<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWakati huohuo, sekta ya bati, iliyokuwa ikitawaliwa na Wachina kwa kutumia mbinu za kazi nyingi katika karne ya 19, ilipitishwa zaidi na zaidi mikononi mwa Wamarekani, ambao walitumia teknolojia ya kisasa ya pampu za mchanga na mashine za kuchimba madini.  <response>: At the same time, the tin industry, dominated by Chinese using labor-intensive methods in the 19th century, passed increasingly into Western hands, who employed the modern technology of gravel pumps and mining dredges. 