Tell the truth ... There were women on the grade, along with those hard working men, and I can prove that. They all worked hard, were paid in gold, and those that died (140 or so in construction accidents) were buried in place, and were eventually returned to China. ...
The proof that Chinese women were present during the CPRR construction is that the Elko Independent, January, 5 1870, talking about remains of the CPRR Chinese states that "The remains of the females are left to rot in shallow graves".
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ReplyDeleteTell the truth ... There were women on the grade, along with those hard working men, and I can prove that.
ReplyDeleteThey all worked hard, were paid in gold, and those that died (140 or so in construction accidents) were buried in place, and were eventually returned to China. ...
—G J "Chris" Graves, NewCastle, Cal.
The proof that Chinese women were present during the CPRR construction is that the Elko Independent, January, 5 1870, talking about remains of the CPRR Chinese states that "The remains of the females are left to rot in shallow graves".
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