The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-06-26
Arrival OF japanese Immigrants.

Herr Sclncll, n PrusSian gentleman for ten
years past resident in the Northern Primcipalitics
of japan, has arrived i'll San Francisco with
three japanese families These families are the
precursors of forty japanese families now on
the way for our port, and of = further accession
Of 50 families, making in all 100 families. or saw,
400 persons are coming here for permanent settle
mcnt. They are mostly silk cultiyators and
manufacturers some are tea cuiturists. They
bring with them 90. 600 trees of the Morms aHG.
three years old. This is the most tender leaf of
all the mulbeTries, and it makes the best silk in
that country. They bring Il great number of
bamboo plants of the large variety, useful for a
thousand purposes. They are twelve feet hirh.
Also, 800 vegetable wax trees, four feet high
and three years old. They bring, also, 1000. 900
of tea nuts. The seed of the tea plant is Il small
nut.
Herr Schnell was Interpreting Secretary to the
Prussian Legation, and latterly Minister of FL
nance 90 the Northern Principaiitics ut war with
the Mikado. lie is complete master of the
japanese language, and was attached to Prince
ldsu, under whom he held an important command.
The defeat of the North has obliged him 10 seek
elsewhere for peace and occupation. 1t is not
improbable that three Princes will follow him
and share his fortunes. Herr Schnell possessed
100 rctaincrs and their families. They look To
him for means of living, and he charges himself
with their care, support and guidance in Il way
t. conform To the law and usagcs of orr country.
They arc not seris but free. II the Princes
come they may bring many more Industrial fam
lilies. They are highly educated and polihsed
gentlemen, with families brought up in the high
est refinement. They fully comprehend our laws
and uSagcs and will conform 10 them.
IL should bc understood that the Jaranesc
conduct themselves with dignity; but they are.
prompt to rcpcl insult and imposition. They
cannot safely be treated as Cinnamon often are
They come with their families they bring skill
aud industry TO develop our resources. Herr
Schncll means To buy Government land, not i'm
the valleys, which are unsuitcd, but i'm the cheap
er hill or mountain lands. These graycllv loans
are best adapted to the healthiest growth of silk
worms and to the finer qualities Of silk and es-
is it an axiom, .'llills for the fine teas.
dalcs for the coarse lie knew that we were
with COMMON mulberry trees in
nursery, with very few set out for permanent
plantation - lie las brought his own. lie does
intend To feed worms till his trees, now
.hrce years old. have another years growth.
The JuIIncsc do not esteem cgSs or cOc0Ons fed,
ike ours, on cuttings scarce rooted in the nursery.
Three feet is the standard hight Of plantations:
in Japan. They never bear the
lear 10 the ground, thus giving the bark pro-
ection from suu-scald. Their mode of feeding
to cut off the entire branch, instead of pluck
NJ the leaves and thus the worm has always n
leanly iccding-plaec. We are doing the same.
nd We give it approval. Herr Schnel would
our California cOcOons this year If he could :
md them Of merchantable quality. But such as a
re at Neumann's exhibition would not answer at {
j. They are fit only for shoddy.-Sdu Fran
Alta, May 27h. )