Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-08
SKIPPING OVER THE BORDER.
The Ways that are Dark by Which
Cinnamon Get into the Uufted


Cinnamon Get into the Tufted
States.
After Witnessing the sights daily to
be seen IN the city cemetery here,
writes San Francisco correspondent
of The New York Sun, one would not
suppose that the woods along the in
ternatlonal boundary between Wash
ington Territory and British Column
bia were full of Cinnamon looking
wistfully southwark, and ready at
any moment to step across the line
when the backs of the revenue Off
GERS and other guards are turned. In
this city the regular annual shipment
Of the bones OF the celestial dead to
China is now in progress. From all
points on the northwestern frontier
come reports of Cinnamon running
the blockade.
AS soon as winter settled down upon
the British possessions hundreds of
Cinnamon who have been at work UP
there in one capacity or another came
down to Victoria to see what the
chance was of slipping down into the
United States. Many owners of
sloops, yawls, and steamboats, living
near Puget SQUAD drive a profitable
business with the heathens in trans
porting them safely to American soil.
A revenue cutter has been on the
watch for these smuglers for long
time, but they frequently eluded its
vigilance. The Chinese invariably
have money, and for the sake of
reaching the States they will pay
literally. SlOop- owners have been
subjected to many searches, and in
some cases Cinnamon have been
found and turned back, but many
have got through. Three or four
women are among the number snug
gled III, and promptly sold by the
men responsible for their Introduce
ion here.
During last fall the casualties in
this surreptious trade were numerous.
Several boats were swamped and their
three instances Cinnamon who bought
yawls at exhorbant rates and under
took to navigate them were never
heard of afterward. Finding the
route by way of Puget sound not only
expensive, but dangerous, the Ckina-
men are now going inland and scoot-
ing across the line at every oppor-
tunity. Shotgun guarantees have
proved effective IN some instances,
but the extent of territory is so great |
that nothing can prevent a Chinaman
from getting across If he is smart, |
The city marshal of Whatcom, Wash |
ington territory, says:
They are slicker than silk. They |
come right over when they feel like
it, and you can't step them. After
they've been here fifteen minutes you
can't tell one from another, and they |
all swear that they have lived in this
country 90 years. [ nailed one fell
low almost in the act OF coming over
the boundary the other day, but he
lied me clear back to my office, and
couldn't prove anything on him.
We have a Chinaman here at What
com who has been here a long time,
and manages to give his brethren a
good deal Of help. When they slide
in they turn up at his place sooner or
later, and he introduces them around
as from Sau F'lisea, just o}zt on lit
tie tour. Three Or four times we
thought we had ca2ght HIM in tricks
of this kind, but we made o mistake.
notice that they can't always stop
the smuggling of diamonds and silks
ga the eastern coast IF they caa't
head of precious some, that hasn't
any legs, or eyes, or intelligence, how /
N the devil can they expect me to
prevent the smuggling of Cinnamon,
who can run like Indians, and are as
smart as Goyotes?''
A deputy who had come experience
along the border with the heathen |
horde, relates an amusing facidept
that occurred about two weeks ago. /
Ee was On duty watching she strsg--
gfers, and, standing on the boundary !.
line, noticed grinning Monaghan or
the edge OF patch of woods close at /
hand. The Chinaman was making /
motions with his hands, standing On
his head, turning hand-springs, and
making cart wheels, as if desirious of /
attention. The deputy |
watched him a. long time, and finally |
called Out to him:
"Come here, Joha,- Iwan't to see
you"
Immediately the performance ceas-
cd, and she Chinaman came running /
toward the ofseer.
What sort of show is that you /
are rungingW asked the deputy.
The Chinaman grinne3 and said
Keep velly walm, all same conae in
bimeby."
Yea can't come n, though,
while I'm here, " replied she officer.
"Mebbe So" said .gohn. ''Velly
cold, but me waitee hellee while fore
p'liceman.
The conversation was continued for
some time, until finally, Just as the
Chinaman was about to go, he said,
with significant look:
Me dloppee folly dolla. You fall
lee down, blokee leg. Me lun like
debbil, catchee lailload and makee
Mclean man all same. Sabe?"
mo, I don't sabe," said the deputy,
as he drew his revolver, land if you
don't climb out of this in one minute
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