Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-12-03
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

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San Francisco will soon lose one of its best
known and most noteworthy characters
DIR. Ii Po TAI,
the light referred to, was fearfuly burnt by an
explosion of gas few days since, and is now ly-
ing at the point of death. He came here from
Canton about fifteen years ago. and with the ex-
cepton of a short visit home, has been in prac-
tice here ever since That the Chinese pharma-
copGia should contain some remedies unknown
to the Western physician, is not at all unlikely,
but be that as it may, no reasonable person can
doubt that he has relieved and cured quite as
many of his patients as the average of white
medicos. People came from all parts of the
Coast to try his treatment, and he is now worth
nearly $500, 900. The extent of his income mag
be judged from the fact that three years ago,
shrewd speculator offered him $50, 900 and ex-
ponses, if he would go to New York for four
years, and as an evidence Of sincerity, proposed
to give security for the amount, but the PROPOSE
ton was refused, as Ii Po Tai said, he could do
much better by remaining here lie is a great
gambler, and on occasion lost 81 900 at Il
sitting He has very pretty wife and one child
| CHINESE PHYSICIANS.
Our Chinese physicians have not been slow to
perceive the advantages resulting from advcrtis-
ing, and they now as liberal patrons of print
ers ink as any class of business men in the COM
munity. Nor have they failed to avail them
selves Of the usual arts adopted by their Caucas-
sion competitors, and address " to the unfortu-
nate" and certificates of wonderful cures effected
are distributed plentifully all over the city.
DIR. JIM,
who has almost as good practice as Ii Po Tai
has even had villainous woodcut executed for
the purpose of transferring the DR.. Jim features
to paper, in order that an admiring public may
become familiar with his benevolent counte-
nance. This DR.. Jim is quite geuius in his
way. lie dresses in American store clothes,
wears shoo-hy necktie, parts his hair on one
side dispenses with a queue and cultiyates a
moustache and goatee. lie has a cut-throat
| face but that may be inherited misfortune,
for in conversation and behavior he is as "mld
a hammered man" as ever poisoned patient or
pocketed a fee. DR.. Jim resorts to poetry to ell
evate his merits. do not know who is the au-
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his circulars, but would almost take oath that
CaXton or Washington Aver or Mart Taylor was
on hand when they were written, for they are so
execrable that only one of the above trio could
have composed them The regularly diploma
! ted physicians complain bitterly at the folly of
people for patronizing the ignorant Chinese, and
! they will make determined effort next session
] of the IpOiSlafurp fO tbo
law restricting the practice of the Celestial heal
ers to their own countrymen. If there was more
harmony in the profession they might succeed in
their endeavors, but while they are divided into
almost as many diyerging sects as christianity,
there is not much chance.
THE NJ GARRAHAN CASE.
telegram was received from Washington a
few days ago directing that all the evidence
taken here in this celebrated case sbould he
printed and forwarded to Washington with the
utmost dispatch. have procured a copy of the
book, and as the subject is of very general pub
lie interest, | make the following condensation
of its contents:
THE PANoCHE GRANT,
the subject of the claim in question. is situated
IN Fresno county. 1t derives its name from
peculiar species of sweet cane or weed which
grows in the vicinity, and from which the Ind-
ans in early days made kind of sugar called
by them Panoche." In the latter part of 1851
party Of prospectors took up the ground al
legged to be covered by the grant, and in '52 or
'53 formed company for the purpose of work
ing it, believing that it contained silver On
| discovering their mistake the enterprise was
abandoned, but in the meantime, some of the
party found that it contained cinnabar, and re-
mained in possession until. 1858, when they
joined in the organization of the New Idria Min
ing Company Since that time the New Idria
has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in
permanent improvements and is still working
the ground.
THE BASIS OF M'GARRAHANs CLAIM.
On the 22nd of December, 1857, MGarrahan
purchased, or pretended to purchase of one
Gomey, onehalf of the tract of land known as
the Panoche Grande Rancho, which Gomev
claimed under Mexican grant, dating from the
year 1874. thorough research through the
achiyes of the Mexican Government shows that
in 1914 Gomey did petition for the grant, and
that the Mexican Governor reported in favor of
the application and there the matter ended. Co
mey never sought a patent, no formal title was
given to him, and in fact, he, to all ntents and
purposes, renounced his intention of taking up
the rancho. Moreover, from the evidence of nu-
merons witnesses, it appears that the grant ap-
piled for, though near the property claimed, did
not actually embrace the rugged mountainous
land now in possession of the New Idria Com
pany, but contemplated fertile tract in q valley
beyond.
Il GoMEY's CHARACTER.
Gomey alleges that the land in question was
granted to him and that his original title papers