The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-22
THE PASSING THRONG.

+. C. Alexander 10 young man from Hong
kong stopping 1t the Occidental. on his way 70
Valparaiso, where his father II master OF coast
wise steamer in Chile american travellers are
becoming numerous in the Orient these days.
especially commercial travelers," said he.
'Hongkong il the principal seaport OF China
aud 10 . cosmopolitan city, although the only
people who do any work there are the Chinese.
There 10 absolutely nothing Q white man can
get . chance to make living ct, outside OF some
profession or unless he Il In the army or navy.
In these positions he can ret salary OF perhaps
$50 mouth, which, In comparison with the
cost OF living and price OF ordinary labor, -
. princely sttpend. The cost living ct
the finest hotels 10 not to exceed -
per week and street laborers get ~ cents in
silver a. . days wage ! was never able 70
overcome my aversion to the Chinese people.
You may talk Of your London or New York
pickpocksts, but II you want to zee expert
thieves 60 to Honskong. l like the japanese
much better. Unlike the Chinese, they are very
faithful to their promises, although they are
very polite people. You know that they have
no horses over there. passengers being wheeled
about the country In light hand carts. drawn BY
men, who receive about 2 cents . mile. II
horses should ever be introduced into that codn-
try don't know what would become Of large
portion OF the population. unless they should
become thieves, for it seems - II there 10 moth
Alexander r. Jones, of Thomasvills, Ga, &C.
companied by his wife and family, 10 stopping
at the Occidental He 10 . lawyer and has come
to make this city bic home. Il was out here
last fall on . trip" said he, land was 90
charmed BY your beautiful scenery, genial eli.
mate and grand resources that at once deter.
mined TO make my home out here was greatly
Impressed BY the enterprise which seemed to be
manifested on every side. and I wanted to cast
my lot with such . vigorous people. Down
where come from the people are not prosper
Gus. We are in the cotton belt and last year
that staple sold for less than It has any time
since or before the war. Not far north OF where
live the yellow pine oelt begins and extends
for 200 miles east and west and about fifty miles
north and south. Even this industry does not
seem to Be prosperous. although We are 20 near
the Eastern masketa.'
william Glynn, George r. Gund. John Collins
and NJ v. b Stacey are interested in some valu.
able SLOGAN mining property, which J. H.
Moran, formerly of this city, accidentally
stumbled over last year while lost on the noun.
tain. These gentlemen are feeling pretty good
over the fact that an sxtension Of their mins.on
which no development has been done, has re.
Gently been bonded to Philiipsburg, Mont,
parties.
M;a q n Brown. Miss Ray Roscoe, Miss A.
E Brown, Miss +. E. Brown, William +. Brown
and H. H. Snow, Of Everett, came down to at
tend the theater and are stopping ct the Airing
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Gum. A. J. Westland,
Louis Dryfoos, William G. swalwell. George H.
Noyes and Charles D. Cook, of Everett, are .
theater party stopping At the Grand.