Chinamen Masquerade as Squaws.

The smuggling of Chinese men and women from British America into the United States territory is a very lucrative business at various points along the border from Vancouver to Winnipeg. If the venture fails at one place it is renewed at another, and sooner or later the pilgrims get in. A new trick, just discovered at Whatcom, Washington Territory, has almost taken away the breath of the Federal officials, for they know that it must have been successful for a time. The large number of squaws coming into the country form British Columbia finally attracted the attention of an official, and he took a party of them to jail. On close inspection it was found that the creatures were not squaws at all, but able-bodied Chinamen who had painted and otherwise disguised themselves as to resemble the typical Indian squaw of the frontier. In one instance two young and rather comely Chinese women came across in the garb of American women, but closely veiled. An ungallant official lifted their veils and found them out. These girls were billed through to San Francisco, and were worth to their owner about $2000 apiece.

source: The San Saba News
location: San Saba, Texas