The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-08
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DEAR sis have received letter from General Cotton,
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mine pownea mine Amador mine and they ali to
50 and $ per day. and ali @sS on surface IS
proposition aseepssd x Ssrmosi.s ali I past seton
sad no feeag win be manifested agans, any Of the old
heretofore The employment. Of Chines. WIN
5SHss ss 1881
RERoRTER-w Were there any Cinnamon at work
BYRNE-Tnere were four or nve In the employ OF
they had the troops at their back they would intro
duce them If they chose. IL was more q precautiOn-
airy stipulation than anything else.
III conclusion, MIR. Byrne said that there had been
no riot nor any war. and that the iamentable affair
OF last Monday was not on any league question.
although 1t possibly grew out OF feelings engendered
-py the situation. McMenomy, the miner, and Ben
net, the foreman, had been on friendly terms
previous to the ARRAY, which ended so fatally to the
former There was no Intention or fear of any out
break. There were some rash spirits that II re-
CURED great deal Of patient management to keep
The sherir Of the county George Durham, blum,
determlned-looking man, was met shortly after. He
said that he would tell me IN few words how he
stood, and didn't care damn how stated IL. Ills
sympathies. he was free to admit, were on the side
OF labor but they would not interfere with his doing
his duty. He had said to General Cotton, OF the
Amador Company, when the trouble broke out, "Get
q sheriff Yourself and You know. or you ought TO.
that action without authority is Illegal and leaves
Sheriff. ell IKE anybody else open TO damages one OF
Lacquer. said was not; he sneered and said was
dong well by my brother leaguers. repeated that
was not Lacquer, and didn't care damn
whether he believed 1t or not.
My next VISIT was to Mr.. stenberger, superin-
tendent Of the AmadOr Nine. found that this gen.
teman was not at his house. He was expected
back in few moments and presently brisk,
portly man, OF about thirty-flve years. OF swarthy
complexion, large, quick, dark eyes and black hair
and beard. came busting into the ROOM There was
no guard Of armed men visible but the outline OF
large revolver on his hip showed that the Supern-
tendent believed In being ready Tor all chances He
my letter Of Introduction to him he threw 1t aside
told me to be seated ana said, laughingly:-
to a my per
there are some desperadoes among the miners, but
am determined to let none OF them take ony odds
on me-"
REpoRrER-Do yoa think they would attempt any
thing2
bad ones among them got me inn quiet spot they
might carve me some II was asleep. All care for
on that head is, II I'm to go to have done at once.
don't want TO be butchered, that's all.
REPORTER-What is your opinion OF the sltua-
SrErNBERGER-This killing Of poor Hatch and
Hughey McMenomy has stirred up bad blood.
Things look quiet enough now, but there's often.
times more danger when these men become secret
and silent than when they are bOlsterous.
REPoRTER-what is their complaint Of your
STEINBERGER- At present 1t arises believe, out
OF the shooting scrape. which, although as
not concerned, they blame me as Bennets boss and
friend.
REPoRrER-They do not complain Of you on the
score Of the COMPROMISED
no. was Dig um with
they make That ne ola hands nc" not
time the troops were here men outside the league
were employed as they could be got at. They were
within the reach OF their influence. We got only
sufficient to keep ourselves clear OF loss BY caving
and q we Sod
not turn away the men who had stood BY US in our
time Of troub,e wouldn't Sr While lie nad shot OF
taken back 10 the same extent: TO add to the
dlficulty water has got so short that we are run
and the Keystone has been Obliged to stop alto
gether We, fear, may nave TO DO the same thing
this year. You see we have mad two very dry
winters. We can stand one, but two knocks us.
REPoRTER.Wnat do you believe to have been the
STEINBERaEK-O the score Of wages there was no
cause since the change they proposed made little or
no difference 10 us. l must relate circumstance
that believe lies at the bottom OF it all discovered
ABOUT year ago that some OF the men were stealing
value of his months wages it becomes worth looking
after. discovered four Italians one Sunday morn
with about five hundred dollars worth OF rock upon
them. When rich part OF the ledge Is struck rock
worth from two to three hundred dollars Is taken
mn to ten OF twenty dollars a ton one of these
Italians had twenty-five pounds In handkerchief,
another large lump IN Inc sleeve OF MS wooen
fourth in O tobacco box. had nothing to DO but
discharge these men, In the course OF the year
thirty-eight were discharged, and as these men
lay about town dong nothing they worked up all
the mischief. ,,,
and he speaks very sensiDly about the matter.
SrETNBERGER-ies, Byrne is good enough; but
the most dangerous the men you are least likely
TO NEE! and the least likely TO say anything If you
did. The worst OF these things Is that men get up
these organizations and then get beyond their
control.
REPORTER-How long do you expect 1t to be be-
fore you will have water enough TO run all your
STEINBERGER-we may get more as the nights
grow longer and evaporation IS lessened, but we
shall not have 1t In any Quantity until the rainy
season In November or December.
A horseback ride OF Couple Of miles over the
intendent OF the Oneida Nine. This tall, stalwart
man. with prominent eyebrows and bold glance,
me with grim ms smile d II sews the
round, and he remarked as looked at the pistols
on his desk
SOME OF THEM WHILE THEY'RE CITING Me-"
He told substantially the same story. In reference
10 the employment OF Chinese he SAID
ii had only ave OF them ana they were employed
only in sloshng out blanGets the meanest poorest
WORK We nave wnSn naI aSd e,se eeS v
He invited me to take a look round the works.
As we walked he related how the stoppage of his
pumps had lost him at least $780, 900, by the cavng
In OF rock which for great length Of time he would
be unable 10 get at
"lOu see
WE TAKE BIG RISKS
In this gold mining"
AS we were looking down the shaft he SAID there
were some men below putting In new timbers and
taking out old ones,
"There's rock coming up now"
Presently the bucket filed with large bouders Of
quartz, came in sight. and the man at the mouth Of
the shaft affixed q nook attached TO rope to
ring the end OF the puckeL az to "tip' 1t and
let The rock down the shoot. The rock did not all
fall out at the proper place, two large pieces, OF
about thirty pounds each, hopping heavily within
few inches OF the shalt.
'TThat's dangerous" said !.
'fYes; they take big risks, too, down there" he
said, as we turned to 20 away.
And so was told In a nutshell the fact that gold
mining Is risky The owners. however take 1t on
their purses-tne miners on their lives.
IA man that can work In the shaft is worth 50 %
q day."
] should think so, when one thinks OF the velocity
with which forty pounds OF jagged quartz,
off a foil Of 6yao r hun rad faa