The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-28
OPIUM SWITCHING.
INGENIOUS TRICKS BY WHICH ILLICIT
TRADE IS CARRIED ON.

low the bra: is Hroaght to San Fran
ei>se-petsils OF the '.Shsft Key Trick"
>tasin. Centrahsnd opium-varioa.
other schemes
II Is i-lhved BY those who are acquainted
IA III. slihfst that at L:tst twothiryls u
b. -Iii,I,s,-,kst opium brought IL this port is
irgfst by TIL, tTanSpss'iii. steamers, Of
l,s IA t!ere arr two each month from Hong
me. TaaSlsahls vi pounl> ii the -contra-
&aipi' ar' sto~ei away in the steamers
], i'm. heir departure from Hong Kong. AMI
A.. .-tfri,sl ASHORE uislsr tll,. n,ss-s, 50 u
,.-tk, If tho customs oiltrrs 4 reporter
h be- has ns,lt "A study If this branch If opium
klh .t,n,s, has b.rn ~ slis,s-ssful in discover
b., tbs nhsin, a.loft,N for keeping the stutf'
n tl,a from th.' eye Of the S'arrher as to la
bib h. gi,e an eNtenl,.l netort on the sub
Z ftc lit will, however, In confined tn
.uly The im.r Fssslliar AMI interesting plans
.t >.ent stnwae.
f..r years what !, known rs the shaft key
tr. h" has l.en workelon otl.. of the STEAMERS
n ,llart key Is nEuk 1T ts,llshssl steel, ami il
,,trit "r' faot viii at thu tip and tapering
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Tin pl,,t. her shaft il Of solid metal, hut the
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I'm Inc sur'mf C'ty Oh TOXIC ti"fe were
boxes i'1'i'n M the iron ii'"r AMI co'ef"i
WIN sirF''n%' "hHh were uAs' i"r many
wars Ter st""ii'S ",'traflih' opium lhe
hobs wo.iii contain IN AL about aA' l"ul"'s
"i tir' drug. Althoush the s'arches frf-
lhni'S lstSssi t'i"oush u" long alley, AMI
SOM tunes lsF't W" ''hE ~ Their sticks over
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NAHi"oS "'i'E" 'hicAs'
After that stick smuggling was aban-
d"ln1i, hut changes N the customs forces
about the docks have encouraged It's employ
ment nrcntly 1t Is looked upon AZ one OF
the safest means ot getting opium ashore,
next t"roylng 'luty or standing m' with
the sar''ik~ II diseovetei the s'inggier
can throw his stick overi1ar1i, when It sinks
fl'nn u" weight 81 heavy metal placed IN th''
.lnis Then, to, II tho governments
watchers nre Observed tn Ia unusually
anxious about making aiz'lre sound
stick may i" allowed :" pass through their
hands, ami having d'sar''cd suspicion, the
snnseler may, half I'm hour later, take an
opium stick ashore