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SAN FRANCISCO 123 about the base of Strawberry Hill. Huntington Falls, named for the Croesus who made possible their cascading, unfurl a foamy ribbon from a height above the lake. Within sight of these limpid shores stands the Runic Cross which an- other benefactor, George W. Childs of the Phila- delphia Ledger, caused to be set up in memory of the " first Christian service of the English tongue on our coast," (June 24, 1579), the " first use of the Book of Common Prayer in our country." The scene of the actual service was thirty miles north, near Point Reyes, where Sir Francis Drake brought to anchor the Golden Hind, the first Eng- lish ship to circle the world. The Museums of Natural History, Relics and Paintings (reached by several car lines bordering the north edge of the park) are housed in the Art Building of the Midwinter Fair of 1894, an im- posing pillared edifice to which there is free ad- mittance every day from ten to four o'clock. Every period of California life is reflected in the collection of antiquities, which include heirlooms from the Indians, Spaniards, Mexicans, Russians and Americans. The chaise of General Vallejo is in the Pioneer Room, and thousands of photo- graphs, portraits and daguerreotypes of early set- tlers. Spikes, too, from the San Carlos, first ship to enter the Golden Harbour. Here is a copy of the first California paper printed in English (Mon-