The herald., 1897-07-09
in JOHANNESBURG
JAPANESE LABOR NOT AT ALL
WELCOME
The Miners Are More Determined
Than Ever to Exclude Mon
golians From the Camp

JOHANNESBURG, July 6.-Sherff Bo-
CART of Kern county was in Randsburg
and Johannesburg last week under in
structions from Governor Budd, inves-
| tigating the so-called expulsion of Jap
anese from this camp a few weeks ago.
1t is presumed that upon the receipt of
his report by the governor the latter will
conclude that the affair is of such small
purport, and will so inform the Wash
| irgton authorities, that an end will be
reached in this insignificant episode. But
| is has done one thing, and that is to
emphasize the miners determination to
prevent the encroachment of the little
brown man" and the "heathen Chinee"
on Rand soil. The rule to exclude China
men and Japs from the Rand district
was adopted at one of the first miners
meetings held, at which time it was de-
termined to make it strictly a white
mans camp, with, of course, the eXcep-
ton of the negro, and in but one in-
starce has that rule been violated and
in Difference to the wish of the miners
and prospectors, who have made its pos
sible for the followers of other purs
TO come here, live and prosper, it is to
be hoped that no one in the future will
have the temerity to- supplant white
labor with that of Asiatic.
Many from here visited Los Angeles
this week in order to see Bryan" and
they are now returning full of the ad-
mira ton and respect for the young giant
of the Platte. Bryan's friends are many
in this camp, and if presidential cleo
tion was held tomorrow and he were the
candidate he. would receive ten votes to
his opponents one, no natter who the
latter might be.
1t has always been predicted that if
fire once started in Randsburg the
greater portion of the town would be
wiped out of existence. This prediction
might have proved true this
week if it had not been for
the prompt and energetic action
of some of the citizens of that
city. On Sunday evening, about IL
o'clock, small house just back of the
skating rink was found to be on fire.
The building was of pine and burned like
tinder and by the time the alarm was
given the flames had made such head
way that nothing could be done to save
it. For time it was feared that the
man who occupied the building had not
made his escape, but later it was learned
that he awoke and finding his room full
of smoke and flames made, a hurried ex-
| it. The cause of the fire is not known,
but it is supposed a lighted candle had
been left on the table and, burning down,
had set fire to it.
On Monday evening, about $3.50, there
was another cry of fire, and the Yellow
Aster restaurant, two doors below the
postoffice on Rand avenue, was found
to be on fire.
The timely use Of hand grenades saved
the building.
Every precaution has been taken to
guard against fires, and on the Fourth
much to his disgust, the small boy was
| enjoined from using the festive but dan
gerous firecracker.
| The Little Philadelphia mine, an ex-
| tension of the Butte, situated near the
| top Of the divide between johannesburg
| and Randsburg, was sold to Los Angeles
| parties last week. The new owners have
| taken possession and are actively en-
gagged in development work.
| Placer mining is assuming almost gi-
| gantic proportions since the discovery
a couple of weeks ago of rich placer
ground in the dry washes two miles out
| Of town, and outfits are starting out
daily in search of ground that will pay
| wages. OF those recently located many
are paying handsome profits. In in
stances where gold has been found the
miners have gone down fifteen or more
feet to bedrock, where bed of gravel
Is generally encountered, and in this
gold particles are found varying in size
from the almost imperceptible COLOR
TO a grain of wheat. The biggest days
work yet reported was Saturday week.
when one miner washed out $50, but in
most cases the pay dirt runs from SO to
| IS per day to the man.