St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-07-09

'S "'N ~ iSNNipt vi d l lNdlc ltitCl
from San Francisco, under date of June
%, which was SO interesting to Us, that al
though it was not written for publication
we shall take the risk of copying extracts
from 1t, merely promising that the writer
is a native of this county, and for several
years an inhabitant of this village
81 have been so long away from st.
Johnsbury and VI, and have had 50 lit
tie correspondence with anybody there,
and my life since has been such an event
tll whirl from one thing and place to
another, that the days L passed there
seem like half-forgotten dream. am
glad TO hear your village is prospecting so
well, Tor | still have an affection for the
old place and if | ever make a stake"
Gas the vulgar Californians call the ac-
QUESTION of few thousands in coin) |
will probably return to that vicinity 10
spend the rest of my lite. | have tray
ellcd and ''rOughed it about enough. and
although | do not think Frisco is the most
pleasant spot on earth, yet | believe it is
the poor mans paradise. l would like to
see more of the world, but travelling is
robbed OF half Its pleasures when one has
t. work his passage. And ;hcn, in the
cosmopolitan city of San Francisco you
are made familiar with the manners of
various nations, and almost feel as if YOU
were III dozen different parts of the
world at the same time-anywhere but
in an American city, realy governed by
New England sentiments although since
the war, when the Democracy came into
power, they have been trying TO South
ernie the whole State. \ few weeks ago.
when the question OF celcbratin" the com
i'm 18th Of July BEGAN to be aaitatc,l. an
attempt was made by the ex Cunfydcr-
atcs and Confederate sympathizrrs TO
capture the whole thing. and celebrate ON
genuine Secrsh principles but the n
ION men and newspapers objected and re-
fused to bear any of the expenses if the
programme WAS not changed, and rs
twC-thIrds of the cash and Responsibility
OF the city are in the Republican party. |
Colonel W cllcr and the Confederate crowd
had to "cavc in and allow the nero
mIIlt'ry company to parade in the pro-
ceSSiom
One prominent element of our mixed |
population is The Chinese. OF whom ut a |
guess, ] will say we have at least fifteen
thousand in the city, and probably over
one hundred thousand in the State and |
they are being Brought here Just rs fast
as the increasing facilities for transporta-
ton will allow. One day last week l.
600 natives OF the Flowcry Kingdom ar
rived at this port on the Pacific Mail /
Cos. steamer Great Republic and other
vessels They are AN Industrious and |
frugal people, and learn to DO anyIln.
that white people can do in a short time.
lhey work for much lower wage, than
white men, and a Il consequence the la
boring CLASSES are bitterly opposed TO their
into this country. ~ the
'hinese Emperor can spare few hundred
Millions OF his subjects without loss. and
perhaps gain by ii, and us capitalists are
i>pcscd TO bring them here rs fast a.
'os>ible, Il few years will fill this side OF
he Rocky Mountains with them. have
% doubt but that the Chinese question is
csiined TO become the political question
f this coast.
| believe you know that | came Ia
'alIiornla by way of Cape Horn. /,
nuk passage in a sailing vessel, and a
,ng Journey we had of it-ahout 2lO
ays. / IL voyage was very tedious. and
he last three months We Were on short
llowance ol provisions. The ship wis
u distress when we reached TIL, port, cv-
~ man being confined with scurvy- ,
wo having died and been buried at sea
ONE time previous. ~ great many in
idents occurred, and a great many sights
resented themselves, but | have tiur TO
ny very little about them at present .
We ran close to 81. Paul's Island, Il small
roup OF rocks near the equator in the
atlantic Ocean, which is probably not
own on any map you have. We also
an i'll SIGHT of the Falkland Islands. and
we're of Cape Horn - DAYS, in sight of
he Cape and adjacent land part of the
line, kept back by heavy gales and head
Winds. We nearly collidcd one morning t
bout three o o'clock, with large clipper
hip running in the opposite direction in /
he Atlantic, and had very narrow es- t
ape. Our trip up the Pacific would
ave been very pleasant if we had not ,
zen short of provisions, for the weather {
vas delightful. On the whole, | am not ,
orry | made the journey to Cal. in the {;
manner | lid. as there were a great many I
greeahe things connected with it, and
IL tine hardship5 are now over, and are I
to make up what is called cx- y
'crience"