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The Chinese Jail  
   

The Chinese Jail

The Chinese people had their own justice system and it had nothing to do with the justice system of this country. They built their own underground jail and punished their prisoners themselves to keep unfavorable light from shining on the chinese people underground. If someone was caught stealing or any other breaking of laws, they were delt with in the chinese justice system and placed in the chinese jail keeping them out of public view of the Americans. Patti is only 5/4" tall and she could barely fit into this jail cell so they were very small people.
Pendleton, Oregon - A Colorful Past !!

August 15th 2007
Pendleton, Oregon has a lively, infamous and entertaining past. No town has a more colorful history than Pendleton! In the mid 1800's the Chinese were imported from Shanghai to help build some of the towns of the west and also to build the railroads in this country. They worked for practically nothing and lived very frugally underground in many cities. They came here in 1850 and were here u ... read more
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