The New York herald., 1870-12-09
THE COAL STRIKERS.

The Pennsylvania Mlncs at n Htnndsiiii--
Immense OverprcGu ii0n Oi Coal Mauch
Chank Worxmen Saiisae H. rhriftiness Of the
Mincrs-A Hard Winter for The UnempIo ycd.
MAUcH CHuYg. Dec. 8, 1870,
The ntnes Ia Southeastern Pennsylvania are just
now at standsfill. The on mines that are at
present beng worked, az FAR IA nave found are
those OF the Wiikesbarre Co apd Iron Company,
the Lehigh Coal ara Navigation Company and the
Lehigh Valley Railroad COMPANY who own the
mines at uazeton. IN the lower tier OF Luzerne
county. The Lehgh Coal and Navigation Com.
pany. mas its mines In Carbon county. and
lis super ntendent Mr.. VIII an Stearns, In
formed me today that IN those three companies
there were $50 men wno had not discontinued
work and win not dicon,Inuc. tor the reason that
the COM anies referred 70, although they do not
pay as HI a. 81 30 Car, allow their workmen 10
receive basis rate OF remanelati IN tor their labor
believe. however that tna Ha1leton miners VIII
re eive The rates when The Luzerae company
men have demanded as TITS a point with the coal
operators In the Lehigh regioa to wat unli the
LuZerne county miners have strucA, when they at
once place higher value on their coal besides
mere Is bad ice ln4 between III. Miners OF Lehigh
ana carbon counues. aud those wno have diston-
tinncd work IN Luzerac, as ,ie later refus q 10
come out with the miners o. the Nv former conn-
ties when they were n strike d year aSo at JacE-
sonvlle, Auaenrled, EcN.ey All Upper Lehgh, all
OF which places nav visited.
In the aazleron distrtc. flal init the miners
are wo king, at uuieaided what they snali
do a. the :aie Of s. q 4 ca. At Mo
Carmel (which have not visited yeD, IN
scnuyiki.l county, ,ins farther sou n, the miners
nave been Wuratte Oh hali Ilne .or tue past Two
weeks, and at Locdst Daie, waere Jiere are great
II, nbefs of miners, 100 were eonpeaed To sus lend
wolk Sue tine since uNSas 10 tIe gint OF coal
IN The narset. The iac,s ii { case are lnese:
III "A fkfitl
lying atou ose ~ iennstiv INA. Two hun ireG
thousand ous nave been u "a rom the bowels
OF the anthtact: region 49, year III excess
OF ihe amount take" lsst tear. Ledsh coal briags
only about a dJ.ldr ana twelu-ne cepss a ton
more IMAM cos 81 tie sal = ~ ~ iorA, eha Tue
compahies complain tia VI, KIND OF IN mess dyes
not pay Ior me gteAt nutds " capiA invested
here, In Maich saans, litde town III
notch oi mighty nls, | f.N all tne men com n9 odJ
ol The mines Tonight a. n faces Dlac&enel. htte
TN OIL amps auaonei ~ Iae.r caps, OF oil
strapped 20 Their Dacas anl tnclr c.otnes cred
vita Il s s-diinCnt vi mixed Ca dast aud thicK
grease. Tney were, / iDund tnsM quite wei
satisned WI TIE rates pnii at present bat 10y ID
not !eel Ike having tb ;r wages reduced q the
standard Which mas peeu hXej ~ the DeiaT3r aid
Lackawanna and Jela~ are AMI aoason canal Com
pan.es On work nan sli,l u ile, It can't ncp u
II Tie CON. anies nave p1i two doilars an lty
cents ,oa on ifesnt ifAa y re 20 ilopoken IN
Jersey; tidt ~ not oug Lut. Dut ticy nave ~ right
TO charge Us iof the Transportation of coal by
'pilkng Us o our wages, WiIlcD We have 10 work Tor
50 hafd. ten .oa, si:, soLt y these Goa conf
PANE have no more nsait INA \ sbpne. hny. loo6
AT the miners IN 5ciyiAiii county There they
don't ta.e as good care OF hcnscye3 as w 40;
there Will be gooI dea. D. csyi.g Tor tread this
winter IN that coud J, ano We WI nave 10 support
them an ave every MAJ oi them six dollars q
make II u w.Ll Us wien tne,r coal u All out5
have oand good deal a. ho.ae co.. OCT among
the nluers III tio Lrhisn Valley. even more tnan
houses ~, wei surn he'd. am tnagc are good sllel
hit MS ol bacon ani slra. cure hams, and KEGS OF
prepared minced meas aaa barte~ OF 30 atoes ana
-four, wn, Gu ihdcaic ths!r IA lft ana iol Whole.
some living up here i.ioJ fee. A me mountains.