Rochester (CA 124) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q WATER SPILLS from the mountainsides, drops more than 200 feet and eventually finds its way into the rice paddies. a fleet of 16 Dutch ships, but in 1668 the city with which ROCHESTER crewmembers have become so familiar was abandoned by the Dutch as an unprofitable station. Koxinga's realm came to an end with the invasion by a Manchu fleet of the Pescadores and Formosa. From then until 1824 the island was the scene of constant rebellions, civil wars, and bloody uprisings in which Western powers V V470 , 4, X -f , , M, ,F Q ,Mer.,r- ,.-..,g,. , 4 ' ,V , . 0 V' .V ' I 17 5--1 V -ff ' ...' rzg ' ,'M.f,,,y-m'iw,,3 se' SMALL BOYS SOAK LEAVES prior to weaving them into native hats, many of which found their way aboard the ship. did not figure, to any really great extent. The period 1824-1854 might be termed European contacts renewed since the colonialistic expansions of the Western world brought European and American trading ships to Formosan shores. In 1849, the same year as the Gold Rush in California, Americans visited Keelung, examined coal mines, and suggested developing Keelung as a coaling station. This however met with opposition, even from the very learned people of the island, who thought digging into the ground would disturb the dragons lying beneath. The importance of Formosa in Far East trade is indicated by the recommendation of one American trader that southern Formosa be seized and colonized as a measure of security for the rapidly growing U.S. trade in China waters. British, American, German and French businessmen established trade in tea, camphor and sugar and went to great expense to develop the production of those items in Formosa. Com- petition with stateside sugar production became so great that the California Legislature placed an extremely high import tariff on Formosan sugar, virtually shutting off that trade. Formosa was one of the causes of an undeclared war between China and France in 1884. The French set up a complete blockade of the island's ports. On August 4 of that year, three French warships in Keelung reduced forts in the city to rubble. French marines landed and took possession of the city. After a year's stalemate a treaty was signed, part of which stipulated that Formosa and the Pescadores were to be evacuated by French troops. Upon hearing this news the Frenchmen on station were overjoyed, over 700 had died at Keelung, mostly of disease, and were buried there. About this time China developed a progressive policy on the island, improving it wherever possible. With the purpose of making Keelung a great harbor, work began on a railway to link it with west coast cities. Designed by a German engineer named Becker, the Keelung-Taipei railroad was completed in 1891. About the same time a cable was laid from Tansui across the straits to the mainland, linking Formosa with the world's telegraph system. Later a tele- phone cable was added. CCONTINUED ON PAGE 221

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