The Tombstone., 1885-05-26
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Joss Houses, Opium Joints, Hl.d Gambling iioile at
 Every Step.
What a Tombstone Rcpnst- CT Saw While Strcli!ns
 Through Chii atoWn

Last evening our reporter visited Ghi natown and explored it from one .l,i ;o ;he other, and presents thc :oIloa.n. ,les- erip'inn nf il to our readers
 Chinatown is >i,ult"d nn a bia, 2; on Aiien street. and extends from Srcnn.! str .et tn 'rhiri ani on fhiri stree. from way through an alley way tr,n Allen street., abnmt midway "t the hlnck, oUI re. porter entered small ho!e ij ,,c wall that ;s Used fu. tlnnr, and wen: through da,k, narrow passage until h. Cin.e tn F lger apDn ~hich his gui,.e ,gp"al three times, ard it " Is openel l:y tall Jaw boned Chinaman, who locked sispi coGsly at the reporter at first. bGt a!tes a word irQ'a our Chimes" guide, he VA ycry pleasant. Entering nn"thr! ..om we io.a,. o;.rselveS in the midst O, a ,,i"t ley crowd ni Cl.ina'n-n. several ot whnm Ye;. playing tar" al [ q ion, t..,rs in the ceutrc Ot'the room. There v'a5 t.r" layout and wise !onl;ing Chin.i,.nu ~iti, .. large par oi round .Ia>s.'s nn his ,,p-r Wis dea'in., ana some fthe i.'aycr~ were ,.o.ling yrry high. the Iimi, L.ing :s5). Le,vin. this room we entered anrth"r. where there was just onr >m ,s. be. gi.nmrd lamp burning. Here ,hrr- were found some nine huui:s hulit ir tirr-, like the bcrths on q ship. ana each bgnk contained a Chinaman or Chinuwr- man, who were smoking opium The opium vas in T little bon. box, and the ! smokers would take a wiic and dip l: int" the box and then Ln!d it over the I In.' [ of the lamp uatil it reseni'.!>d it,,e roun,, a.ii about the s:I; "t |. rca. Thi- they wO.,l,i show. into 'lir bowl of q ban i,no pipe anl take abru; hnf |. dOz n wh f, and then repeat tht dose .;o!,i one : to Il .ia.f dozen ,im"s, when tie pip" would drop from their fingers an,i ticl would succuml, to tl,e ci, els of ;,,.e drug pni dream of elephant, with ca!ic, tail,. and magnificent mansions in Chlna, w.tI high walls around them. and through whose gates Chief Coyle All hi, oi!i1 .r- nrysr could enter ana 'iistrrh! them whi'' 4hoo'In5 l.-:- crackers CT "i.I,tins the pipe
 I.ca.in, .his room OUT gnllc conduct ed us into the ,ss house, where w. found
 several women, dressed ih white, crying as though .hey would break the:r hearts. and upon inquiry W. learned ,lia' :hay
 were hIred mnurners aud Were to cry ey
 cry night for week, out of rc,rcc: i, ire memory of ! Cinnfse metei,ant wh'
 had died n San Francisco. Tie room
 Was decorated y:,h images of ,I.a soess
 horrible lacking Clinamen acd fishes aud upon wha, we suppose Is their altar
 was roasted hog and large .!.,.i ot rice
 placed theTs so tEat III case the {. 'ccIssii Ci:inaman's spirit shcHi'. pass through
 Tombstone he couid parfake of refresh. s,en.s, thereby making lis Journey to th'
 E.owery Kingdom as pleasan; as ppssi.
 be. By the time ,ur repo.tsr go
 through inspecting th: joss house hC wanted to Sc; ou. and get some fresh air The city council should pass nn ordi
 aance cnmre.lin. tho.e Giinamen l. whltewa:h their houses and clean ul
 ,ke;r pre:,. :scs, which are in a very dirt, condition an.l are ;hc breeding place
 for all the diseases lIa, ha,e teen p.eva ! lent iu OUT city.