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hothels and are sold for purposes "prostitution to contractors in Saw Francisco . The poor wretches, who for the most part are engages as Coolies would no doubt be glas to be accompanies by but as most of them lowest state of misery, and
· Many
women
are
in the
reduced to absolute startin
before they are engaged, the soin links which should bind them to society scarcely exist
It is posible that in process of time this Island
will
{
will furnish
women
who may
accompany their husbands and families to remote lands, and
Tam glad to say that in the past year our fernale population has wonderfully increased but I doubt if they will be willing to pro eed to a Spanish Colony They may by and by be induces
to visit Australia and California
in company of free labounter. hone but purchased shares will in my opinion go lotte
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