The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-04-14
THE MINING REGIONS.


Everything Quiet and Pcaccabie in I.uzerne
md Carbon Counties, Pa.--The Miners
strike md What Led to h-Work BEING
Resumed Throughout tho 'Disa0ecicd Dis
tricts.. xc.
SCRANTON, Pa, April IL, 1857
The advccs given You by the telegraph and published
in sundays HERALD TO the disturbed state affairs
in this county. growing out OF the strike OF the coal
miners somewhat colored. II is true that Sheriff
vanieer tcegraphcd to Governor Geary relation to tho
strike and true, also that he asked permission
to call ont az necessary Captain Ellis company
OF Wyoming veterans but the main points Of the
telegram viz THAT "a serious riot exists In Hazel.
ton and Foster townships that his authority was ex-
hausted without success, and that an armed
and organized force necessary, had no rouu.
dalton In factn II has not been necessary 10
call ont Captain Ellis any other military company 10
quc any riot whatever from the fact that no riot ex
lists either in Hazeton Foster townships. visited
both those places sojourning in Eckley and in Hazel
ton, the prucpai points in those townships and can
certify that the utmost quiet and peace prevails in each
In fact the people quite surprised when
they read the accounts Of 'serious rotr existing
there. One gentleman with whom converted re-
marked that he thought leather medal should be got
up by mill subscriptions and presented 10 the Asso
ciatcd Press agent reward Tor his ingenuity In ind
ing out riot that never had any existence save in
the fertile brain OF the elcgraphcr Having settled this
point allow mo to give true description Of the state Of
The miners in this country or rather majority Of
them, on q strike for higher wages This remark
applies particularly 70 the mines In Eckley Hazel.
ton, Jeddo, Beaver Meadow and Summit Hill the two
latter bong Carbon tthe adoinns) county Advices
which this morning received, however inform me that
In MI the above places satisfactory understanding has
been had between the operators and the employees and
the latter resumins work. Three Of the prin.
cipal coliierles resumed labor yesterday and the
induces are that all In tho county will be in fun
operation next week The summit Hill and Beaver
Meadow mines belong 10 The LehIgh Coal Company The
GOLFERS engaged therein wcre receiving seventy-fve
per load for mining the coal; a. bringing II
into the gangway, In readiness for transportation from
the shaft After elaboration they decided TO demand
81 per car load uhirtythree and one.third
per cent advance) which the company
refused 10 paw. strike the consequence
and operations at the mines suspended This took
place about two months ago Previous TO this how.
ever advance OF thiry-hrec and onehird per cent
had been demanded In rome OF the other mines. and
owing 10 the nnwlnxness Of the operators 10 conccde
the advance, work In these brought standstii
90 that OF the miners hare been out OF employment
for I've months when the advance was irst
asked, o meeting Of the miners was held In the
woods near Summit Hill, and tbs idea was
very fooIishiy conceived Of forcing tho operators
into compliance with the extra demand. Az 70 usual
IN al such $780, this action made the operators more
antaeonism was brought about between the employers
and ths party being willing for long
time 70 make any concession. The worst feature 10
connection with thess strikes which by the by are Of
easssl occuvsnosl Y ths, whsa "a advance VI Wassa