Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-03-18
Our Fair Letter.

SAN Francisco, March. IL. le9i.-
Natives from all regions, inhabitants
Of all chimes IRE represented at the
MidNinter Fair; from the strong 70
bust African TO the almost dwarfed
Esquimaux.
In the rear OF tho Mechanical Arts
building stands n costly and elegant
structure, The design OF which is en-
tirely Chinese. The occupants Of
this house are cinnamon who have
the objectionable presumption to
think they n run their Own show
and want no whites TO superin,end
II. whereas the other concessions arc
owned eutireiy by white people
There is no admission fec a. the en-
trance To their concession, but "a pei
SOD cannot proceed very fur at such
n choap rate. just inside Is q cafe
where for a very moderate sum my
body can drink u cup OF tea that
really is tea. A little beyond the
cate visitors are invited to enter Il
sort Of bric-a-brnc use the fee
OF admission ia only twenty live cents
II We still possess any small change
the thsnter 10 open 20 oil. As is
usual in chinese dramas tho piece is
guaranteed to last six mouths. going
on continuously. a remarkable
feature Of tn is play Is that the actors
are not over twelve years Of age.
Directly opposite the chinese eI-
hibit ID the Hawuiian village The
native huts mnde from tho bark Of
the tree. a!so the Datiye canosa, woap.
ons OF var, and cooking utensils are
cur,ously attractive MS we'll as the ma
tiyes themselves.
Any body passing an Esouimnux in
the street would be very much I'D
doubt whether i: is an iuhabitunt Of
Jnpnn or n stunted chinaman.
Their hu;s ars ia imitation Of tho
snow housos OF their native land ns
are also the surroundings. They have
their games as we'll as the people OF
the temperate regions. a visitor is
asked 10 place u uiukel in tho hard
clny ground, n number VI men form
a ring around il at a distance OF
almost fifteen foot and then proceed
ench 10 turn 70 snap il from tie
earth with the long hide laslIes OF
their whips and the one who thus
unearths tho coin remains IN posses
ion OF IL.
A person may always DO sure Of
meeting with some excitement in tho
Street OF Cairo. Tho Turks seem to
DO u clnss OF people that are not in
their native element unless they havo
something TO kick at, and from tiIeit
rchoment talk aud excited geslicula-
tions aiibtreet brawl seems certain.
but as no disturbance 10 yet known
tn havo taken place, their boisterous
secm 10 be a sort OF FARGO.
Tho cainels ind donkoys nro there
rcudy for ridors. The dance house 10
also open 10 the public.
An exhibit represented ut tho Fair
anil n that may DO seen any day in
Nevada, lis tue Indian village. II 10
quito au Attraction horo 10 San Fran
cisco ne being something entirely
novel. These aro tho first Indians
that / havo beon since I left Nevada
six years ago. Thoy give eIhibi.
tions OF thor throo most famous
dances namely tho sun dance, war
dance and serpent dance.
Tho Japanose hnvo n worry onchnnt.
ing md lovely place, built entirely by
Japancco mechanics. The roprescn-
tation 10 TINT OF n typical garden in
japan. including tea houscs, dwelling
houses and q theatre. Tho attend.
ants nro oil Japanese, and everything
In tho place is characteristic Of tho
nea,ncss Of theoo people. Tho gnrdcn
Is most beautifully and nrtistically
ibid out, traversed by running brJokR
10 which abound many gold fish.
Those streams ARE undo pnBsable by
stopping stones Embedded at convent.
ont distances.