The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-13


doorway from the orient to this great
land, and when the Panama canal is
completed it will be the gateway for
the European hordes that now seek
admission through New York to this
country.
At the entrance to the Golden Gate
the guardians of the. law and of the
city's safety have been watching al
most helplessly the rising tide of orr
entail invasion. They have had no ia
cilities, no equipment for struggling
against it, and the leak in the dyke
of protection has widened ceaselessly.
But now the leak is to be stopped.
On Angel island is to stand one of the
finest and best equipped immigrant
stations in the country, second to
none, except possibly that on Ellis is
land in New York harbor.
Against the tide of Japanese immi-
grafton, against the gathering wave OF
white alien immigration that will
break on these shores through the
Panama canal, against the new but
real Hindu terror; against orientals
who are rotten with contagion of the
body, diseased in mind, lepers in NOR
als-against all these San Francisco
has lifted up her voice in protest;
and, in consequence, over ten acres
have been set apart on Angel island
for a station. Plans have been drawn
after months of the most careful
study of the latest immigration re-
quirements, which have been indorsed
by the secretary of state, Secretary
Metcalf and Commissioner General Of
immigration Sargent, and work has
already begun on the buildings with
an appropriation of $S00,000 and $780,.
900 more asked. This latter amount
is to include the cost of two boats
one barge for conveying immigrants
to the island from the ships, the other
a launch for accommodation of the
boarding, immigration, medical and
customs officers in whose hands the
duties of protection lie.
Here, as on Ellis island, every op-
portunity, every convenience. every
necessity for careful supervision will
be at hand to evidence than aare which
means not only each individuals but
the nations safety.
First there will be a large admins
tration building 300 by 200 feet, two
stories in height. Directly in the front
and middle Of this building, to which
all the passengers come from the
wharf, are two huge examination
rooms for general inspection of the
"manifests," as the passengers are
called.
The flrst room is the waiting room,
with row upon row of benches. Back
Of this is the "ship," where down by
long stalls or counters they pass for
inspection under the general immigra-
ton laws. From this room out at the
back they go; to the right for the
medical department if closer physical
inspection is necessary; to the left
for more rigid general inspection, or,
If detained, to the European detention
department, if white aliens; to the
Japanese and Chinese, if orientals.
ton may pass out to the baggage
room to claim their own and be sent
on their way rejoicing.
Besides these two front middle
rooms, at the front right, are the chief
inspectors Office and that of the
physician in charge. Back of these,
four rooms for rigid inspection; the
vaults for the safe keeping of the
records-an important feature; large
room for stenographers; the baggage
room, and still farther back in the
wing, the officers dining-room, the
public ng-room-Europea and
Oriental-with kitchen in the rear.
In the left front are the officers
rooms commissioners, chief deputy,
statistician; back of these the medical
inspection department.
Upstairs are the dormitories; one
for stenographers. one for employees,
and the European quarters women
on one side, men on the other, each
with large pleasant sitting rooms.
Mushrooms with showers, and so on
There is also a large inclosed porch,
where the babies and children may
play in the sunshine. Upstairs in
the same building are the officers
quarters.
The oriental quarter is building
by itself; upstairs for the Chinese
downstairs for the Japanese-divided
each into mems dormitories and sit.
ting room on one side and women's
on the other, as in the European di
vision.
One of the most important features
of tho station will be the hospital
which has been beautifully planned