8. What are the great advantages of San Francisco Bay? 9. When did the great fire at San Francisco occur, and what damage was done? 10. What benefit will San Francisco derive from the completion of the Panama Canal? 11. Why is the ferry system of San Francisco so important? 12. Name four cities across the bay from San Francisco, and tell how they are related to that city. 13. Tell something of the fishing industry of San Francisco. 14. Does the name "Golden Gate" seem appropriate to you? Why? 15. Name the chief industries of San Francisco. 16. Describe the location of the city. 17. Find out how many days' journey by steamship are the following places from San Francisco: Honolulu Shanghai Manila Yokohama Sydney Buenos Aires NEW ORLEANS The story of New Orleans, the Crescent City, reads like a wonderful romance or a tale from the Arabian Nights. As in a moving picture, one can see men making a clearing along the east bank of the Mississippi River, one hundred and ten miles from its mouth. It is 1718. The French Canadian Bienville has been made governor of the great tract of land called Louisiana, and he has decided to found a settlement near the river's mouth. At the end of three years the little French town, named for the duke of Orleans, stands peacefully on the banks of the great Mississippi, its people buying, selling, fighting duels, and steadily thriving until the close of the French and Indian War. Then France cedes Louisiana to Spain, and for some years New Orleans is under Spanish rule. In 1800, however, Spain cedes Louisiana back to France, and once more New Orleans has a French commissioner and is a French possession. Again the scene changes. Energetic, sturdy men sail down the river, land in the quaint little town, and march to the Cabildo, or Government Hall, where they receive the keys of the town. Because of the Louisiana Purchase, New Orleans with all its inhabitants--Spanish, French, Italians, and Jews--is being given over to the United States. The French flag is taken down, and the Stars and Stripes are unfurled over what was, and is to-day, the least American of all American cities. [Illustration: WHERE NEW ORLEANS STANDS] As the history of New Orleans unrolls, one follows the thrilling scenes of a great battle. It is in the War of 1812, and on the last day of December, 1814, the British begin an attack on the city, with an army of 10,000 trained soldiers. They mean to capture New Orleans and gain control of Louisiana and the mouth of the Mississippi.