The new North-west., 1870-06-17

NEW NORTH. WEST
JAS. H. 1kllls, E0lt0a
AHD SUDLDuua
DEER LOD9E CITY, FRIDAY, JUNE II
THE CHINESE QUESTION:
We ars semewhat surprised q IN srticl,
IN the 0sstIs st June 18th. sntitlsl ''Th'
: Chlaese Qaestion )" surprised. because d
- saddea and enthueiastic valor evidenced
BY the 0ssesss and the numerous very grsv>
essoso Il fellinto On the outset. The 0sssgsI
gses hack to sone remote period TO quot@
ths views expressed on this question advers<
10 Chinese mining. By looking over hi,
recent fiIss. the editor will zee that In motto
ing the shipment of 1000 Cinnamon from
Cal'fornis to Montana by Harry Creighton,
4 declined to espress any episios aS~so M<
IJtee ~ an inersass ef CAiasss labor on
Montana, and that at time when the
Chinese question was resolving itself into
enc OF momentous importance 70 Montana
We were at loss at the time to understand
the untimely reserve of expression, and il Il
certainly Inconsistent with it, sudden en-.
thusiasm at present.. .........
Again, It says" II W remember correctly
the position taken BY the PosT and other
."opponents st that timc was, that the Chi.
"nese treaty guaranteed to Chinese oil the
rights Of citizcns." The recollection Of
the Gasegts is erroneous. The MONTANA
Posr in that controversy held that the Chi.
nose weve not, and could not become, citi.
zsns. Wo quoted . section Of the Chinese
treaty, expressly barring that result, 70 sus.
tain the position, and unless Burlingame's
recent treaty rcscinds that section, It 10 Inn.
possible yet, or Senator Stewart purposely
deceived the people Of Nevada and the West
in publishing the provision over his own
signature. 'l'..
Again ANTI. China, In communication,
and tho editorial Of the Gazette takes the
ground that under the mineral laws, where
in IL +" 10 enacted, that the mineral lands Of
-" the public domain, 10th surveyed and
" unsurvcyed, arc declared to bs free and
:"opsn n exploration and occupation BY az
"etsissns ef aS Tinted States, and those who
shave declared their intention to become
+" '"citizens, ETC." Chinese cannot occupy
and hold mining grosnd unless patent has
been secured by citissns and tho ground
thereafter sold to Chinamen.
The views Of The Gazette are given - fol.
lows: "A company Of citizens may patent
~ lode and sell It TO Cinnamon, and the
"title Of the latter will be good. 80 . man
"msy pre.empt farm and sell it 70 China.
'"men, and the latters' title will be indis.
"rutable. But citisen has no title 10 pls.
'cer mining ground, he has merely tho
"privilege to explore and work II. He can
':resigu that privilege when obtained BY prior
4" discovery or right, to another citiseu, but
bc cannet bestow such right upon those
"not thereto entitled BY law. The title Of
:" the ground rests In the government, and
> "it 10 not bis to do with q he pleases."
This wc esteem "A erroneous idea, although
the issue involved ID IN important one, and
there arc strong grouSds In favor Of the
Oasetss's view. le-possessory title
may be acquired before prs-emptisn, and
hundreds Of aliens are holding ground an.
der Il In Montana to day. II Is not merely
. working title, for The LEGAL laws Of nearly
Or quite al the camps provide that when
water cannot be obtained upon the ground,
and It 10 "laid over BY miners meeting,
the owner Of the ground ore maintained in
their possessorJ title 1t 10 also proviso
IN the Mineral Law Aci that IL oil cases G6s
laeal la'ss and exssoms sSsu b eoafsrnsed 70.
None but citiscns can pre.smpt, but certain.
j. other than citizens do hold possessory
title, and buy and scll under It. II Q China
man purchases that title he acquires vest.
sd right In The ground, and the suggestion
ef tho 0asass. that after his acquiring such
vested hght-by purchase-s citissn'ceuld
n.locats and hold the ground, docs not
sesu 70 10 equitable or legally possible.
i We sre earnest, solicitous, In regard to this
Chinese labor question. II their acqutd-
'sions of mining ground 10 Dcer Lodge
county continues fer two yesEs - they have
progressed for the past two months, We can.
net publish the NEW NoRrn.WEsT IN Dees
Lodge city and roy expenses. That is swhsrc
the sl,os pinches 10. directly, and Il will,
directly er indirectly. affect nearly every
other business disastrous,y. ls 10 true, The
Chibess caa work ground profsably that
our citizens, with present expenses, cannot
work. But Il b equally true that the Chi.
ness are: working ground in Deer Lodgs
ooQnsy 70 Day. that would AFFORD profitable
70 GOO citizen miners, end that
800 cilizsa miners willing to work ere 10
this county to-day out Of employment II
b unplcassat 70 contemplate volt as IL
nlAatcs while brothes y faint With houeog.
What We csll China dtggines" to-day,
will, few ycAsshence, With cheaper water.
ana iacfsased citissa population, afford .
end - per day 70 sto9ands Of our people,
Joe perhaps twenty q thirty yeas1. The
mossey tskea ose By he Chiaeoe does -
eoed 70 u, 10 Tho c0unty, Territory or na'
lion. A. they acquire Dumoen and passes
ssons. shcIrows people viii supply the1 witA
vhluooo Hoodb; the inseitatio0G e16 Galee.
ps3sos we cherish and strive - build Or. win
haso no announcement from them, and The
vel1Av fasAndlco WIN have tckG0od the