December 4, 1975 (12 pages)

*% 12 — THE NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET — Thursday, December 4, 1975 a California Country HUMBOLDT COUNTY’S CHINESE LAW The Chinese miners who followed the gold rush up the Trinity and Klamath Rivers were not particularly welcomed by Humboldt County settlers; but they were tolerated. More and more Chinese moved to the land: of the Redwood. Some grew truck gardens, others opened. laundries or worked as servants or cooks. But with the honest Chinese came professional hatchmen, members of rival tongs who opened brothels, gambling houses and opium dens. Eureka’s Chinatown occupied an entire city block and had a population of 200, mostly men. Street fights and killings were not uncommon but the Chinese preferred to take care of their own criminal offenders. Although citizens declared that Chinatown ought to be cleared up or out, there was nothing they could do except stay out of the way of stray bullets. The inevitable happened on February 6, 1885. City Councilman David Kendall was crossing the street when a burst of gunfire erupted from the Chinese shanties. Kendall hurried across the street but was cut down by a stray bullet. Within 20 minutes a crowd of 600 had gathered, angrily demanding that every Chinese in town be killed and Chinatown burned to the ground. At least 20 Chinese were arrested for the killing that night and their lives were in immediate danger of lynching. Cooler heads tried to compromise but the only way they could prevent an all out slaughter was to agree to a resolution that all Chinese be out of the city within 24 hours. By chance, two ships were anchored in the harbor that day and had room enough for the entire Chinese population within twenty miles. When the ships landed at San Francisco the exiles scattered and it was weeks before authorities learned of the action taken by the isolated coastal town. Erueka’s success led to the SUBURBIA oo “I'd like to cancel our subscription. Our dog is finally housebroken!”’ Rristi Ottoman explusion of all Orientals in the entire country. And the unwritten law was in force for nearly seventy years. Even in the 1930s the Japanese amAMERICA’S bassador, driving from San Francisco to Portland, was escorted through Humboldt § County, but his car was not allowed to stop. HERITAGE [HIGHLIGHTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY] Bae “ soe By Joan Russo By 1778, the British had shifted their war effort to the southern colonies in order to capitalize on strong Loyalist, support there. However, within two years General Francis Marion earned his name the “Swamp Fox” leading guerrilla raids against the British in the moss-draped forests of South Carolina. One measure of his success was the number and importance of the prisoners he captured. Anxious to make a prisoner exchange, the British sent a young officer to the American camp to accomplish the mission. Accustomed to British army comfort, the officer was startled at what he witnessed: the meal was served on a fallen tree trunk and consisted entirely of baked potatoes and water, a scene recreated in this oil painting by Frederick Coffay Yohn from the private collection of The Continental InGeneral Francis Marion’s Lunch Party, Georgetown, S.C. ben T surance Companies. On his return, the young officer spread the story of ‘tan American General and his officers, without pay, almost destitute of clothing, living on roots and water.” He later declared: ‘Men who endure such privations can never be conquered.” Although the American generals Horatio Gates, Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan failed to win any major victories in the South, the Swamp Fox, along with colonels Thomas Sumter and Andrew Pickens, made British occupation of inland areas very costly. Patriot resistance was so effective that it convinced British General Cornwallis that a large-scale offensive in the South was useless and costly. In 1781, he abandoned his southern military strategy, and withdrew to coastal Virginia and his fateful meeting with the Continental Army at Yorktown. session ch is an exqui unsaid. Ex Mfg. Jeweler 273-5907 _ iMessages without Werds A gift isan unspoken thought; a communication to a friend or loved one. It can be a poswords. A fine piece of jewelry a gift of lasting beauty. ERWIN J. SCHWARZ 242 Colfax Ave., Grass Valley Custom jewelry for the discriminating erished more than site token of things press yourself with Vv ee I DATE TO BE ANNOUNCE IN TIME FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT SELECTIONS Visit The New Country Boutique IN THE GLENBROOK PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER (Located Next To Household Finance) e ANTIQUES e FLOWERS and o GIFTS Come in.. meet: Dolores Pendola and Ron Hill Shopping will be in an old time rustic atmosphere with beautiful display of Christmas Gift Ideas. We Will Feature a Full Line . . FLORIST SERVICE F.T.D. Service WATCH FOR OUR OPENING DATE AD IN THIS SATURDAYS ISSUE OF THE UNION. Visit Our Location Soon.. . The Country Boutique HOURS: 9:30 to 7 P.M. MONDAY thru SATURDAY

*% 12 — THE NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET — Thursday, December 4, 1975 a California Country HUMBOLDT COUNTY’S CHINESE LAW The Chinese miners who followed the gold rush up the Trinity and Klamath Rivers were not particularly welcomed by Humboldt County settlers; but they were tolerated. More and more Chinese moved to the land: of the Redwood. Some grew truck gardens, others opened. laundries or worked as servants or cooks. But with the honest Chinese came professional hatchmen, members of rival tongs who opened brothels, gambling houses and opium dens. Eureka’s Chinatown occupied an entire city block and had a population of 200, mostly men. Street fights and killings were not uncommon but the Chinese preferred to take care of their own criminal offenders. Although citizens declared that Chinatown ought to be cleared up or out, there was nothing they could do except stay out of the way of stray bullets. The inevitable happened on February 6, 1885. City Councilman David Kendall was crossing the street when a burst of gunfire erupted from the Chinese shanties. Kendall hurried across the street but was cut down by a stray bullet. Within 20 minutes a crowd of 600 had gathered, angrily demanding that every Chinese in town be killed and Chinatown burned to the ground. At least 20 Chinese were arrested for the killing that night and their lives were in immediate danger of lynching. Cooler heads tried to compromise but the only way they could prevent an all out slaughter was to agree to a resolution that all Chinese be out of the city within 24 hours. By chance, two ships were anchored in the harbor that day and had room enough for the entire Chinese population within twenty miles. When the ships landed at San Francisco the exiles scattered and it was weeks before authorities learned of the action taken by the isolated coastal town. Erueka’s success led to the SUBURBIA oo “I'd like to cancel our subscription. Our dog is finally housebroken!”’ Rristi Ottoman explusion of all Orientals in the entire country. And the unwritten law was in force for nearly seventy years. Even in the 1930s the Japanese amAMERICA’S bassador, driving from San Francisco to Portland, was escorted through Humboldt § County, but his car was not allowed to stop. HERITAGE [HIGHLIGHTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY] Bae “ soe By Joan Russo By 1778, the British had shifted their war effort to the southern colonies in order to capitalize on strong Loyalist, support there. However, within two years General Francis Marion earned his name the “Swamp Fox” leading guerrilla raids against the British in the moss-draped forests of South Carolina. One measure of his success was the number and importance of the prisoners he captured. Anxious to make a prisoner exchange, the

British sent a young officer to the American camp to accomplish the mission. Accustomed to British army comfort, the officer was startled at what he witnessed: the meal was served on a fallen tree trunk and consisted entirely of baked potatoes and water, a scene recreated in this oil painting by Frederick Coffay Yohn from the private collection of The Continental InGeneral Francis Marion’s Lunch Party, Georgetown, S.C. ben T surance Companies. On his return, the young officer spread the story of ‘tan American General and his officers, without pay, almost destitute of clothing, living on roots and water.” He later declared: ‘Men who endure such privations can never be conquered.” Although the American generals Horatio Gates, Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan failed to win any major victories in the South, the Swamp Fox, along with colonels Thomas Sumter and Andrew Pickens, made British occupation of inland areas very costly. Patriot resistance was so effective that it convinced British General Cornwallis that a large-scale offensive in the South was useless and costly. In 1781, he abandoned his southern military strategy, and withdrew to coastal Virginia and his fateful meeting with the Continental Army at Yorktown. session ch is an exqui unsaid. Ex Mfg. Jeweler 273-5907 _ iMessages without Werds A gift isan unspoken thought; a communication to a friend or loved one. It can be a poswords. A fine piece of jewelry a gift of lasting beauty. ERWIN J. SCHWARZ 242 Colfax Ave., Grass Valley Custom jewelry for the discriminating erished more than site token of things press yourself with Vv ee I DATE TO BE ANNOUNCE IN TIME FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT SELECTIONS Visit The New Country Boutique IN THE GLENBROOK PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER (Located Next To Household Finance) e ANTIQUES e FLOWERS and o GIFTS Come in... meet: Dolores Pendola and Ron Hill Shopping will be in an old time rustic atmosphere with beautiful display of Christmas Gift Ideas. We Will Feature a Full Line .. . FLORIST SERVICE F.T.D. Service WATCH FOR OUR OPENING DATE AD IN THIS SATURDAYS ISSUE OF THE UNION. Visit Our Location Soon... . The Country Boutique HOURS: 9:30 to 7 P.M. MONDAY thru SATURDAY