Chinese Coins James Mooney MN 2012.pdf - Minerals North
Chinese Coins James Mooney MN 2012.pdf - Minerals North
Chinese Coins James Mooney MN 2012.pdf - Minerals North
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Early <strong>Chinese</strong> Immigration tothe Yukon and NW BC• 1898 some Japanese placer miners were recorded inDawson area but no records yet of <strong>Chinese</strong> placer orhard rock miners in Yukon (research pending).• 1900 Federal head tax increased to $100.• 1902 Japanese and <strong>Chinese</strong> immigrants turned away inWhitehorse and sent back to Skagway.• 1903 Federal head tax on <strong>Chinese</strong> increased to $500.• 1923 <strong>Chinese</strong> Immigration Act prevented all <strong>Chinese</strong>except consuls, merchants, and students, fromentering Canada.
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