"for every mile of railroad there is a dead Chinese man" is the saying I have heard.
And the mines, mills and the factories were built and manned by European immigrants mostly and here in Toronto that meant almost exclusively Italian. There were many Italian miners up north too. My maternal grandfather of British heritage also was a gold miner in Northern Ontario as was my Italian grandfather. They helped build this country since the mid 1800's and I for one am grateful for their dedication to their new homeland and the sacrifices they made to be here. Things are different today though. That old saying "there's no such thing as a free ride" - ain't true anymore! The using and abusing of this country is rampant by many people and it makes me want to scream at times. "Oh they looked to the future and what did they see...?" The vision is different today. "A dollar a day and a place for my head, a drink to the living, a toast to the dead.....
a reflective Char
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