The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-17
The Chinese Quarter, san franeisco.

T~EANsroRr the Chinese - any iaff
Of the glnbo anil he takes his Iafv' sni
rcnatc. with him be remains stainss"
Ia the tips oi bts taper fingers H.
dress. Laws. prriujtsvs age jraf "a him
n. lie. or that .ymtul II Celestial ,,ti
srushtp, his pis tail lie - a. snsapa
bic oi any radical change Ia habit AZ =
mummy. lie j. prcccsient aHd tfadl
iiun c~mhalmcI. Yet stalking alout Tho
earth. resisting al aggression IT pre-
srss with that apathy whiyu w'art ru'
the mos, determined assault IL is q
more stubborn piece ui antiquity taa1
the jew. and h. p~"rp~tua'"s TsFr f"a'-
urr- aud rae feeling with more itsn
Mosaic p~ersss'cny" ~" H4t,ss wltH
other peoples ~ ol miuSlra with water
Set him down IA the Aurp.ai.s asst br
lives n, though under the shadow 90
Pekin's walls Hence 10 - tha, tH"
Chinese quarter 20 san iraHrs," &C..
mains a miniature Canton st ts ih'
heart 81 n large American city ihrfc
i. nothing like it Ia any other ritF Of
The United States Nhsn Won cross
the threshold Il the quarter 1uu sfvp
back three centuries Prom ihs 800
mcnt YOU enter IL you feel IA. pfresn,"
of another and an alien civilization. AMI
n careful exploration 81 IL inner &C.
ccsscs shows al the ugly features 20
Chinese life and character. with many
% the customs and traits that wuuli ip
credit L. a higher civilization.
The quarter comprises "a r~rcttasulsr
block. seven squares iu l.nsFb by ten
in breadth. near the bfuIn.s, center 81
Francisco and only a few squares
away from the finest rcsicuc, portion
of the city. where the railroad million
aires dwell in their slightly palaces.
Upon the two main street. are many
stores 0f brick or .ipnr. with iryu
fronts. which present a substantial ap-
pearanc.. The majority II Inc h.rls-s.
however. are obi residrnccs. built IN
early days. which have been ~ patched
and transformed that the result; j. moth
ing more than "A collection 81 huge
rambling novels. Cutting many squares
int small sections arr narrow. t~artulu4
ALLEYS. with an occasional caL.t-sa-.
In no portion 80 the crowded tenement
quarters II New York are the housss on
So intimate terms n. IN these Chinese
alleys. The upper floors iut out one
above the other like an utt-fa.hipn.tt
block-house. until At the roof one NAV
almost clear Tn. intervening space AZ 3
boand. FrOm the slender slit - skg
above only occasional arrow. Of san-
light fall upon the damp pavement
The intermediate stories swarm with
tenants. The balcoui.. under thr yin
dos are small hanging-Zariens - sick
" plnnts. fecbly struggling 10 blussofu
ia b fctid air. The floors 20 ihes-
balconies. the sides 20 The houses. fha
Windows and dfpsrwaYs- Al AZ" b}ask
with ID" CRIME % years. all r.ck wltb
the nth which never seems - disturb
the Chinese eve. or Ia pa an ogeuze 10
the Chimes" nostri. The AR Ia heavy
and offensive. laden with tkr power
ful odprs % native tobacco the samc
smell which taints the atmosphere
at all th" shops. and which cLnys -
the Chinese. though hs mas ba:he and
make a complete change II garments.
HIs per-On j. redplsnt II q; even ahsa
the lus;y breex.s 81 the Pacific have
sportei with hi. hayyy tr,ai.~r. and bis
loose blouse When gathered ~lth
several % hrs Kind 10 n small room. IN.
air becDme- saturated With the osi1r.
and foreign o~lfact0ries quail before -.
An exterior . - Chin~.e house
gives no biea If the capacity Il the IN
tenor IL IL something Ike the Iri.a
vcrgers church. much bigger on the
inside than without On. building.
which used to b. a private rrz,,iearr in
early DAYS and which sg.Il retains tie
massive look "a old-tims structure. hts
been recently mouop0iizsd by Chu.-s
h Siie hall in th. cenisr ssrv-s ~
common entrance. The p=riDrs ca
each .sis have been cut up into tsn
r"on. Aooye. each spari1as CHAMBER
has been sub-iiEIded into n; .-a-t GY-
rooms A house that originally COO
tanned twelve rtgms noR boasts d.
seventy. each ahoui bali The .x~ q =
small hsllb~iroeEn IN \ narrU~-chss,ef
city house Many four-stou hosss-
have been converted into si.hs-=toy
structures without aHy iucrs1se &
stature. and each fo1r /. split ap int
ihcsr clo~r'-liks rooms. nearly al c~llsd
With sn-d. which j. black Nth glmc
and dsst-cor- y. y. Tn5Aze