New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-05
A QUEER COLONY.
cHrNAMEN IN LOUISIANA WHO LIVE By CATCH.
ING sHRIMPs.
From The New-orieans Times-Democrst.

From The New-Orieans Times-Democrat
Hidden away In the labyrinthine bayous OF lower
Jefferson Parish, and scattered about the margins
of Grand Lake. Little Lake and the unsteady
named Cheniere Caminada, is a strange colony
the bare existence Of which Is practically unknown'
three-fourths OF whom are Chinese and ms rest
Manilsmen and unclassifiable mongrels. Iney hse
their habits incredibly simple and semi savase,
and their business Is the catching and drying OF
This singular sstts%sn' 5eqfny to to the the
local courts sV over the ownership Of piece Of sd
jacent property but the Industry has been Su1s,?
soson f 1s predG Ha' IS @ IN
orleans market but is shipped direct 70 san Fran
cisco and New-York and consumed entirely oy ine
Chinese At certain seasons the shrimp. are caught
by the millions in rude hand nets amS spFe os ~
water, The hot sun soon shrivels them up and and
they become desiecated When thoroughly dry
nutty flavor that Is far from dissgreeable In this
condition they packed loosely in barrels hold,
sent % native 1--we merchns IN Mott and Doyers s
IN New-York. and to the famous Chinatown Of
and are eaten either as condiments, without FUR.
Their preparation, or with a curry Of rice Even
The scene at the shrimpng camps is SO strangely
Oriental that 1t is hard Tor visitor to realize that
exactly. the same process Of fishing and drying IS
eolonists come from families OF shrmpers, and
when they save sufficient money return 10 ne
their places There are thousands OF common
Chinese fans in the stores OF New;Orleans bear,
doubt many purchaser has been puzzled over the
queer daubs and wondered what 1t all meant. The
ing TIP to the outlying Payous Of Grand Lake
brought the Chinese shrimpers to the attention Of
New.Orleans officials. About eleven years ago
some unknown matter that was tainting the malls
with peculiar and vanous odor. The tran
he avid IA Of
the Government seuths were not greatly over
worked in following it 10 certain mysterious hero
pared after special and odortferous FORMULA ana
rules Of the postal sGr yh5 but The mailing Went S
M " was p passing his window Just
Chinaman dropped tabooed parcel IN the slot
pns R Sassa 81 at the
Celestial. who turned Just In time to stop II with
guish. and from that day to this not a single
shrimp has ever perfumed the mails.
the shrimpers IS that of the Chinese prince i is
true story and curious in its details and SO gro,
AngiO-orienta life. However, the plain facts are
these:
blood came to New Orleans for his health He was
might live longer II he removed himself temporarily
from the neghborhood OF the Court and enjoyed a
s On Nsse heSy q M ali
kept his own counsel strictly, but IL limited IN
as an offensive partisan.
never got into the papers but there was no doubt
whatever OF his genuineness. Those Americans
who met him In connection with certain business
transactions found him cultured. superbly edu.
Gated and thoroughly accomplished man OF me
EXTENSIVE luggage. were such gorgeous anars a.
ere seldom seen outside s the s saerse Circles q S
weave reserved for the royal house, 10 countsrte.
which means death and were str with intrieaos
and bsut hef rnke carn ssGDe
and ivory, splendid fans. nlaid work as delicate
rosi Saskets SruseS With silver fTes snd
taste, position. and at least former wealth bu.
IN spite OF these numerous evidences OF luxurious
and he proceeded at once TO beguile his exile ny
obtaining an interest In the largest sArmpery on
He had the sagaci,y 70 assume charge o. the the
books which he kept With such skill that "a A. ts S
all the profits q the season: long wrangls en-.
& Calm Was the attorney OF the shrimpers and
his Office was the scene OF ntermnsble argument
all ending as they began with the Prince IN pos
such was the situation when one afternoon six
without wasting time they made brief . and
stance. 1T is too slow. Besides. we have Sc
the Hlghbnders Possibly the Prince has heard
G this sGSy u not h he viii hsr % Nth our
The Prince va: sent for He arrived at %,,s
composure. At o'clock he called again r ana
stood however that there was a change in the
political situation in China and that he now re-
n ss Rsnf <. sas Sss1T % rs
leaving he gave some trnkets to few fI leau.