Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-08-19
A CONTRADICTIONS.
To the MINING JOURNAL:

TO the MINING JOURNAL:
MILL you be kind enough to insert in
w your paper statement from me
contradicting (as | have recently under.
stood II ia Sc report that has been current
I for number of years among my fellow
workmen, and, | suppose, having been
whispered from one to another, has en-
lRrged the number of believers to the det-
riment and defamation OF my character
till silence has ceased to be virtue. In
The fail Of 1878, my boys and myself were
employed IN the New Hope Slope, one Of
TIE Consolidation company's mines, and
under the supervision of Messrs james 3.
and B. j. Thomas. We had been employ
ell there previous to this time, hut the
statement desire to make concerns mat
ter which commenced with the above date.
MIR. James b. Thomas sent into the mine
ioI me To come outside to see HIM, rs he
wanted to consult me about horse that
owned. TIE result of tho consultation
was that he hired my horse to work IN the
mine. He said it was well on in the sea-
son and he did not want 10 purchase a
new horse ut that time, and as have un.
delslood, the following false and malicious
report has been in secret circulation all
these years, viz: That the company had
the use ofmy horse without compensation,
on account whereof my boys and myself
were getting extra cars at the expense of
ouT fellow-workmen. a few days ago
resolved to investigate the matter and have
the whole transaction msdc public. | re-
qucsted one ot the oompany's clerks to
ob.ige me by making an examination of
the company's timc.bnok ofthc above date,
and the result of that examination shows
the company has paid me in all for work
done by that horse siXty-six (S66.25) dol
lars and twenty-five cen S, exclusive of his
keeping. know the gentleman that
made the examination; his veracity can
not be disputed, | think this testimony
will be enough on the horse question, but
for the benefit of the curious that may call
on me | can make further explanation, asI
have an idea OF who the ungrateful wretch
is these false accusations cmanated from:
l hereby certify. That at the request Of Mr.
AcLuckie examined the time.booll OF the New
Hope mine and find that he Mr.. McLnckicl has
been credited for horse hire In July, l",9, SLl5
and from September, 1873, to april, 1874, sGl,GO,
making total OF $Gj2j. REUBEN ANTHONY.
| will go step further in making Il few
statements Tor the purpose of vindicating
my character as working man. have
been in and around this region since 1854,
and here make the assertion and chal.
lenge contradiction that in NJ my career
as miner up to the present tine, ! never
have made TO any agent, superintendent
mining boss, or any proprietor OF any
mining work any overture, direct OF indi-
rect, ior the purpose of getting any situa.
ton, or any other favor to the injury Of
my fellow-workmen. We have raised
eleven of family, may say, to men and
women, and up to this day | have never
taken the benefit or delrauded any OF my
creditors in any way, and we owe no man
anything in the true sense of the word, l
will readily admit my disposition has been
and is to get all could for my labor aud
to labor for all can SCI. | will also adj
init that have on scycr1i occasions held
different opinions from many OF my fellow
workmen on alleged grievances, and we
have divided at inside meetings to test the