Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-03
The late Superintendent Of the Eare-
ka Consolidatcd-What a Miner
has to say of him,

has to say Of him.
EDITOR SENTINEL: An announce.
ment appeared in to-day's SENTINEL,
setting forth that Mr.. Ellsworth had
received a parting gift of a valuable
gold watch from the Eureka CONSOLE
dated miners, as a mark of their es.
TEEN and in recognition of his past
services.
The fact that Mr.. Ellsworth has
done SO little to merit any good feel.
ing from the miners, and hat the
money raised by subscription to DUR.
chase this watch. was not given vol
UNFAIRLY but extorted by a blackmail-
ing process practised by Mr.. Lamb.
nave luz me to make the follow.
ing comments. In nv opinion there
never has come among us any min.
ing manager who has so totally dis
regarded the rights and privileges of
The miners as Mr.. A. NJ. Ellsworth.
his conduct toward them has been
markell by a mean and petty tyrany
unknown in the district before his ar.
riVat. lie was no o II raised to the
position OF Superintendent Of the Eu-
reka consolidated than he begun 10
aOoilSh those customs of long es,ab.
llshed usage favorable to the miners:
customs which were respected by his
predecessor in office, and are still re-
spected by the other Superiptendents
OF the district. Not content with this.
he Instituted in their stead annoyjng
and aggravating regulations of his
w which could not benefit the COM
pany in the remotest degree. Had he
made an otfhanded attempt to lower
the wages, and had the rest of his
management economically been i'm
accordance with the fact, then, al
though we should oppose him still,
we would give him credit at least for
an honest desire to advance the inter-
ests Of his employers. 1t would be
too tedious to enumerate the petty
acts of persecution which Mr.. ELS
worth has inaugurated against us;
acts which have met with the un-
qualified disproval not only of the
miners, but of every independent man
in the community; nor was the evil
influence of his control confined to
the working men alone.
By compelling the miners not to
board at certain houses and by die
tating to those boarding-hOuse pro-
prietOrs whom he favored with his
patronage where they should get their
supplies, W to the water they
drank, he arrogated to himself an en-
tensive power. perniciOus to II indie
peHdence, and totally It variance
with American freedom. AS to the
success of his superintendency the
public can determine for themselves.
l think 1t needs no great penetration
to discover that the finances and gem
eral prospects of the company have
not been improved during his term
of Office.
Among the miners he will he re-
membered by the obnoxious innova-
tons he introduced, rather than by
any real good he has done.
The unpopularity of Mr.. Ellsworth
does not by any means extend to the
Eureka Consolidated Mining Compa-
ny. We all remember the time when
this company, when w. 5. KeyeS had
charge. was the main support of our
camp; and with a iulicious manage.
ment of this property in future, we
confidently expect to see it long u
tain its place among the paying
mines Of Z ,stern Nevada. The re-
moval of the late superintendent
must have been desired by all true
friends of the company. Apart from
all other considerations, his continu-
anc in office could not fail to bring
his EMPLOYERS into disrepute, which
cannot be in harmony with the inter-
ests OF any corporate body.
I am informed that the foreman
headed the subscription with $50. No
doubt Mr.. Lamb has good reason to
feel grateful to his late Superb. tend
ent, by whom he was appointed to Il
lucrative situation without possessing
any superior qualifications to merit
the preference. That he should exer-
else his influence in a fair, legitimate
way, in acknowledging favors re-
ceiVed, nobody will deny, but taking
advantage Of his position, that he
should extort from laboring men
MONEY for a purpose they did not
sanction or approve, is what COM
plain of. l have made this statement,
not from malice, nor from any sense
of personal wrong received, but be-
cause / am firmly convinced it is u
truthful expression of the sentiments
Of my fellow-miners. In conclusion,
l thank YOU for your kindness i'll CIV
ing publicity to my remarks.
HENRY RADCLIFFE.
RUBY HILL, August l, 1873.
A SCRIMMAGE.-A couple OF fellows