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" Oh, I see ; they are going home now, so as to 

 carry their bones home with them and thus save the 

 freight." 



He laughed very heartily at this, and told the others 

 what I had said and they in turn laughed loud and 

 long. 



The talkative young Chinaman said that the body of 

 a Chinese who dies in this country must lie buried 

 seven years ; then the bones are disinterred and wrapped 

 up carefully, tagged and shipped back to China for 

 burial. The whole operation costs from $25 to $35. 

 The same Chinaman informed me that it now costs 

 $500 to get a Chinaman of the coolie class into British 

 Columbia, and they, therefore, take no chances in 

 going out of the country until they are ready to 

 go back to China to die and be buried with their 

 ancestors. 



This old Cariboo trail has seen many migrations 

 of Indians, half-breeds, hunters, trappers, clergymen, 

 lumbermen, agriculturists, miners, prospectors, home- 

 seekers, business men, cattlemen, drummers, school- 

 teachers, and others going " in " perhaps full of hope 

 and expectation, seeing new sights and new lands, new 

 methods and new interests. 



On the outward trip the same classes of people pre- 

 sent a very different aspect as they journey toward the 

 steel rails which will take them to the busy world 

 again. The incentive of adventure being lacking on 



