The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-18

Editor Butte Miner.
The past week has been one of unusual
quiet in San Francisco, and, in fact, through
ont the entire State. The Grant boom has
entirely disappeared, and the usual season Of
quietude destined to follow close upon the
heels of such short-lived outbursts is now
making itself felt to a great extent among all
classes. While the excitement lasted, rich
and poor alike joined in the festivities, and an
immense amount of time and money was
lavishly expended, in many cases by those
who could i'll afford it. Now that the hero is
gone, the music hushed, and the cost counted,
the patriotism of the average Californian is at
half mast.
The authors Carnival closed on the night
of the first instant. This exhibition is looked
upon as one of the grandest achievements in
the entertainment line ever attained on the
it proved to be financially, it is only neces-
sary to state that the total receipts amounted
to $40 1925. O5 which after deducting all ex-
penses leaves a net profit of $4,000. But
that is not the only victory gained as the
entertainment given was so varied, OF such a
high order and being furnished exclusively by
local and amateur talent, that it has estab-
lished beyond 4 doubt, the heretofore I'M
known fact that San Francisco possesses litera-
ry and dramatic talent second to ne city in
America. Besides this, it has been the great
est matrimonial market on record, and many
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a too liberal patronage of bright. eyed Swiss
maidens who piled the harmless vocation of
peddling flowers and ice cream, the excellen-
cies of which were fuently explained in three
languages, to say nothing of fhe sly Irritation.
timely bushes, and dozens of other charming
decoys SO well known to the Swiss belle.
News from reliable sources has lately been
received in this city, to the effect that the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company intends
to extend its road easterly during the coming
year at a rapid rate. This points to
u southern railroad connection with the
Eastern States within two or three years at
the outside, and the intelligence is received in
business circles with a marked degree Of sat
isfaction, as the opening of this road can only
result in bringing a large and profitable trade
to San Francisco by opening up the rich min
eral district of Arizona and Mexico, which must
ever look to California both for supplies and
for a market for their productions.
The Chinese question, which has attracted
so much attention of late throughout the
Union, and more especially III Califol MIA, has
just developed anew phase; one which is like
ly to open the eyes OF some of. our leading
business men who have been warmly in favor
of Chinese immigration. The facts, as near
as your correspondent could learn, are about
as follows: Some years ago the steamship
men Of the Pacific Coast conceived tbs idea of
establishing railroad and steamboat lines in
China and in Chinese waters, to be used as
feeders to the great ocean steamship lines,
which then, as now, controlled the freight and
passenger traffic between China and Califor-
MA. The men having the matter in hand
were in command of almost unlimited capt.
tai, and being men of great energy and fore
sight, which. combined with the friendly re-
latiOuS between the two countries, and
enhanced more than all by the rude, half-civ-
ilized condition of Chinese at that
time, the course was plain, and to all appear
ance nothing but ultimate success could re-
suit from carrying ont the plans devised.
Surely no commercial enterprise of like mag
nitude has ever been undertaken in this coun-
try, in which success was more certain or the
results to be achieved of greater value in en-
hanclng the best interests of American COM
merce. This great scheme as is customary in
all new enterprises, had some objections
raised against it; several leading Calitornians
holding that the Chinese would grant no ad-
vantages to a foreign nation. How far the
project had been carried before it collapsed,
or the exact cause of its not being thoroughly
carried out may never be known, but the re.
suit is certain and disastrous to the United
States as a nation. The steamers that were
to have been bought and built have all beer
bought up by the Chinese, and controlled
by them exclusively in the local trade car.
ried on. Nor is this ali. Now that the Chi
nese have learned the art of navigation they
seek to improve and profit by the knowledge
and are now endeavorlng to secure the eceaI
carrying trade. When we consider the I'M
bounded wealth of China, the speed and will
l~ingness of her subjects to grasp and utilize
any and every advantage which presents itself
it will be seen at a glance that If China de
cides to control the China California traffic
she will place American merchantmen, ant
the Pacific steamship companies entirely a
her mercy, if, indeed, she does not wholly de
prive them Of their present occupation. ON
thing in connection with this affair is, that i
proves that the poor working people of Amer
lea are not to be the only sufferers by a to-
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