The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-06-18
UIc selavletta Souunal.
JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS.
Arrival of Thres Families in San Francisco
Several More Expected.
,e San Francisco Alta Californian. ]

From the San Francisco Alta Californian
Herr Schncli, Prussian gentleman,
for ten years past resident in the North
cra PrincipaGties of Japan, has arrived
in San Francisco with three japanese
families. These families are the pre-
cursors of forty japanese families now
on the way for port, and of further
accession Of eighty families making IN
all one hundred and twenty families, OF
say four hundred persons, are coming
here for permanent settlement. They
arc mostly silk cultiyators and manuiac
turers some arc tea culturists. They
bring with them $4,000 trees Of the
MmuS alba, three years old. This is
the most tender leaf of all the mulbor-
rics, and it makes the best silk in that
country. They bring n great number
Of bamboo plants of the large variety,
useful for thousand purposes. They
are twelve fcot high. Also, five hum
drcd vegetable wax trees, four feet high
and three years old. They bring also
5000, 900 oftea nuts. The seed of the
tea plant is Il small nut.
Herr Schncll was Interpreting Sccrc
tary to the Prussian Legation, and Ia
ter Minister Of Finance TO the Northern
Principalitics at war with the Mikado,
He 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 to seek elsewhere for peace
and occupation. 1t is not Improbable
that three Princes will follow him and
share his fortunes. Herr Schncll pos
sesscd one hundred and twenty retain
CHS and their families. They look to
him for means of living, and he charges
himself with their care, support aud
guidance in a way to conform to the slaw
and usagcs Of our country. They arc
not serfs, but free, If tho Princes come
t,cy may bring many moro industrial
families. They are highly educated
and polished gentlemen, with families
brought up in the highest refinement
They fully comprehend our laws and
usagcs, and will conform to them.
1t should be understood that the Ja-
pancsc conduct themselves with dignity;
but they arc prompt to repel insult ana
imposition. They cannot safely be
treated as Cinnamon often are. They
come with their families; they bring
skill and industry to develop our rcsour-
cos. Herr Schnell means to buy gov
ornmcnt land, not in the valleys which
arc unsuitcd, but in the cheaper hill or
mountain lands.
Those gravclly leans arc best adapt
cd to the healthicst growth of slIk-worms
and the finer qualities of silk; and
especially is it an axiom, "Ilills for the
fine teas, dalcs for tho coatsc." lie
knew that we were ovcr-steckcd with
common mulberry trees in nursery, with
very few set out for permanent pianta-
ton, SO he has brought his own trees
He docs not intend to feed worms, till his
trees. now three years old, have another
fall years growth. The japanese do not
esteem either eggs or eoeoens fed, IKE
ours. on cuttings scarce rooted irtic nur-
sery. Three feet is the standard height
of plantation mulbcrrics in Japan. They
never bare the stem, bat the branches
are allowed to grow clear to the ground,
thus giving the bark protection from sun
scaId. Their medc Of feeding isto cut of
the entire branch, instead of plucking the
leaves, aud thus the worm has always
clearly feeding place. We are doing the
same, and we give it approval. Herr
SchncIl would reel our California cocoons
this year lie could find them Of mer-
chantablc quality. But such are at N0n-
mans exhibition would not answer at ALL
They are fit only for shoddy.