The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-07-31
The Miners Strike.

The Miners Strike.
Yesterday the Miners Union turned ont
again, and visited all the mines from the
Original Hidden Treasure 10 the Malpppn and
California. At the iir-t-ulmrd mine (whcrc
the men are being paid - per day the work
men were informed that II was through tEU
efforts OF the Union that their wages were
kept ur, AMI that they ought, therefore. 10
Join. : number gave their ualnrs and some
declined. The procession then fled tu tic
Earl, Ward E""rh"r South, AMI Napoleon.
where II WAS nIl;,t for some time, duriu,
which q committee WIS sent 10 the Aurora
Consolidated. The procession then wound
down to- the Office of the company and halted.
\ few minutes afterwards orders were given L.
march to the North Iceberg, below tine street.
Here some men in "a blacksmith shop were
questioned, and not giving satisfactory an
SwCrs were ordered not To Resume work. At
this point, our presence being evidently om-
harmSSIUS to the Qupstiuncr, We Withdrew.
I've were afterwards informed los the person
carrying on the examination nj the Iceberg.
that our impressions were CDTTrct-miuuuud.
too, in language neither clr-.ut nor cIyil.)
NJ this mine were two gangs Of u'u-Unu
having "a written contract and the other work
ing ON a aUb-CputTAct. TIA" latter were iOr-
hidden to resume work Some SUGGESTIONS
were also nudc about changing, one or two OF
ihru,' when one yuUu" mtu ia particular
rendered himself conspicuous ~ Hl~uuduayur-
10 IU, II tho H4H spirit. The l.i-Gn tl3-H
marched To- "a point hr'H,.U tine Summit ulIur
and tho north Shaft ur iH" SnutA Aurora.
After "r"os.-o ,.tWIuiu- ..i luIryIug with 20
i'w men There ing while. tra lruts went in
the southeast dump "i the Aur..a. ami p."-
Crriui To- question o.. Grrtf.i'.r, .nI ll"
men Iu his rufI.y. We rr.u',I i.,. l.uur.--
sj"u ~ IL l'ii IA, E.rI. anal uu.i.. 'u. uvu,,rr
nlu,ly-nur, .,, 1t ttl 1it.u -.rrui i.. Do. Au-
ruTt miiir~. Ne, guU',t uun HWi,.t aIat -!N.
Dr. G",di,lluw WIa asked Co. Piled -u his word
and honor that The HI,U wurlIu. ip uI.H were
receiving - pr day. Til, be dill. llr wn~
then asked II ho would make am affidavit tu
that effect. To this lac replied ia the nfhrmu-
tive. The President of the Union. Peter Leo
nard, then asked the men If they would accept
the gcutlcmnn's word of honor, when u mum
Der cried ont, ''NOi the Affidavit The Pres
idcnt then said hc was willing To- accept the
word q; honor. and put the proposition 10 u
vote, when II Wis carried, with hut one ur two
disS' utIug VpIrus. tn" Doctor Was then
asked If h" would disrhrr.," the men in hi-
employ If they joined the Miners Union. lie
replied that ho should not. lie wa. then
asked If he would employ members ni that uT-
GIuiIuIOn, other things hnIug u4uli. a- soon
rs other miners. To this h" replied ilu,t h"
would, wh,TDUpOn Tia, President rf tuH League
turned To the men and they wished To-
join. Tho first ono addressed replied That, for
one hc did not. Mr.. Lrnglri then said to
honor that he will not discharge y0u." The
man replied that hc had no dysir, to Join. and
did not wish To- belong To- IN" Union. M the
mon Give in number. We hrlinyc.D gave about
ih" SaiuC answer. each one ia turn refusing To-
join. IN, mr'uh.r, were tIi,u ordered To- fdl
into line, aud when lu murhiug order halt
was called. Some misunderstanding hIdugi,ou
on tn" arrival of the procession 20 this point
between some momhrrs and Mr. Ogden. for
mcrly night foreman in tho Nevada mine.
During the interview b,twrnu Mr.. Lpunuri
aud DIR. Go0dfslluw. VIC hrtT,t many threaten
Ing aud insulting rcmuhs intended Tor Mr..
Ogden. Whom tia" procession WIS halted, one
0f tho mnrhas a.. II. Bukr) returned and
requested Mr.. Ogden to go with him. rs they
(spcnlng in the plurlD wished tu see him.
Mr.. Ogden replied that If they had any husi-
ness with him they could see him there. Mr..
burke urged him To- o., hui Nir. Og.i-.m -irinlv
refused. Tho President of the Union thrn
returned to where sir. Ogden was sitting uml
asked him :" go with tncn, and WIS also rr.
fused. Mr. Leonard then asked Mr. Ogden
II he had used certain remarks about the men
in the procession. Mr.. Ogden replied in sub,
stance: 81 used tho wurds-no; toward the
Union MS such, for have some good friends
III your procession: but being ius,IliCd and
having stones thrown nt mo. I resented the
insult by using the language toward the rncr
VINO attempted Ia impose upon mo; IL would
ho poor. worm indeed that would not
ollcf some resistance when II ~ crowded"
The pIocossiun Then moved OujupOn P0gomiI
Fiat, aud proceeded 10y the cuttiug of to the
Eborhnrdt mine. Being looked upon as q
Spy hy some of the grand murshnls Cwho
10y the way, have known Ms too long and Too
we'll to harbOr for II moment the suspicion ilm
we entertain any but tho most kindly feeling,
toward lahorng mon, and who know full wei
we have for years belonged to and have hccr
ono ni tho most active members Of u work
ingmen's orgnuatnm, We troubled the pro
cossion n" further with our presence, and car
only give thcir proceedings on tho south sid,
ni T.. mountain from hcnraty. At the Ebcr
hudt hey found few mon working, ful
hlling contract hnia;cd lhcm out aud FOR
uid ihcm working any more. The proCCBEioi
ilcn marched down Ia th, Malcppa minc
"hcfo three men veto found NJ work Thcs,