highbinders

Updated: May 26, 2025

To this class belong the "Highbinders," men bound by secret oaths to murder, robbery, and outrage. The actual crimes that can be justly charged against the Chinese in this country are due, almost wholly, to the spirit that evoked these men. Their ingenuity is equal to their perseverance in accomplishing an end.

Caroline C. Leighton - Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California

Since the war it has been well nigh forgotten, but several duels and affaires d'honneur have been settled on the historic spot. A Trip to Chinatown, San Francisco A House with a History Narrow Alleys and Secret Doors Opium Smoking and its Effects The Highbinders Celestial Theatricals Chinese Festivals The Brighter Side of a Great City A Mammoth Hotel and Beautiful Park.

James Cox - My Native Land: The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People;: with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions,: Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the: Instruction of the Young