Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-05
A CALIFORNIA SHANGHAI 80.
Not Place for breeding PouItrv
Name Might Seem to Im,J,. ~

Name Might Seem to In,I, IT'S
few people here will no doph,,
greatly interested in kDowinr &c
there IS a Shanghai farm witb ;ua1
few hundred miles of them. says 1' u
Oakland (Cal. )eYimes. Very fey 'ae
pie have any idea of the mann. l'eo'
which man is abducted and npt y =
board vessel in the stream. and ~ tsn. "a
still have any ideaJthat great deo1 I,
such work is done from the OalJ.-Oii
side, because there is no water.f-alu-
patrol here ''oa'
In" manner of shanghaing Is va--
simple. When a captain reonir.s'y
crew the law demands tba. bo a
sign them before a proper officer Tt:
Is done, and each man is asked II Las
satisfied with the manner in which ~ .
account has been settled by the board ~
ing master. The answer is invaraFv
in the affirmative, and the canta;.
leaves the shipping office. He knew
that if he has signed twelve me-,
twelve men will be put on board hi,
ship when he is on the eve of saiIina
but he also knows by experience fL75,
il he gets one-half of the actual r,s1
he engaged he will get mere than ~
average. The other half are the mar,
ners of the boarding master. who bsr.
probably been before the same sim
ping master twice in the one week +,
is these dummies who are substituted
by men who are shanghaied. the lat.
ter being, in many instances, so uplike
sailors that it is considered adyisabIe
to keep them out of sight 1t is ouits
a common occurrence for three or four
OF the crew, after they have recovered
from their stupor, to have to 90 to the
mate and find out the name under
which they are sailing.
Additional light has been thrown m
the matter by the publication of a
story in q Santa Rosa jon ual of the
existence of shanghai m" located
near that town. There is one indns.
try" it says, located near Santa Rosa
of which most people have no know.
edge. 1t is shanghai farm
clever mortal of San Francisco. VINO
has various interests in Waterfront
boarding houses and is under contract
to furnish sailors to shipmasters, is
the proprietor of this industry.
"The retreat is located in the hills
over in Rincon valley, about five miles
from town. There is plenty of whisky
kept on tap, and all who enter therein
are invited to drink to their hearts
content In most every town between
here and San Francisco the shanghai
farm is in collision with some beer
joint proprietor This is the way the
scheme is conducted; The victim has
been at work, and on Saturday night
comes to town with his earnings lie
is in for good time, and joins conyiy-
ial crowds wherever he finds them. He
finally gets into the spiders web His
money is all gone, but still he is given
drink. He is told of the joys and CON-
forts of mountain home near by,
owned by a philanthropic friend OF
the barkeeper, where the weary may
rest from their labors and drink good
whisky. He is fascinated. He is kept
in nasty reeking drunk all night
Next morning he wants to sober up on
whisky, He is half dazed He is in
yited to take a ride in buck board by
a friend who appears on the scene,aud
gratefully accepts the offer. They
drive to the shanghai retreat. biz
barrel of whisky stands sparkling in
the cellar. A half dozen vagabonds
are lying around The victim gets
thoroughly drunk, and so remains an
til new vessel arrives at the San
Francisco port, when the proprietor
comes up and escorts the beyy and
places them aboard the vessel When
the victim realizes his whereabouts lie
is sailing over the bounding main"