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128 THE TOURIST'S CALIFORNIA ment's guests defy certain signs anent the use of cameras in forbidden places, they will not be mo- lested as they wander the roads and hilly trails. Those who reach the parade ground by 10 o'clock on week days will be in time for guard mount. On Sundays the ceremony takes place an hour earlier. Thursdays and Fridays are dress parade days, the hour 4 o'clock. From the north side of Golden Gate Park not far from the museums, a drive-way about a mile in length gives direct approach to the Presidio grounds near the golf links. The Presidio and Ferries (Union Street) car line runs from the wharf into the reservation. Several other lines touch the outer precincts. The Presidio quarter has become a favoured res- idential district, rivalling Pacific Heights, the sec- tion between Russian and Nob Hill. Delightful hours may be spent visiting the mar- kets, and the shops, many of which expose foreign wares. Sutter, Powell, Post, Grant, Kearny and Stockton Streets will prove especially alluring to the tourist. For a last comprehensive outlook upon San Fran- cisco and its surroundings, one cannot do better than to go by the Hayes Street car, Number 6, via Market, to the high ground where are situated the massive buildings of the Colleges of Medicine and Surgery affiliated with the University of Cal-