The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
Few CGIeStiaIS Remaining in
Their Quarters at
Preside.
Sanitary Condition Of the
Refugee Colony Is
Excellent.

is the Chinese camp. 1t occupies a
picturesque table land near Fort Win
Geld Scott, with forest on one side
and a view extending from the Golden
Gate to Goat Island But 1t was not
by esthetic prompting that General
Funston selected the site. His two
fold object was to place a traoitionally
unssnitary people as remote as pos
efble from the Caucasian camps, where
they would have the greatest attain
able natural hygienic aids. In both
purposes he succeeded admirably. The
nearest civilian neighbors OF the
moon-eyed colonistE are grouped on
the golf links. about mile and a half
distant, and the breezes that hutter
the dragon pennants CONS updedled
from the Pacific. The place is ideal
as a tenting ground
1t is designated as camp No. 8, and
yesterday Its total population consist
ed OF 123 men, women and Il children,
exclusive OF the military and the re-
lief officers. TWO weeks ago there
were more than 200 persons to feed
and shelter, but since then about 90 Of
the men have gone TO work. One Of
tho women Is white and her pretty
two-year-old daughter is Of Celestial
paternity
Dr A. Dangerfield Is the camp sur
geon and Lieutenant Eben Swift Of
the Eleventh Cavalry commands the
men who enforce the laws Of santa
ton. Yee Look. secretary OF the Six
Companies. and his wife are among
the campers. He is the person through
whom the doctor and the lieutenant
convey their desires to the people, and
both officers pronounce him an invsl
liable aid.
Thus far" said DR.. Dangerneld.
''the health OF the camp has been as
tonishingly good. considering the peo-
PIE we have TO deal with. But they are
oocile and never hesitate to do what
we want them TO do IN the way of
health preservation We have had but
one contagious case Of sickness, and
IL was measles. The majority Of the
ailments prescribe for are stomachic.
undoubtedly caused by the unwonted
diet, although we enoeavor 70 make the
food as similar as possible to that
which the people consumed before they
came here. In the rations there is an
extra percentage of rice, tea and ba-
con Aside from the food, the change
Is proving Of vast benefit to these
refugees, especially the women and
children. This open air life is GER
tsinly more invigorating than was bur-
rowing amid the filth and sQualor of
Chinatown"
Lieutenant Swift said that at first
II waa very difficult to enforce habits
OF personal cleanliness, not because
the people were rebellious, but simply
because they did not know how TO pur-
sue the hygienic methods that are In
Etinctive with a white person They
are gradually becoming accustomed to
the new order Of things. however, and
the labor Of the soldiers Is becoming
correspondingiy less arduous.
There Is one native Christian mis-
sionsry in camp, and when he want
ed to 20 away and earn money the
children raised such howl Of protest
that their elders persuaded him TO stay
and continue his work Of education.
Or. Ian Don, dentist, is also there, but
his professional labors DO not clash
with those OF Dr.. Dangerfleid.
This is a most excellent place." said
Secretary Yee Look. ''and our people
arc becoming more contented every
day. General Funston comes to see
Us cnce IN a while, and the resident
officers are kindness personifed"
Asked what became Of all the Chi
reese refugees, Yee Look said that most
OF them went across the bay as fast as
they could obtain transportation
but they VIII come back again as
soon as there IS work for them to do
We DO not want idlers here. Just as
soon as can find employment for our
sble-bodied men they will all be gone
from here. More than fifty Of them
have already gone TO labor"
When Il was delicately hinted to DR.
Dangerfield that opium must be con-
gpicuous In his acquisitions, he replied
II. the negative
Yet there is opium IN plenty here"
he said "I suppose that when the
hoEira from Chinatown occurred the
devotees OF the poppy Juice saved what
modify and left more bulky and less
indispensable things to perish. How
long the supply will last I don't know.
as for obvious reasons have refrained
from discussing the question with Yee
Look
The exceilent Yee Look daily re-
ceivss many callers, mostly mer-
chants, who are footsore when they ar
rive ~ the camp. With him they hold
profound and extended discourse IN
the vernacular. and much tea IS sip
ped. and they seem to be refreshed
both physically and spiritually when
hey commence the long return tramp.
But all the Chinese in San Fran
cisco are not camped at the Presidio.
the admirable Yee Looks apparently
sincere belief to the contrary not