Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-25

The Eastern Observation-Disclosures En- =
Ierpri$e-The Great Strike Among
the Mineral Perputual Sabbath
Prom FrOstbarg 10 Piedmont
Special Correspondence OF the Register.
KESSER, w. VA, April lS.-Thinking
an account Ofevents transpiring in this
section of the State might interest the
REGISTER readers, we undertake to
communicate such as occur to us
worthy of note. The jury of inquest to-
day concluded the investigation of Il. +.
Nanpelt drowning case, arriving at
the conclusion the drowning was acct
dental. 4 verdict was found according
".
Yesterday Senators II. G.. Davis and
Window, of the prospecting party
mentioned i'll previous REGISTER
special, returned tothis place, and specu-
latiOn aS To the object of their visit is
INDUCED in by Grant and Hardy citi-
Gems; all, however, agree that some
railroad enterprise i'll which these
capitalists are interested, took them
thither, and someOf the more enthusiast
tic are banking on an early appearance of
the iron horse in that region. Some
thing must have absorbed Secretary
WINDOWS thoughts of weighty nature,
as he forgot his watch, that tout of
abundant Cautionl had been placed I'M
der his pillow at Petersburg. The honest
landlord forwarded the chrOnOmeter to
this place, from whence it was eX-
pressed TO its owner.
The labor troubles in the mining
region continue TO depress all branches
of business in the Georges Creek section
and its effects are felt in adjacent COM
munities. Parties who come down the
creek say it is one perpetualSabbath from
FrOstburg to Piedmont, nothing doing,
no one stirring and very little said. The
miners continue so far united in their
demand and the operators show no dis
position to yield A conference COM
mittee of miners and operators, we I'M
derstand, separated without even dis
cussing the question on its merits.
There are but two mines in operation
i'm this region, the West Virginia
G.. 4 Z. Elk Garden mine, and a six
foot vein near Bloomington, Maryland,
by the Piedmont company. To-day
your correspondent visited the Elk
Garden mines in company with Col.
Lewis and Mr.. Wilson, assistant super
ltIbNNl vi the ltubAOAN NOAA
pany. The Fix mines were
opened about August the LIST 81,
when "A branch of the West Virginia
G. &P. road reached that point. The
first day ten tons were shipped; since
which the facilities have been enlarged,
miners increased aS new headings were
entered, and the demand grew until to-
day nearly eight hundred tons were
L. NT,,nh - l,1a 70 fhn AnprnAtIp
and judiCiOus management of Captain
Sheridan, who from the beginning
has superiutended the work, aided in
the under ground department by boss
miner James Little. Nothing could be
operated more Systematically, safely,
and methOdiCally on such scale, than
this mammoth big vein mine.
1t has improved machinery OF the
very best material and make, and no
expense has been spared to have every
thing secure against accident, no pans
and labor spared to have everything con-
venient and healthy. Since the Elk Car
den mines were opened the average
daily shipment has been over 40 tons
far every working day, or an aggregate
of 45T, 900 tons, during the whole OF
which time there has not been an acct
dent of any moment; and to the credit
of the miners and managers be II SAID,
not breach of the peace. The men have
constant employment and makes, NJ oo
cents per ton, from seventy-hve to one
hundred and fifteen dollars per month.
They are cheerful, cOntented, anu Mr..
Little said in our hearing, that ne
never yet gave an lorder but was
obeyed without grumbling or protest.
One man, an old miner from Georges
Creek region, said he had never, IN the
length of time, earned so much IN ms
life. Another in the same heading
cleared Sis last month; another SlO2,
and so on. whats the use OF pr0mis-
ing 81. 90 per ton for mining and giving
but ten tons month to mine" said
one. "Pd rather have regular work
and make good living wages all
the time" he added. Here" SAID
Boss Little sis curiOsity"-leading the
way to another heading. There Is
one armed miner-and he can noe MS
row with the best of Them Much eN-
ercised to see how the man managed a
pick, sledge and scoop, we followed,and
Young Boyd, spare made youth, was
shown us. Well, the way he made coal
tumble with that one arm would nave
shamed many a cripple-and ne ala
it-with his muscle and not even
stump on the other arm to aid the right
member. About l75 men are now en-
Moved i'm this mine, and the daily
amount mined for last month has been
over 200 tons.
w. r. Porter. the railroad construction
superintendent, who has been employer
by the company for nearly TWO years,
iSextending and enlarging the switches
and making more convenient arrange
ments for loading at the dump-house.
The contractors on the W. Va, {. x 2.
construction are prosecuting their WORK,
and this wilderness end OF the state
will soon be made great feeder TO the
coal and lumber trade. VAN