Montag, 21. Mai 2007
deadjack, 22:14h
Transcontinental Railroad
In the 1860s the first transcontinental railroad has been build. European workers were rare and they didn't work that good and fast and they wanted high wages. Most of the europeans didn't want such jobs. So Chinese workers were hired. They worked fast, good and cheap. The first Chinese workers were hired from the gold fields. But later even Chinese from China were called.
Crocker's pets
The chinese workers didn't look really strong and many people didn't believe, that they could do such work. That's why they were called "Crocker's pets". But they were wrong. They did in fact work very good!
Bad bad conditions!
The Chinese were low paid and they had to work long and hard. Noone cared for their security. Many Chinese died while they busted rocks out of the way in the mountains.
Here you can see how they had to work in winter:
In the 1860s the first transcontinental railroad has been build. European workers were rare and they didn't work that good and fast and they wanted high wages. Most of the europeans didn't want such jobs. So Chinese workers were hired. They worked fast, good and cheap. The first Chinese workers were hired from the gold fields. But later even Chinese from China were called.
Crocker's pets
The chinese workers didn't look really strong and many people didn't believe, that they could do such work. That's why they were called "Crocker's pets". But they were wrong. They did in fact work very good!
Bad bad conditions!
The Chinese were low paid and they had to work long and hard. Noone cared for their security. Many Chinese died while they busted rocks out of the way in the mountains.
Here you can see how they had to work in winter:
