The Pacific tourist (1879) (14761093462)

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Title: The Pacific tourist

Year: 1876 (1870s)

Authors: Williams, Henry T Shearer, Frederick E

Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company Central Pacific Railroad Company Railroad travel Railroad travel Railroad travel

Publisher: New York : H.T. Williams

Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library

Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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!:their wa.-hhou.ses in our Ea.stern cil ■lowing list of Chinese letters adverti-w !• i usingle week in San Framisco, will give a belteridea of them. A corr^-siiondent says : Ah Coon Ls Mr. Coon, .\h l>eing merely a titleof resjHjct. Chinamen who have thn-*- namesare of a higher rank, I am told, than thovf whohave two only. Some of our nicknames, asSam, Jake, Nat, etc., are very commou CLiiieiMnames. Ah Coon, Kong Chnng Lin?, Ah Chung Wo, yuong (hung Wang, Ah Hung, Quong On, Ah Lee. (^uong Son Wx, Chang Sing, (juew & Co., Chung Wo Tong, Ix)w Ming Ke*-, Chong Ga, S.im Kiam Wo, D.) Foo. J^ing Cow Wo, Kh Da lx>TO, Sine (juong On, Tong Kee, Si W« Luny, Funir Lung, Soon Sing, (Jee Tang Hong, San Wiili. Geri Wo Sang, S*- Wo Lung, Gum Go In, Sen Sing, Ileng Wa Hong, Tun .*»;in. Hi Lo, Way Sum Gow, Hong Faut, Won;: Lmr. Hung S<ing Lung, Yee Cling Lnng, J.ikeLung, Yen W;ih H.ing, Kee Hi.ii, Ye Wall Sung,

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SCENES IN THE TOSEMITE VALLEY.1.—Bridal Veil Fall, 2.—Mirror Lak«. THE f*,-j(iri( Tor t^ I ST, 255 Kong Chieng, Yen Wah Co., Kouiig Viuie Ling. Young The Keow. (Jttlifornia Citsfoms. — The sLage-coachfrom Milton was about to leave Tuttletown afterchanging horses. Kvery seat, both inside an«lout, wa.s full, except one which was occupied bya tourist wrapped in his supercilious dignity anda heavy linen-duster. A resident of Tuttletown,wishing to ride to Sonora, approached the stageand inquired for a seat. All full inside,growled the tourist spreading himself to the fullextent of hi.s dignity and duster. But you areoccupying two seats, argued the man fromJackson Hill. • I aint going to be crowded. Ipay for my comfort, and intend to keep iLDid you pay for two seats? Ive onlysecured one seat ; but there Is no room foranother in thi.s coach, sir I And tlje touristsettled hini-self back, while the other passengersgrunted their disgust in tones not particularlyvociferous, but exceedi

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