The Wasp — 1881 — page 70: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon from *The Wasp* (No. 23, Vol. 6, dated San Francisco, June 22nd, 1891) depicts a demon or devil-like figure attempting to revive a dead body labeled "BRITISH MINING" with text reading "W.I.P.C." (likely a mining company). The "sand-lot" reference suggests the Workingmen's Party's sand-lot gatherings of 1870s San Francisco, which opposed Chinese immigration and corporate exploitation. The satire appears to critique efforts to resuscitate failed British mining ventures or speculative schemes in California, portraying such attempts as demonic or inherently corrupted enterprises. The inset image labeled "Carrion" reinforces the imagery of death and decay.