The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-03
THE REEF ROW.
Particulars Of the Leaving of
Mr.. Allen.
Wars and RumOrs of Wars.
SILVER REEF, Utah, Feb. IS, 1881.
Editors Herald:

SILVER REEF, Utah, Feb. Is, 1881.
Editors Herald:
Yesterday afternoon the Miners
Union met in mass and marched to
the house of Col. Allen, superin-
tendent of the Stormont Company,
mill and mine; deployed around the
house; presented to Mr.. Allen his
horse, already saddled and bridled,
with the information that he would
De allowed just five minutes to leave
the town. Mr.. A begged for an
hour in which to pay some bills,
and leave his business i'll order, but
was peremptorily refused minute
longer time; so he dOnned his coat
and hat, mounted, and was off-on
other leave than French, with the
further information that should he
return it would be at his peril. An
escort of eight hOrsemen was to
attend him TO Kelseys, about fifteen
or twenty miles north. This is the
current version of what has trans
pered, but possibly may not in any
particular be correct. Tomorrow
begins a new month and generally
brings change in mining camps. /
can't imagine what it may bring
here. but change is devOutly to be
wished. We await. j.
While no further particulars than
the above have been ascertained,
the condition of affairs at this lately
camp. were a general
topic of conversation on Wednesday,
on the street. Several rumors, in ad-
dition to those published the other
were afloat. One was to
the effect that person Objectionable
to the miners had been escorted out
of the town, but in less agreeable
and accomplished manner. The
party thus referred 10 is said to
have been a relative of Col. Allen,
and was manager, keeper or super
Intendent of the boarding house i'll
which the miners allege they were
to board if they would
remain in the employ of the Stor-
mont Company. His connection
with this boarding house arrange
ment had made him decidedly un-
popular; so after Mr.. Allen left
waited on this gentle |
man, taking with them, by the way
IF making the ceremonies the more |
a pail filled with the PHI |
ible and cohesive tar. and a guam
.ity of chicken clothing. Having
found the object Of their search the
gentleman was so far disrObed as to
admit of his undergoing the opera
ion with greater ease, and the con-
ents of the pail were laviShed upon
lin, after which the feathers were |
udiciously distributed on the tar.
This done, rail, which had been
procured for the occasion. was
brought into play and the gentleman
placed on it. In this condition
he rail was picked up, a strong,
Healthy miner at each end, and was
arried out of the camp, where it
vas left.
The chances are that this story is
Without any foundation III fact, as
10 authentic information to that
fleet has been received here, and it
undoubtedly would have been tele-
raphed had such an occurrence
AIKEN place.
Mr.. Allen, who was expected in
his city on Tuesday night, has not
ct arrived, for which reason it is
that he is not coming at !
resent, but is remaining i'll the (
icinity of the Reef in order that he :
lay be near the place where his
usiness, as manager of the COM
any, requires his presence. in order
hat he maygive necessary instruc- !
ions. Whatever of sympathy the
liners have had heretofore, the
curse they are now pursuing is GER 5
ain to take that away from them.
he present condition of affairs can 7
OF last much longer, because the
usineSs of the camp is paralyzed {
nd the miners, in stoppin4 the pro- '
uction of the mines, are cutting off !
leir own supply of the necessities l
f life. One or the other will have /;
} yield, and as the proprietOrs of
le mines can go from month to
lOnth without working their prop {
rites, while miners must work or |
5arve, it would appear that they !
i'll be the ones who will be forced l
} submit.