Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-10
THE rRAcxrrL TENTH.


Tue PEACEFUL TENTH.
To-day is the tenth Of September. tho
day OH which. according 10 some OF our
newspaper contemporaries. the miners
q, the Comstock were " rise In open
rebellion, and by force OF Arms. and all
tina, sort Of thing. take possession OF
the mines and ruthlsssly eject and drive
on, all miners working below ground
who iid not or would not belong to their
organisation. Loudly did thoss sdito-
rial aiArmists proclaim against the threat
ened terrible invasion. and frantcslly did
they call upon all the powers Of the
government for troops and al other sP-
planes for quslling tho impending
riot. That terrible tsath has arrived.
ani all is quiet As usual along the CON-
stock : the miners are swinging their
picks eheerily away down In the deep
level. among the porphyry. the quartz
seams, the clay stroaks aud the rich ore
bonanzss. No standing armies with
serrisd rows OF bayonsts are guarding
tho various mining works against in'
osndiary onsisushts Of fsroeisus miners.
and the only extra eoumoiiod Is that OF
the elements. OH Borsas 10 the only
individual who is ou the rampage. and
A, hs rides the fiery untnmei washoe
z.pI,yr over tho Divide aud along the
Comls,ock hs laughs deri.ively ut the
fears Of those alarmisis. and smiles ON
the terrible insurrsctiou which has
ended in wind
The miners were right In the stand
they took. It was perfectly just and
correct that all who enjoyed the benefits
and privileges secured by the Miners
Union should belong to IL and assist In
it, support. ani this WA the only
effective measure they could adopt to
accomplish the desired end. In the
famous resolution they passed and
had published in all the papers
Of the day. they called upon all
miners working along the great lode to
Join their organization before the tenth
Of September. stating that on that day a
committee would examine sthe card Of
every man Who would 80 below the sur.
face, aud that none except Supsrintend'
snts or forsmen would be permitted TO
60 down into the mines unless they
could show n card oi membership
or application for msmbsrship In
the Union. The committee has been
appointed. the caris have been sxam-
ined. aud hencotorvsri NO miners ex-
cept members Of tho Miners Union will
bs permitted to work in the mines Of the
Comstock.
The end has been accomplished quiet
iy. yet very enectusliy. with no collision
or trouble. Orr miners are as much
interested in the welfare and protection
Of the mines and mining works a. are
thoss who own. manage aud conduct
them. The Union 10 controlled and d.
reetsj by sensible. practical. reasoning
men. and they knew just what they
we're about when they passed that
aibitrary.iooking resolution. Long b.
fore the day appointed for the final
eulminstion u the issue. they had
Induced all the miners worth employ
iug to Join their organization. and
had held a meeting Of practical.
reasoning conference with the various
mining Superintsndsnts. The result OF
that meeting. as We have before stated.
was AN agreement. that on and after to-
day NO miners. except members Of the
Union. shall b. employed in the mines.
Tn. miners will bury their owu dead.
pay their own surgeons and physicians
in case Of ascidsbt or sickness. re-
lisvs the minins companies Of all such
contingent expenses Us long IS men,
bers OF the Union are employed. and
the mining companies are assured OF
having plenty Of good able miners, at no
increase Of the regular wages. There
are other advantages to both sides Sc
cured by this compromise. which will be
seen in the future. and the finest and
most satisfactory feature Of all is that
the whole arrangement has been accom-.
plished without any collision or trouble.
aud to the mutual satisfaction Of both
mine owners ami miners. Our comrli-
ments to the managing parties who
brought about this desirable and salts
factory result. That dreaded tenth Of
September does not possess terrons
enough to make II very memorable.