“Chinese received 30-50 percent lower wages than whites for the same job and they had to pay for their own food stuffs,” Chang says. “They also had the most difficult and dangerous work, including tunneling and the use of explosives. There is also evidence they faced physical abuse at times from some supervisors.
Trade was a commonly used way to obtain items back in the day, people would give one item in exchange for another, allowing people to have access to items they didn't have before.
