Byways Around San Francisco Bay

<h2><SPAN name="topic11" id="topic11"></SPAN>San Francisco Bay</h2> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> <p>Where once the Indian's canoe roamed o'er the bay,</p> <p>With silent motion, sped by warrior's hand;</p> <p>The sea gulls wheel and turn in columns gray,</p> <p>And on the beach the miners' cabins stand;</p> </div> <div class="stanza"> <p>Now, white-sailed ships sail outward with the tide,</p> <p>The stately ocean liners lead the van;</p> <p>And iron warships anchor side by side,</p> <p>With sister ships from China and Japan.</p> </div> <div class="stanza"> <p>Italian fishing boats with lateen sails go by,</p> <p>To cast their lines outside the Golden Gate;</p> <p>And ferryboats their ceaseless traffic ply,</p> <p>From mole to mole, from early morn till late.</p> </div> <div class="stanza"> <p>And so the march of commerce takes its way,</p> <p>And every clime contributes of its store</p> <p>Where once the Indian's tepee held its sway,</p> <p>Now stands the Golden City on the shore.</p> </div> </div> <hr /> <div class="figcenter"><SPAN href= "images/topic12.png" target="blank"><ANTIMG width-obs="100%" src= "images/topic12.png" alt="IN CHINA TOWN" /></SPAN></div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />