Gilpin County, Colorado. He became wealthy through the sale of two of his profitable mines. His first deposit at the National Bank in Central City was for $60,000 (). Chin had a good reputation in the community due to "his gentlemanly and dignified deportment" and "rare skill in conducting business affairs." He was given a chair of honor at the Central City Opera House. Chin was offered the job of Central City marshal. Due to prejudice against Chinese people, he turned down the offer. He said "being Chinese gave him enough problems." A fire in 1874 was blamed on the Chinese, the rumor being that it was started during religious ceremonies. Chin told the Central City Register newspaper that "Chinese are too frequently made the victims of circumstance which any other nationality would escape without censure, and they desire to have their side of the case represented as it is." He stated that the fire started from a chimney that had not been cleaned properly or due to a defective flue. Denver He moved to Denver, where Chinatown had been established by 1880. It was located between 14th and 17th Streets on Wazee. Chin continued to manage mining operations while also operating a business in Denver. He imported goods from China—like furniture, food, and clothing—that he sold in Denver. A leader within the city, he was known as the "Mayor of Chinatown." He and other Chinese were subject to racial discrimination and violence. When the United States government passed a law that prevented Chinese immigrants from becoming citizens, it meant that they would be unable to bring a case of violence or discrimination to court. He co-founded "The Six Companies", which was a group of Chinese American business and insurance companies. He was a member of the Chee Kong Tongs, a group of Chinese who united to provide support, aid and loans for one another. On October 31, 1880, a group of white people started a riot against the Chinese. One man, Sing Lee, was murdered. Anyone that looked Chinese was attacked and Chinese businesses were destroyed. Many Chinese moved out of Denver to larger cities, like Chicago. At its height, there were more than 3,000 Chinese residents in Denver. The number of Chinese in Denver dropped from 980 in 1890, to 110 residents by 1940, and only three families later in the 1940s. Personal life By the 1873, he