Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-04

A RAMBLEs THROUGH CHINATOWN
Desiring to see something of that por-
ton OF our town where the Celestial
inhabitants most do congregate, we
accepted the profered escort of one of
the nocturnal guardians of the public
peace, and, in company with young
gentleman just arrived from beautiful
village in New England, we sauntered
forth to ascertain if Chinatown in Phoebe
differed materially from the Chinatown
in any other mining camp on the Pacific
coast. Our friend from the East had
never been from home. hut being well
educated man and versed in Oriental
history, was on tip.toe of expectancy,
and felicitated himself upon the fact that
his visit to Chinatown would afford him
fine theme for his next letter to a
Boston paper for which he is correspond
ing. Being relisiously inclined, he was
not easily persuaded to enter upon such
an undertaking on Sunday evening,
but his scruples finally gave way. The
Chinese population of Phoebe number
not less than 200, and occupy the princi-
pal portion of the space lying between
Phoebe street on the west and lower
Main street on the east. The night of
our visit seemed not to be particularly
festive, as all the gambling houses were
closed, although we visited several of
them. We found two of these Celestials
so far advanced in civilization as to be
engaged in friendly game of casino.
Others were reclining upon rude hunks
enjoying the forgetfulness induced by
the use of opium. In the scope of
territory occupied by the Chenese,-
which they seem to hold by general con-
sent, not being required for the present
business purposes of the "outside bar
barians" and not being desirable for res
licences, the principal occupation Of the
inhabitants is washing and ironing; but
as gambling is habit to which nearly
the whole race is addicted, many of the
houses are used by those who delight to
fight the tiger. Here, as elsewhere.
but little attention is paid to ventilation,
and numbers are crowded into small and
dingy apartments unsuited to the COM
fort OF human beings. The monotony
of Chinese life among Americans is
! sometimes broken by a. fight among
themselves, but they seldom encroach
upon the grounds of any other nation
atty. They are quiet, plodding sort OF
people, as general thing industrious,
and each little community, such as we
have here, has Solomon" to whom all
fhn minor Iicpntac %hoo
mitted for settlement. In no instance
did the presence Of strangers seem to be
looked upon as intrusive, but we We're
courteously received by all. After ramb-
ling through the alleys and by-ways and
tumbling over coal oil cans and dry
goods boxes to our hearts content, we
wendell our way back to the upper por-
ton Of town. Our New England friend
EXPRESSED himself highly pleased with
the nights venture, and says he will
certainly show it up in his next letter to
Boston.
REAL ESTATE PURcHAsE.--Mr. James
Clancy has just purchased of Jesse Beene
the house and lot on Main street, next
door above Clancy & McCormick's Sa-
loon. The lot is Il feet front by &C feet
deep. The property brought the hand
some sum of $4,000. The drug business
will be continued by DR.. Deal in the
building lately occupied by Mr.. Beene.
NEWSPAPER FAvoRs = Our office is
again indebted to C. Wiederhold for a
supply of late periodicals. Among the
number we mention Leslie's Illustrated
San Franciso News Letter, New York
Weekly and others. A full assortment
of papeas are for sale at the store, Main
street opposite Meadow Valley street.