The Asian House
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During the late 1800’s,
each mining camp had its
own Chinatown, always
segregated from the rest of
people and the occupants
usually worked as laborers
and domestics. When the
copper mines opened and
the mining of silver and
gold diminished, the
Chinese population
dwindled. However, Ely had
several Chinese eating
establishments and
laundries.
Japanese workers who
came to work in the copper
mines, on the railroad
construction and in the
There was an influx of
smelter. These workers
tended to live separately
and didn’t integrate into
the community much. They
lived in camps at Copper
Flat, boarding houses in
McGill, and had their food
shipped in from San
Francisco. There were also
Japanese farmers who grew
vegetables and sold them to
citizens in the area.
The Asian House features a
small garden and the
Liberty Pit Mural. Patricia
Fua and John and Jhan
Steinauer decorated this
house.
each mining camp had its
own Chinatown, always
segregated from the rest of
people and the occupants
usually worked as laborers
and domestics. When the
copper mines opened and
the mining of silver and
gold diminished, the
Chinese population
dwindled. However, Ely had
several Chinese eating
establishments and
laundries.
Japanese workers who
came to work in the copper
mines, on the railroad
construction and in the
There was an influx of
smelter. These workers
tended to live separately
and didn’t integrate into
the community much. They
lived in camps at Copper
Flat, boarding houses in
McGill, and had their food
shipped in from San
Francisco. There were also
Japanese farmers who grew
vegetables and sold them to
citizens in the area.
The Asian House features a
small garden and the
Liberty Pit Mural. Patricia
Fua and John and Jhan
Steinauer decorated this
house.
