New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-05
rEuE COAL.IIELDs or PESNsfL-
VAy1A.
The Mines NJ Hgax,cton md Jcddo-Cn"scs
Of tho Advance I'm ConI-Thc sceno oil
the Late Riots, and by Whom insfi-
Catcd-Eorriblc State OF Affairs mt tho


catcd-Eorriblc State o. Affairs mt the
Nines.
FROM Special Reporter.
UAzIEToS Luzcrnc Co.. Pa. Nov. p, 1861
Yesterday morning ut II o'clock, we took the
car, OF the Beaver Meadow Road ut Mauch Chunk,
bound for this place. The road one OF tho most ro-
mantle aud Wild 80 far scenery is concerned. ofany
that have seen yet. We wind In and out around inc
baso OF the mountains following the course OF tho lie
hgh oil tie way From Weatherly on to Ha@ie'on
Creek Bridge, distance Of two miles, our course is
steadily upward. Our good old steam horse ahehd
snor,s and pufTs most furiousy. Wo are ascending
grade all tho way Of IA feet 70 the ne-probaOy Tue
heaviest grade upon Any road In the country AZ
the Bridge. We change. and take tho H1Ie'
ton Road going to Eckley. where passeh'
GERS going to white Haven ar Wlkesbhrre
are again transferred. From Ectley We arc backed
down 10 the bridge again. and then run mp 70 '1'h.
We ms. an along the road large locomotives running
down 20 the CHUNK drawing beLnd them cars hoidiaJ
nom oOJ to 10 90 pounds Of conl The passenger car Vi
eur train il fnl The passengers are heaT! AL citA,
miners or their families, or the parties leasing he mines
The entire population no, Only here Dut al ',e way
from Ea.ton on, sperk Pcn,sy.'anla nlicl. l,so a
Nevr.Y0rk putchian would und rstand. a. not
wish 70 be understood Us saying that 10 EnYhsA IS
spoken because nearly all oak more or less 81 H. Du1
simply thsi II would he almost ffuitess IN any ,osn
through here Tor s,orokeoper or one expecting 'o 40
business 10 ,etts unless lie could talk Penn! tailA
Dutch. ~ linzeton We ird tie miac- q y faIie,
Co. tie Oldest and probably le weal,Aiesi trm IN lS
secton II tie State. They have uAder tAciF c"'I"-
and are working AZ this time foc 81 nIAes AtJcIu"
some Two or ihrce miles beyond Haleion are Tie neS
81 &c. Markie & Co These mlnes with thosc a. 'Ais
in, shall consider and SPEAK u IN most instances az
one they being 90 oil practical purposos the nm al
Jeddo being 20 come extent branch OF 4 feIc"e "
Co Ihcsc Two firms vii IBIS year igrWsfa 'ov' I Iun'
from tier mines large increase over Last year Dur,
inr the p.st Summer they have shipped about LUZ
TINS ver week ard IN one Instance have hey sA'
lel tie orders 81 z single The same causes n
operetcd Lsre NJ nj Mauch Chunk. TO hinder the igI
wor,!ng al tie ullos. Tho d-lcsltes have az tAeso
points. however, ben much greater than IN any ONO!
roft!on Of tho State Strikes have been frequent. ana
In consequence ihCrco'tlc productions have
about JOuOJ tgns fom What ih'y oiAerNlse HISt use
b,cn. Transportation has also beca laeklng. wages
have been ncxeascd enormously. At tie aefon iline1
the miners formerly received nom - T. - cents per car
fr mining Bach miner. csr holds about one IAN ~
men are receiving from - cents 81 e. per car IL
borc-s inside the mines receiving about torDe hoA
lEsi year price, AZ tie JcLdo aca 90 oelts per car
vrs orrl,y phd Ito uinrrs whereas hoy nrc nov TO
oelYing o. g. for he ssfle quantity lh"F wages hA'
been raised .lr eight different tues Sone OF
,ho mon arc making NON o. 70 slO lor day. Common
latorcrs arc averaging els week ier s4mi. oe1ins
nc Such some Of ne obstacle. against lich
The owner, have been obliged 20 contend and yet these
sfe but .liyAt compared n Aosc shall now consider
l b. miners arc composed 0! Wosh; o.Innn Lhssh.
ard Prot, and Catholic Irishtho latter olsss have
been the bottom ofa the troubles set on and aDitc
By ihs various oL.sir ANAL ny Dcmocraiic 'opfcILeGd
politicians ~ the State Tho commenced BY fulu
ing. Themselves into IN Organization styled ILe blc@
.hois." having fr It's avoved aim and perpose
resistance 60 Ito dram <rras vf's flraiiAsd hf Jo@
Padsssl5lia " CoyprAsa4 f9.i.iee1 0 ~ S-ais g.
o. - pier they giving security for Tie sac rciln -
To- r!cccs Thank God that tbs man hrs h'cy been
arrested by tie military stationed hero and sent On 70
Reading there 20 await the action x tie author e'
! wonder II some 81 orr politicians AL ioEfnhs ~
well won. bc calling II sn "erslifsry arr q
PsLspt they have already done Prom resistance
20 the dram they soon assumed no position isi none
bet ron q their nationality and religions fith
should be allowed go work IN tie uucs at AL nd az TO
samc tin. demanded az Increase ~ wags. ScinF tlc
state Of Affairs. tho owners at once ccmfncnccd a.,
charging by one. these A. each man was III
/ charged. oil the "Backsho's' void qlt WORK and
not thing touched until the MAJ vls returned 70
he no,ion Not orly This hu' they drove by trca ell
other, forn ,h-lr work thus completely plFayEins all
operations. Tho Consequence was that The ucn
discharged Rad again TO DO rcinststcd u oper'!ot
vcro of,ontmcs sent for Ia proceed 20 Other mi fs
sometimes eight or ten miles distant ana trp ih'Er -
carry out the ssro programme Siiikts then became
the order Il ne day aud came frequently. Their DO
rnard. obgcd - be ncccded o.. Or no WORK could
be done Threats made against Tho lircs Of me
owners. Some Of them were shot somo thlcd. others
fired nt whoroger they. appeared. The lNes Oi me
owners ard oyefseers were unsafe ana also ihosc u
their fmlics. Tho daughters ~ Mr. Fardce wore
oyer,aten upon the ro,d aud stopped ny lheso men ~
demanded IS ff0n each. Alter much cntreafv. and
informing thom that they had money with them. nc
ladies we're allowed to proceed short distance but
again stopped by tho samc parties, NLo n.s 81
upon lfNiry tar amount. Inc young 4hAif@ AAl.il
cscaled them. and the men were arrtaicf pom being
taken before tho Lnzorne Comfy Court then sitting ~
tho vicinity. Tie Grand Jusy declined to md nn
Indictment sFaust them. and ihe men werc released.
prrsunic IL b. nccdlcfs q add that The Jury WA Cop
pcfhofd a. The core. The men, whencrer arrested.
xtre defended Nv small shystcrng Democratic l1Wyers
In fact the plan simply 70 obtain control OF the
min0I drive away the prOpretus and such oi me ~0is
men were not members Of tLeir Organization. ana
then by force Of arms prevent az work beng donn' ad
TINS BY stopping tlo cool from being furnished 10 tho
Government theso poor deuded creatures, the tools ~
men cfin ug to them for thcf votes (nd Zero let Inc
say that y needed think satisfactory evidence can b,
% auod that from 100 10 .OO Illegal votes we're cast IN
ne town Of Iinzleon clone. nj the reccnt eoctonl,
hoped 10 obtain exemption irom the drait 1ruly the
fOoh are not s dead yet: Ono more instance ana
sill drop TIE subject. g. u. Ahrk. esq. Tie proprietor
N tho Jeddo mines Hho riding the rond IN his car
rrr. vns several times shot az IN broad daylight Soy
crnl balls put through the top 4 Biz buggy ana
icuaIly marked ~ the Blcsshots." owing to hts hrm
refusal IN many Instances 20 acccdo to their demands
Such very briony. wa the h'ac Of Affairs when com
pany OF two ~ tho 10th NowJertey were ordered
bee. Previously tic men controlled tho mines
but row tho pr0prctors nro once mOr' gaining. al
though WY slowly, the nsoondonoy over them
Strange Indeed IL the rcfpcct thcse "ucishota' have
for veteran troops. company Of m! men ~ any
one point Is sufficient 10 awe them ut into nubmls
sion Soue oae OF two hundred arrests lave boon
made -ui hundreds have fed from tie miges through
lsar ~ Jeddo. where formerly tho Catholic Irish
numbered the other nionaitcr three % on' the others
nre now in majority. 10 Will however b. necessary 10
Keep troops hnid throughout the district during che
entire winter Jiy doing hundreds 81 these men
vii b. forced onSe for other regions In order o
tain their livelihood. and their formidable organization
viii j. Is hoped thu, become broken Up and dsbanded.
fow words now 10 the cost 81 getting the coal 90
market, Tho net cost for lie labor Of mining AZ the
Jeddo mines ID about D - per un. Tho net cost Of
a tun delivered In tho kew.York market Is
from e.; - a. e. Tho average phco obtained !
Tor their cOo Il ab'nt g. At tie Halletor
mines not n tun hs been sold for over So 20. Thus
uk ~ viii DO readily tcen that tho coal operators hero
aro free from Oh charges II combining % k,op The price
" coh up Ii any such combination exists lies with
TIE middle men. theyAre termed 90 whom the pro.
dnccrs sol. No Ono WHO las not been here aud seen
aud learned Of tho dhcultes thu, In the way o ths
owncfs D! the ines have any den Of the state of