Van Buren, Thomas B. (Thomas Brodhead), 1824-1889, United States. Department of State · Yokohama : Printed at the "Japan Gazette" office · leaf 66
the fish guildfour years ago owned 1,200 boats and employed 4,000men. Some of these boats were large and carried 8 and10 men. Their sales of fish were $1,500,000 per year. Fish can be had at all prices, from 2 to 12|- centsper pound, according to the quality and the localitywhere sold. The product… … [ 41 ] ■ Labor is cheap, and for poverty and ignorance theminer takes a position side by side with the fishermen.His lot is harder and his pleasures are less. Commonmine labor can be had for from 8 to 20 cents per day,and by the month for less. Exactly what the mine wealth of Japan is cannot…
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