AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 1003, 18 February 1871, Page 22

AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA.

To the Editor of the Argus,

Sie — By giving publicity to the following, you would be doing a good turn for parties intending to come to San Francisco. Some months ago I was unfortunately tempted to come here ; the following will say what success I met with in this free country. I landed on a Thursday, so it took the rest of the week to look around. Nothing particular struck me until Sunday, when I was astonished to see newspaper offices, theatres, gaming and drinking saloons, doing a brisk trade, dice and cards to be seen everywhere — nothing in fact to denote the Sabbath but the larger stores and wholesale houses closed ; shoemakers, tailors, barbers, vendors of all sorts, plying their trade as on other days. 1 sought employment, but in most cases coming from the colonies was an objection I could not get over, as there is a decided objection to Sydney duoks, as it pleases them to term us. My next intention was to try the country, but meeting some ducks which gave it a trial, was advised by them not to venture, as you have to work 14 or 15 hours daily, and sleep in a stable or haystack, and on Sundays you get two meals, as you don't work. I have since proved the above. Being a miner, my next thought was the mines (now comes a sample of freedom). After due enquiries I found that I could not hold a claim without being a citizen, as I was liable to be jumped at any moment. On further inquiries 1 found to get my papers, i. c. , become an American citizen, I'd have to swear allegiance to the United States Government against all others, England in particular; that I could not do, so put mining aside. In the face of this you hear daily blowing of the freedom of this Government compared with the English Government. I acknowledge more freedom in this respect : — If a man feels inclined to shoot a fellow being with whom he has a tiff, he can do so with safety provided he has a few hundred of what are correctly termed almighty dollars. After one or two trials he is free again. The above is not a rare occurrence by any means. I take the liberty of sending the Examiner — you will see a case in it.^ "We have had a shooting or knifing case every day since in the streets, with one exception. Trusting that you will give this space, and also that the Sydney and New Zealand papers will copy it, that it may save some from comparing California with the colonies—l am, Sir, yours very respectfully, A Sydney Duck. Mission street, San Franoisco, Dec. 6.

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