Historical Newspaper: Murdered Chinese Workers--Their Bodies Floating Down Snake River--Killed for Their Gold Dust
Subject
Snake River Massacre (1887)
Title
Historical Newspaper: Murdered Chinese Workers--Their Bodies Floating Down Snake River--Killed for Their Gold Dust
Date
7/8/1887
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 6th column, 4th paragraph.
Chronicling America features a July 8, 1887 article, author unknown, from the Sun newspaper that gives a perspective on who killed Chinese gold miners in the Snake River Massacre. The article describes the ongoing discovery of new bodies in the river, the public plea to investigate the crime and local Chinese perception on the perpetrators of the crime.
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Chronicling America features a July 8, 1887 article, author unknown, from the Sun newspaper that gives a perspective on who killed Chinese gold miners in the Snake River Massacre. The article describes the ongoing discovery of new bodies in the river, the public plea to investigate the crime and local Chinese perception on the perpetrators of the crime.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Sun, NY)
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“Historical Newspaper: Murdered Chinese Workers--Their Bodies Floating Down Snake River--Killed for Their Gold Dust,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 4, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/457.