The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-07-16

try Is liberal producer OF hopS, crop oi
great profit. Mr.. Menke, one of best Of
the hop farmers, placed to his credit last
year from two hundred acre ranch near
a hundred thousand dollars.
San Francisco was established and named |
by the Franciscan Monks when under
Spanish control. The progress of the
town since then is evidence of the wisdom |
of the first settlers The wide streets,
high and substantial buildings, excellent
car service and push of the people are forci-
BILE reminders of Chicago. The bay is
noted for its beauty and the Golden Gate
of the Argonauts is shore-hned by the foot
hills of the coast range-hills terraced and
adorned with grove and cottage, making
an attractive approach to the city from the
sea. The interesting, because novel, fea-
ture of this cosmopolitan town is its divis
ion into sections where different nation
alities reside. France, Spain and Italy
have their quarters and China its town,
all in the heart of the city. None are so
large or of such prominence as Chinatown,
that contains an estimated population of
90 900 Cinnamon, and a few, very few
women, and those for the most part are
slaves and of the abandoned class. The
population is only estimated. 1t never can
be accurately enumerated by an American
citizen by reason of the labyrinthian char
acter of the houses in which these people
live. A house in which an American fam
ily of six would live will have from fifty
to a hundred Cinnamon. Their apart
ments measure about five by six feet, are
in rows and separated by passages and
stairways two feet wide leading in every
direction and from garret to several stories
under ground, veritable Chinese puzzle
These rooms are shelved and on these
shelves at night lay the almond-eyed Celes-
tials, lazily smoking opium, until the fumes
send them to the land of dreams. They
have their Joss-houses containing as many
images or idols as they have passions,
Before the joss they burn lighted taper
when supplicating for money, mercy or
revenge. The little joss that is found III
many of their dwelling houses is treated
in the same way. Their hospital is a larger
room with many shelves, on which are
placed the sick OR crippled, who are con
sidered as having displeased JOSS, and there
left to die. Gambling is their favoritt
| amusement. Many of them use what look
, like large sized dominoes. Ten or dozer
/ play the game, each player stalking tel
cent forfeit Except the Highbinders thu
Chinese are peaceably disposed towards
Americans, but are at enmity with eaci
, others faction, and at night when they
) swarm from their dens into the street they
: carry knife or pistol, expecting and pre-
t pared for the fray. Many murders art
f committed in their town, but they are sci
f dom arrested and rarely convicted, thei
clansmen always swearing them free. The.
= are skillful artisans, good domestics, eco
| nomical in their habits and perform larg'
+ part of the most laborious work on tn,
slope. Their chief aim and desire is t,
. accumulate a few hundred dollars ant
return to China and live in affiuence.
Gold, silver and lead are found in larg
: quantities, sometimes separately, oftene
e together. When separate it is in nugget
or grain not unlike coarse sand, and i
, gathered by washing the gravel with
B large hose, running it through the rocker
catching it with quicksilver and reducing
it in a retort. Mining in this way ha
been prohibited by the Federal court be
I cause of the complaint of the farmers an,
merchants along the Sacramento river, VIII
alleged that the washing from placer mine
I obstructed navigation and caused the rive
e to overflow its banks and food the faru
: lands in its vicinity.
s The quartz mines of Grass Flats an
f Nevada City, among the richest in tn
y State are from l 200 to 1000 feet dee
r and produce the three metals in combina
}, ton. The quartz, blue and gray rock
is dug up with picks, brought to the sui
!. face in cable cars, crushed, washed, roasted
| reduced to liquid, and by the applicatiO
: of chemicals the gold, silver and lead ar
y separated and converted into bricks.
The northern part of the State runs int
: mountains, terminating with Mount Shasts
near the Oregon line-Shasta with ii
e twelve thousand feet altitude, five thousan
e of which are above the life line, covere
4 with snow and crowned with boiling su
n phur spring.
o California is the proud possesser {
a larger trees, longer irrigatiug canals, bette
t hotels and a greater variety of climate tina
any State in the Union.