The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21
SKIPPING OVER THE BORDER
The ways shnt Hsrk by which Chiaa.
men Get 1nto The Unltea haAses.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-After witnessing
the sights dayto be seen in tho City Cemetery
here. one would not suppose the woods along
the international boundary between Washing
ton Territory and British Columbia were full
OF Cinnamon looking wistfully southwark and
ready mt any moment 10 step across the limo
whom the backs of the revenue officers and
other guards are turned. In this city the reg
unr annual shipment OF tho bones Of tho cces-
'ial dead to China is now in progress. From
all points on the northwestern frontier como
reports OF Cinnamon running the blockade.
AS soon as winter settled down upon tho
British possessions hundreds OF Cinnamon who
had boon ut work IN there In one capacity or
another came down to Victoria TO SEQ what tho
chance WAS OF Slipping into the United States.
Many owners OF sloops. yawls. and sailboats
living near Puget Sound drove a profitable
business with the heathens in transporting
them safely to American soil. A revenue
cutter has been on the watch for these SNUG
it's vigilance. The Gh,nese invariably have
mon money And for He sake OF reaching the states
been subjected to many searches. and in some some
cases Cinnamon have boon found and turn
b te,1. but many have get through, Three, or
in and promptly sold by the men responsible
for their il reduction here.
During last TALL tho casualties In this sur
reptitiou- trad. were numerous Several boats
were swamped and their occupants drowned
bought ynwls ut exorbtant rates and under
took to navigate them were never heard Of
Sound not only expensive, but dangerous. the
Cinnamon arc now going inland and scootine
uuarantinos have proved effective in some in.
stances. but tho extent OF territory is 80 great
ssns f% The GitS Mar lsR
OF .MMnntcom. WashinEton Territory. says:
Wh sy ike s and Is ye sn,
them. After they've been hero fifteen minutes
You ean,t tell Lon ono from ans, another and they AL
twenty yenrs. nailed one fellow almost in the
net Of coming over the boundary the other day,
Chinaman here IN Whascom who , has been here
brethren u good dcai Of help. When they slds
in they turn up at his place sooner or later and
jus. tnH or "r tines
we thought we had caught him In tricks of this
they cant always stop the smuggling OF dia-
monds and silks on the eastern coast. II they
legs or on or how she sr
can they cxnsct me to prevent the smnggling OF
the border with the heathen horde relates an
Strangers and standing abont on the 5oun-
edge OF n patch OF woods close nj hand. The
Ghinaman WAS making motions with his hands
and making cart wheels. M il DESTROYS Of at
tracing attention. The deputy watched him q
Come here ere john want Want t t" soc .s y you"
Immediately tho parforrnance ceased and
WHAT sort OF u show is that that YOU are
running ~ asked the deputy.
wa All nans sad vo'
ioY can't come in. though. while I'm here"
Mebbs SO" said John. "yeliy cold, but
me weitee heilee while fore buy pliceman.''
The conversation was continued for some
about to go, he said, with q significant look:
ao'GGs iD'y della You SeG Dam
ana make Mclean man al same, sabeS"
No; don't sabe," sad tho deputy: as he
dTtT Ms TSySysr i h" a ao y esan oa5
Kamtchatka. and never let up once"
Tho Chinainan took to MS heels IN terror. but
line somewhere before long.
Good Judges estimate that not less than 500
line in tho las; two months. ard it may DO that
the number Is much greater. 1t Is certain that
thst Tor some years to come tho ncncclians
will find comparatively easy access to the
or .hs M sG laws
About tho middle OF last month An sam u
hard TorSinG ahnnmnn tooS "a c2nir r from
prepare fer shipment to the Orient tho bones
81 The ChinsSs ,emporssry ls'd in TIE My Gty
time has removed about 200 bodies. Every
Chinnman coming here in the service Of the Six
Companies receives guarantee that II ha
should die his bones viii DO sent homo for
burial and this agreement is most scrupu-
lousy observed Where Cinnamon div with
out having made any such contract with the
companies their friends sec 10 1t that their ro-
mains ara sont homo in due time. An Sam has
with him in his present Undertaking several
women as w"l as men. and tho bodies arc
pun,isred OF everything OF value. Every Chi
naman is buried with u coin OF some kind in
his mouth. Tho women who assist All Sam
take this Eioce OF money As their reward.