wharf for a comprehensive tour of the city ; the fare for the 38-mile trip is 75 cents. The Peck-Judah Company at Third and Market Streets also has a daily sight-seeing service by automobile, fare $1.00. They also conduct a Trip to Chinatown in the evening. Few cities have a more confusing plan than San