The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-08-05

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. June is, 1869
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Cn7A Democrat.
49, SAW FRANCISCO. CAL. June IS, 1869
THE JAPANESE SETTLEMENT,
.Df which 1 wrote briefly before, is situated
on the Georgetown stage road, AZ miles
from Plaeergille. Ell Dorado county. The
land purchased comprises 600 acres under
fence. large orchard of seven wear old
trees. $1,000 bearing vines, and string OF
of farm accessories aud necessaTies too nu-
merous To mention. The japanese obtained
the whole for 5000! the reason being that
the district is at present little isolated and
apart from civilization lIut rs the japanese
will go In principally for silk and tea cul-
ture, tFausportatioL will not be item OF
consequence TO them.
THE VILLAGE or wAKAMAIz.
The settlement is to be known by the
above name. Each family will have a cot
fage and garden. Mulberry trees andstea-
plants will be allotted to each. The silk and
tea obtained By each family will be delivered
at the main factory and payment made
therefor. There win be an extensive nnr-
sery for the cultivation and sale Of japanese
trees, suitable TO our State, such as bamboos,
tea plants, wax trees, etc. the bamboos,
besides their multffarious uses, are said to
be excellent, when young, as vegetable for
the table The young sprouts combine the
virtues of the artichoke and the asparagus,
and are more marrow and delicious than
item OF Californian export, and with 1t the
'China oif'-the produce Of the tea nut, one
of the cheapest known burning oils. The
wax tree, which yields both varnish and OIL
is said TO be well adapted TO our foothills.
To get the wax, the nuts are mashed and
boiled, the wax then separating. The var
nish il Of course the circulating fluid of the
tree. as tarpentinne Is ofthe pine. The var
nish tree of Japan resembles closely our
white walnut tree.
As there are oaks on the estate aobtained
by the japanese, the attempt will be made
to raise the oak-leaf silk worm. This worm
Is less particular than any other IN its food,
and yields silk fine and elastic, and OF a
Oreyfal color, which does not take dyes read
lily, and Is therefore usually made up as it
stands.
JAPANESE MEN AND WOMEN.
A writer In our Alta California speaks
sensibly and truly ofour new visitors. THE
men, says this correspondent, quoting the
words of a French resident in Japan, ..are
dignffied, well educated, exceedingly polite
brave and full of ingenuity. The women
have refined delicacy, very pretty forms and
features, and very winning address. They
are scrupuiously neat in their persons and
in their housekeeping. Their accomplish
ments are quite up to our standard. They
are healthy, frugal. industrious and very at
fectionate. In any OF the refined circles
ofthe capitals of Europe we know a hundred
japanese ladies that would command their
own choice of husbands. Not only is it
their personal charms that would be admired, |
but these would, In the eve of matrimOnv
be Endorsed by the absence OF the expensive |
habits that, In our own bellies, interpose so |
terrible an obstacle to marriage"
Madame Schnell is a japanese lady, evil |
IDENTIFY of that class that inspired the elo- |
quent description we have quoted
If the introduction of new branches of !
culture and industry, and the utilization of |
lands hitherto neglected as of little value,
be beneficial to California, we NAV welcome /
inf
fere with no existing occupations. They |
are not an inferior race. They are unlike |
other Asiatjcs in many important respects. |
They at once adopt our costumes, and they |
come with their families to make permanent |
homes and investments. Their earnings
will be invested here and not abroad. There
is nothing repellant, but much that is at
tractive and winning in their bearing and
their manner of address; they have no
bigotry; and if by Christian treatment we
prove the excellence of our religion, they are
Just such people as will be likely TO take
kindly TO our religious Instruction"
ANOTHER LARGE ARRIVAL or CHINAAIEN, ETC.
No less than 1854 Cinnamon arrived yes
terday, the 18th June by three sailing yes
sells. The Miners Union of Virginia city
and Gold Hill, have called a meeting of
white workmen to assemble on the 9th of
July, to discuss the great crisis now being
forced upon us by the sordd selfishness Of
the money kings" Their address TO their
fellow-laboTers ends thus: "We appeal to |
the working-men to step TO the front and
hurl back the tide of barbarous Invaders"
fear there is a rougher time than ever i'm
store for John Chinaman." In the mines
of old, he was stoned, shot, robbed, his gold
taxed three or four times month by those
who did not come with any more govern
ment authority than large sheet of paper
or parchment-Some hieroglyphies upon it
not more Ineligible to the ignorant ruff
fan who presented it, than it was to John"
himself Only the other day, one of our
papers defended an outrage committed by
some young Californians on some CelestialS
Our Journals, generally, defend Chinese
immigration, and speak up for the persecu-
ted Orientals. Looking round among my
own friends, fad strong feeling in favor
of them. Many of my wine-grOwins and
farmer acquai.ltances will not now employ
white labor when they can get it, because
they find ii, by comparison, uncertain and
unreliable. The white man, here will rare
ly work over three or four months then he
wants TO be of To the last mining excite
ment.' Cinnamon do a considerable part of
our domestic labor here, even that usually
apportioned to females.