The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-05-08
FROM The Mercantile Gazette and Prizes current.l


STEAMERS ZOE tHSA-
A number Of steamboats, have been sent from San Francisco
TO shangha~. and 50 far rs heard from, with extremely profitable
adventure, aad very many eouEi follow them with abundant
profit 70 their owners The extent 81 country arainsd by the
Of The Chinese to hand over their transport trade to foreigners,
opens out an amount Of employment Tor steamers which in the
future will be only second to that afforded ;hFs Class Of vessels
In one Of The last China papers We note that on the Yangtse-
Hang thsr. we're .weniy-tour STEAMERS. Of which 1isst.en were
building IN England specially for that trade. and that some dis
position exists on the part Of the English government to avail
There are also steamers building in England for a line between
Shanghae and the ports OF Japan. and four or more IN New
York fog the China river trade The following extract will
AID ,bs improSabiriy that by any -aSH which can be made in
the coming year such a trade can he overione- 1t ! computed
one million Of junss aod boats have been destroyed. most Of
which were on the rivers and canals OF that part OF the country
written before these rivers were opened TO commerce;
that country, embraces near 2,Oo0yO 900 Of square miles, one-third
Of which is ciassed with tn. best tiIlage lands OF the world, The
connected by tle grand canal, affords cas-, transport To all
sufficiently strong 10 pre-ent the outrlges OF robbers and the
exactions Of nandarins- There can be no question on means of
transport under a settled government, whenever European fac
tories are established At the cities on the great rivers, which We
rjy.rs S--in = BASIN equal to 100 900 square miles. the Yang
tse-kianx nayigabie hr boats LOO miles, while large vessels
forests. except on the ste=pest mountains. Along ridges where
Ssaer psanss vii vii in 20 III sT Ssi0 pne e, ne ars,T ny p peapeity Of Of wo@i.
The Chinese are alive TO the benefits Of river steam rs, and to
safety ami certainty Of Insurance. Before the pirates made the
voyages OF the junks almost impossible, the Chinese merchant
calculated To lose oue venture in three. He now avoids the risk
by freigh;ing IN foreign bottoms. The opening u the rivers will
call sr the construction Of a feet Of hEht draueht steamers
which California can supply. We have faith the trade may b,
ours IL the effort be made 10 secure iL. and that as our mills in
crease, anil labor decreases IN value, we may MAKE steady ship
ments Of lumber to Chinas Ireas valley and u We will. that the
retGrn vessels may he loaded with a product which will give
employment To California looms AMI spiulles- our Northern
forests will resouni with cheerful industry, ami our shiPyaris
give forth the producticns of ingenious labor. Youthful tahfor-
MIA AMI Oregon will spare To aged China the surplus q their
forests fr the products of her plains. made bare u wool BY the
wants Of centuries % . dense pop IlatiOn-
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RrssEi SHEET IEoS A FIELD FOR A FoETrSE--The Phila-
NOUS expense AMI difficulties attending the importation %
Russia sheet iron into this country. and the quantity consumed
The uscs tp which tina. iron - applied are mainly IN the manu-
taeture Of stoves, the difference in its llvor, in point Of durability,
being very great The limitations that have been attempted in
this country have been hitherto . unsuccessful that n field Of
discovery stHn lies open in this department.. IL which some future
inv ,ntor viii yet daubtLess realize n priEsriy f1rtun-- That
rluch % tn- fmsricaH Russian iron = soLi for the genuine -
true enough. the imitation in outwanl appearance beIuE ~ close
almost ~ to defy detection by any other han by an experienced
judge. The imitation rn this r>pect has been very cpmpscte
but the art Of making 10 wear, AMI not cNydi<e from exposure To
sampues-, IL sill TO American manufacturers a hHhi-n secret
The ini-stTuctible quality % Russia male sheet iron i rally
extraordinary. We have seen stoves manufactured &c O. which
hal been n use for a period Of thirty years, With the sheets
almost imperceptibIy reduced in thickness From .hese facts Il
10 obvious that stoves male 20 the genuine Russia iTuu n vastly
cheaper. at aimst any csi, than those manufactured u the
init atoms. which burn out in a season or tSo, AMI give less
heat" /