Blog 7

Personally, Bitz was most likely killed by Ah Chow. According to the texts, from what we can gather, Ah Chow has been through a similar situation as Bitz has. In the first image, we notice a hanging tree postcard, which at first glimpse, seems like Bitz suicided. However, as we read into some of the texts and newspapers, it said that Ah Chow, a Chinese soldier, killed in the same way and placed with ropes around an Old Pine Tree. According to the Broadwater Source, Mr. Thompson has also mentioned that a "particular Chinaman" was so inhumane that he killed a man in Chinatown and hung him on a tree. Ah Chow was also accused of cold blooded murder for killing another man. In some of the other newspapers, it mentions that he is the alleged murderer, but so far, it also seems sort of inconclusive.

What we know about the American West after the Civil War is that millions of Americans moved to the west, because it was becoming a fast area for economic growth, as well as more opportunity. We also know that the California Gold Rush was occurring at this time, so it was a great chance for the people to become extremely rich and make a lot of money. We also know that since populations were moving out West, we should be able to conclude that Chinese immigrants came to the US and settled out West, because they also wanted more money and more prosperity.