Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-02
MINERS MEETING AT BONANZA
CITY, UTAH.
BONANZA CRY. Jan. p. Is,

BONANZA Crrr. Jan. %, 1876.
A meeting OF the Law Abiding cit.
izens Of the Harrisburg Mining District
and vicinity will be held at Bonanza
City on Tuesday Jan. 25th 1876. at 2
O'Clock p. IN. to take into consideration
the property Of organizing a mutual pro-
lection society or Miners League to
protec. the legal rights of all parties
interested In mines or lands in the Har-
risburg Mining District and vicinity.
MANY MINERS.
10 accordance with the above notice
the meeting was held at Bonanza City
on Tuesday Jan 25th. and was largely
attended by the mine owners and cit.
tizens Of the Harrisburg Mining Dist
riot and vicinity.
On motion Judge w. II. Crawford of
Washington was duly elected chairman
Of the meeting. T. Y. McNally was
elected Secretary. W. T. Barbee stated
in q few concise remarks the reason
which led the miners to call the meeting.
A report had widely circulated that
certain parties were unlawfully reloca-
ting or jumping mines.
considering himself ono OF the accused
parties obtained the floor and used the
following language: 1T seems that
am supposed to be the particular one to
whom has been imputed the unlawful
acts spoken Of, / never jumped q claim
in my life, but have always abided by
the law, and will on all occasions help to
sustain 1t. II any one insults the law,
will be foremost In helping to punish
him."
W. T. Barbee offered the following
Preamble and Resolution. ION motion OF
Leo Dixie the resolutions were read by
sections and aotsd upon separately, each
one being adopted unanimously
Whereas, 1t has been currently reported
that certain parties are now in this the
Harrisburg Mining District who avow
their intention to jump and recoIate
mining claims and who are, as 1t is cur
rently reported, tearing down mon.
uments and destroying mining
notices and. as we are led to
believe, ore determined to run this dis
trict by force OF arms, and
Whereas. Such proceedings would be
detrimental to the mining and other in
terests OF this district, and would in all
probability end In reign Of terror and
bloodshed in our midst, and
Whereas, The laws Of the United States
guarantee to American citizens the right
Of possession to their mining property
when located and represented in accord
ance with the National Mining Laws the
same as If 1t were homestead or other
realty. Now, therefore, in consideration
Of these facts, we. the law abiding citi-
zens OF this district, in mass meeting as
sembled, do resolve as follows:
Resolved, That we deprecate any acts
OF lawlessness and violence, and that we
respectfully request any party or parties,
for the sake OF peace and harmony, that
be or they refrain from encroaching upon
the legal rights OF any citizen OF our
district.
Resolved. That we are willing to sub
init to the arbitration OF the laws OF our
country in regard to the possession and
title OF our lands or mining property;
but that we are not willing. and will not
under any consideration submit to be
deprived OF actual occupancy Of our
property by force Of arms without de.
tending our rights, il need be, to the
bitter end.
Resolved, That We pledge our lives
and our sacred honor to protect our legal
rights against the entertainments OF any
unlawful combination that may come
into our midst.
On motion OF w. T. Barbee 1t was re-
solved that copy of the proceedings Of
the meeting be transmitted to the Salt
Lake Daily Herald and Salt Lake Daily
Tribune for publication.
On motion Of Edward Maynard it was
resolved that similar copy be forwarded
to the Phoebe DAILY RECORD for insertion
therein.
W. II. CRAWFORD. Chairman.
Taos. Y. McNALLY. Secretary.
Bonanza City, Jan. 25, 1875.