, 1877-12-06

ar,etai t'orrtspond<nse ot The Tribune.
CENTRAL CIR, nlack Hills, Nov. oG.-In
'orne. aet'e.s ~, nave SPOKEN @ u. sae peta ,.,.
character Of thc miners aud psospectors ot Ina
region: of their stcas'y friendship toward those
they like; Ut thetr swiftncts 10 resent an insult
or fn,urv. and ,ctr pet,1lar ytcws of t}tr avn
r,,,,,. rsr. th,n, a,t H. al, Iuow ,t'c,n ,se,,.
- 80, ~ ' - ' a.. ..,s ~.
anu the hiea p'sscsse" ono TINT sotneho" Inc
rugged "fl'lncss. the broad generosity. tho
startling pccl!artEcs Ut our arrange Far-West-
c,u land tayr vros tnto them nntl bcyo,nc a
.,,". ~ ,,,"t. ,ss.,.... l., 81. ...o-,.,,, .,,
pu't VI the'' nat"'ss ,s. .'s a'1s.' y. ~, ,,n ~
Maintenance OF what theF bc!scse 10 pe taelf
rights, willie ones Judgment condemns. Jet he
atm,cs their ,ecktcas courage, their inyileihle
iort,,,,,1,.. NM, ,1src,1cvs ,l].rc1urt, If rop.e
n,,o,,s. rha.. c,,or.c,c,,.,,cs RI III. ctas.
were con'pEeuous1y shown Turing thc recent
LOCKOUT At slfE KEATS MIMI,
situated IN ll!aaeGrssa,u'e us . at I'll,
III AVN W"t"ey' y. oa'' 1A''c1seu' aaa ~ e.
Post, Of Cheyenne, By whom contract Tor tic
removal Of orc Was let to one ConleY, who EN-.
.o,s os" a. - ~ ~. ,na s,,, ,n.t ,,a ,ro. .s.mr f,r
.aeso t.'e"t ". 80. -. ~ ~, '"' .,a ~ .s..".,
thci9 'atf'! ap'"t s''ooo' 1"c 'ae'' 'e'uaea ~
wurk further until tteif WAGES IN arrcar "ere
intenIcrlt. Ilry wcrc informed BY him tIut
tltu cuntructnr WA uirca.iv oycspaii, aud That
thcv must lock to lllm alone for their pay.
rhesc men, coming frora mining counties
tIlc pruuerty, sMlMr to the Mechanics
lien 1aw OF Illinois, at ontu took
atcps to asscrt their lien, hut were Informed
t!,at tie codcs of tht, Territory contained ~
no1ycd 10 .ake tho law into their own t'auds,-
to
..... SEIZE THE MINE,
md ho,d Il until tl1ey wera paid. Accordingly,
hntf nf7h ffOIr rff
| and entered thu tunnel, hloekading tho satnc
| behind them In sucll q tnan.cr ts to securely
| prevent i,lgress. The only means of communal
cation with them frou, thcnco until their ilna1
s,,rrcMlrr wis through Two shafts extending
from the surface down to the tunnel. Through
| these wus KEPT tlp communication with the sur.
facc; but they werc ctcraally guarded by the
men IN tile ,u[nc, 10 TINT to seize them was I'M
| possible. Tho day following their tux
| ing pusscssion, warrants wcrc lsaticd for
thrtr arrest, nnl placed tu tho
ut ul,ec repaired to the ground, a,,d, caling thu
men below. demanded their surrender. The
| Captain was cnlcd, who informed thc officers
that they would not surrender either themselves
i, thc1i begun to descend. when thu Capt1I1, WIS
heard to cllil additional guards, wllo were Dr.
| iurct! tn shoot tho first nian to dcscetd; and
suddenly
| A 1ALy-poZEs MtFLE8
luokc,l oininousIy up tho shut. They wcro
oaaed at,l cooked, nil the triggers wrrc press
| cd by the ttNcetB Ut men whom We all k1lgw
would Ottcy lis order uf theis superior. Ine
mun,cnt ] TN Nus 30 onu Of Intense Interest. Above,
were the ha.lictl but determined law.otllrcrs;
buivw, were silence, darkness; nnl, pointing up
out vi The gloomy cavcE,l. wcre thusc muT'icr-
| os tr,,ns-brhuu them. the {arca 0f desperate
mru. Tic lIght, striking ttlc1n ~ they weru
| uuturucd alolig thu guu-tasrcls, gave then, u
paIlld, t,aggar,i iook
1t WA l,la,u they could not bo taken by IL
rect attack without Ereat loss; wcrcupun thu
sheriff decided tu bcscEe thc,n aud starye tllcn.
out. Accordingly. guarln were posted OF tllo
ground to prssusit supplies being furnished tlts
Elct, aii1 tu arrest any VIM might coHle above.
Thus the tluy pasae,, and news ol tEo desperate
| strait their cunruces wcrc in was carried by
swift rltlesa to thu various camps aharcnt, atll
| By evening crowd of eu0 had assembled at thu
c,MIrnan was ric,tcJ, inscniIary spectl.cs nude,
mn! committee appointed to provision tho
.uil'c. Hoon II heayily.lualcd wagon SLOWLY
crawIeti u}p tho ,,il toward tic tntne, followed
tGo mine numbered hut i,aif.tlozcn, thu RS.
vuers "a many hundred. The crowtl gathered
abopt the shalt: Slowly
TIE GuAup wERr rCsnEp nAcE;
nl the loud Ut ltuur, tuct,tl. coffee, ete., dropped
into ttle tunnel. Tllu outlook was a threaten.
ing uae. Tie sympathy 1T Tho peoplu seemed
to be with The mIucrs, antt loud thrcata wcrc
openly nn'le a;a'tsst both tls 'nlle-ow1'crs aud
Cant. fosfrr to brine up IFS con,pnny Ut militia.
Capt. F.-eycry Inch tls veteran soldier, anti
bcarillE thu srur8 Ut u llalt-stUrU KOuit!s re-
ccIyrtl during the Into Wur-straIgllte,,eu up,
tu,cs,eu lis rup in satu.e, ,li,l replied, sSEr,
IN, rcu.ly; hut my nlcll-1nY inctl, sr-arc
tni.,crs. atnl aU,l,c Ut then, are IN ttt tutt"
but hc took lis parc at tllu sIutt.
Thus Alrafrs stotAl ut thu cll OF the first
wreIl, Thu stltioox was desperate. Tie fa1nl.
ltea IT thc nlen wcre being supported by their
lricnls nboye, willis thu men themselves were
growing palli! ut,i iccble from confinement III
the daslip m,ne, siots werc repeatedly trcI Ut
tho u.etss frnrn t!le mine, anA u1lu hight a1i
n,liareut hill was for u moment lighted up l,y
tlla tasll Ut tbs rifles ot tl.o4s enleayorlng tu
supply the t,llnr.
SOLDIERS WE'RE sHsT roIt,
AM, on tho .lst inst. Lieut.. E.fgrly With Com.
pauv II, Seventh Cnyary, trutlr,l through Our
streets in column vi twus. Tbs bluu llnu cursc,!
ur,,{1u,l the hills, entered jcu-Ircasure
tiultll a.,si at thu iltltu nude ltAit. Il del,sg
ttlroug, filling thu gulch, followed, gradually
ttO,!ut, abuu. thu military. hut Lieut.. Eugrly
WA u,ruku to tbs t,er.Is Ut TIC OCCASION. NJ
unnecessary talk WIS t,Nlul.et1 In. sHcrvt,