The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-05-22
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people aau alI ihe country Eae af thc
Rocky Maaaiala aa5 hy chr same
source SIC daily receiving accounts ai
iac great storms ana unprecedented
eal3 weather af thr preseat winter
Here tha weather il ga.id and pleasant
as April ia she Eastern States tho
miag season began iu March aad
ceunaue8 uaGl about See middle 81
april y1a viii naturally suppose the
rainy season b. . 0i8, muddy damp
time. ID Is tbe reverse most 81 the rain
falls in showers ia the night the DAYS
ave clear su4 ransbigey thus far
there bass been bat of g days when
rain lrll ia the day time. February is
considered The most pleasant month ia
the year, showers ike April showers.
the lills covered with green and beau
tilul Wild flowers Snow never falls
here. 10 is sometimes visible ca Mount
DabIo, % miles East. We have had a
few frosty nights this winter, but none
to kill flowers 10 the gardens, Gala IT,
Hes. roses. and a score of other flowers
grow aad bloom in the gardens all win
ter; boguets of fresh flowers are pick.
ed any day Fresh vegetables are in
the market all the time, new potatoes,
green peas, string beans, etc, etc, are
plenty and cheap strawberries in
market every month in the year, they
are sweeter in Summer than winter and
more plenty, in Summer they sell at 5
to cents per pound, now worth Is to
% cents in the markets all fruit and
vegetables sell by the pomd, APP
pies. pears, peaches, plums peas, toma-
toes cucumbers, etc, All kinds Of grain
are sold by the GENITAL, Tooth, never by
the the bushel as in "'the States"
As soon one crop is gathered the
| gardeners put in another, so that fresh
vegetables are brought into the market
every day the year round. wish the
/ telegraph was fixed for it, so that I
could send you for your to-moTow's
dinner, some green peas, string beans,
fresh tomatoes, strawberries, etc.
The Summer here is the most un-
pleasant part Of the year, owing to the
sea breezes, these begin about the first
ofNay4 and end early inSeptember blow
I from the ocean, begin to rise about / |
/ to II o'clock aud continue until sunset,
sometimes they bring over a dense
! fog which makes an ovcrcoat comfort
able. No matter how bright the morn.
ing is, ladies' who 60 out always carry
a heavy shawl TO be ready for the
change Of the afternoon. 1t looks
queer to stranger to sec ladies out
in light dresses and with a heavy
shawl. a tur cape, an astricau, or beay-
cr sacque drawn snugly around them,
| As a rule all dress alike the year round
about as people do in the States late in
the Fall and for Winter the only cx.
cepton is, that tbcladies will on bright
sunny days sometimes put on white, Oh
light Summer dresses.
The town is cosmopolitan out and
out, there are people here from every
quarter Of the globe; on celebration
day IS months ago, they had a wagon
in tho procession, in which there were
81 men, each Of different nationality
There are about 10000 Chinese in
this State, about u, 900 in this city
/ 1900 arrived within IS days, the com
mon Chinese or Coolies, are brought
over by contractors, or companies, who
by agreement with the Chinese govern
ment, are bound to return them tC
China, or in case of death to return the
bodies, ii being a part Of their religi
Gus faith, that no Chinaman can go tc
paradise unless his bones are buried il
their native land The return Of tht
bodies is a iuliIlment Of tie contract
The companies also contract with ia,
government az to wages, and when ,
shipment arrives, each company's agea
takes charge Of those consigned to hin
carts taem to China Town" .thc por
. ton of the city occupied by che
Chinese provides food and lodging
aud aranges lor their employment
. there are six Of these companies here
. Last week enc company sent ont i0i
. 10 work en- q railroad. aud another 300
Manufacturers farmers aud others
. wanting men. gu 70 the eompouy's Of
Zee, order 8, 10. -. 80. OF more an,
they are sent 60 the place directe,
IA Chinese who understands Euglial
goes with them SO interpret in thD
j . city or country the company collect
the pay aud settles with the men, s..
that The employer bias only one part
, to settle with. They are employed il
railroad building land digging. mining
farming. etc. in the country, and a
boot and shoe making, cigar making
etc IN tbe city. Many DO washing
and ironing; their wash.houses ar
! scattered al over town they DO thei
,sarl, rba,e and we'll MANY ara ON