The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-08
AsCaeLSxs CHINESE AND oPzUM


AaCgeLISs caSNEsS AND 0PTUM
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srArTrx. Oct 15-Thero are Just two com.
mobiles In the contrsband line that are
handled here-opium and Chinese These are
comparatively bulky. and in tho East where
the country 10 better settled. has less dense
forests and more customs officers, they could
not be brought In with the same ease that
thsv are here There are few regions
that ofyer the physical advantages ID
smugglefs that the Puget Sound district
doeA Accordine TO the United States
Cosst Survey. there arc e08 miles Of shore on
Puset Sound. and nearly all Of Il 10 thickly
wooded, The line between grIt!sa COLUMBIA
abe Sfi .TckipsIaEs On ons island a hundred
can land % OF
sss Ssn distance Sa away 70 land Sahinsss Of %
put of opium II sertvus criFpe. 10 amply
s AMI s 'P Ssss sss Ws"
Obliged to %aic Ssa, w.Si. regiment OF In
On IL Sund aee a. Ia al locaitss near the
boundary. there II certain Undertaking that
Il is no crime 70 smgggis 9 little, proyidine
Tate to 60 across the line and buy some article
on which there is duty and bring II ovor &c;
L ssf sSss that ls e
tho Govern nasnt. and with the sinsl. exception
Of smuggling they are - honest as tho best
There nre forty oustoms officers. including
Soils SSsstG dssfs Sesr1
three ses foartSs Of thst suaiSsr are nsptS.ors
spectors who have REGULAR shifts in the smal;;
ts and Other British Soian sia ports hss
S1 ae thu on
2 Government official on the alert for opium.
the, principal article banded by dealers 10 com
INSPECTORS Is entirely insufficient 70 guard III
ss q sesesasis ana iar s 0s and Very
thinly populated Another reason Is that the
+ 20 End the
customs officials themselves often connive at
the nefarious business.
opium smugsled through. tho sound aud tho
woods in northern Washington must be con-
sss IL {a! Ss gSss sSa sl s.ps
says they have ali Disappeared. The SUPPOSE
tion y that they haze been s%uGSled int this
per head. sometimes amugsier who u hard
~ M 1 5a 81 reduced
The routes utilized constantly vary hut the
methods are IL the main th sn same white
ssssrssily ss Sisss1.d Ss WI" VIZ whom ss
he teiis y the Monso ian where to bring the
to board his boat At night Usually
seems ns" to be the ,ayerite NUMBER II the
9s "a
ksss Ps.ss|ss. s$ssss5 who went
fessed. TO fellow prisoner that ne once MUIR
dered fourteen China men BY hitting them over
ths head with clue one e. one and thr9waS
them on bis boat as had . powerful glass.
and saw the revenue cutter IN pul suit . con-
T there Is one large large island in tho soani near
the boundary. where there are between 700
end too and y to Sass
load has landed. II the load OF MonGolans 10
to be landed in 9 city. confederate on shore
ttsas ,, ths smusgier when ana wnere 70 make
saYs sSs s e be n Il q 1aa
almost any station near the border BY previ-
gus gus, srIIssnsemepqt they 60 into the woods. te
low some tra in Of 1sil4oed through the shiek
t assfn sseass PLACE sssy Ssls th
eas to in Mt
uolly tries to Keep 1t shady. dc has friends
ton ssout the movements Of customs Officers
Sometimes he succeeds in standing in. with
q ess 70 &
through; Cinnamon are very seldom snug
the q by
through the lines and because as much money
Be secured s from y one chinaman. N Victoria
there, are an immense number Of Chiramen.
they e make tc tue
n ssps w s9y it is 5 up pda in sg
shape desired-in bottles. fruit cana. sal
mon cans bodss barrels Is or rs
known. lie, worth about 50 per pound on
the British side. and more than double
eaa On ss sds lbs 30
[iqsora saw . SCAT aTh baa age that
w "Rsnss vs
t ss Of Ra Profit ea Ss ga nsSs
tEip. but the customs ofielai on the boat
H. b. I naobed him as no went down the gang
boat was discovered 70 Snug Cling operation
in which he handled the stun" In the shape
Ct R.S 81 s
reached BY u secret panel. His ponel was dis
covered By accident. but the smuggler was
never caught
An old sea CAPTAIN told me an amusing story
tho other. day which illustrates some Of the
phases OF smuggling very clearly. The story
Is test told In the Captains oyn words
was running. between Portland and the
Sound. /" he said. stopping at Victoria both
ways. One day the mate. Who was splendid
fellow. was induced in some way +, buy a lot
savnss into one lit II tin. stu and was bring.
ing It through to Portland. He hal never done
anything OF the ktni before. and mis- conscience
As wa drew near the mouth OF the Columbia
he became SO worried that no came u me and
would help him out of the scrape 4 no would
plans. When We got 70 Portland We waited
VIZ walked out in the darkness. carrying
the stuG IN satShel through back streets and
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