The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-04-03
THE WOOD RIVER TROUBLES.
Union Miners Arrested and a Military Post
to be Established mt HALEY.

The Wood River Times of the oath give
an account Of the arrest and placing undel
$4,000 bonds each, Of sixty members Of thu
Broadford Union, and the preparatory steps
near HALEY. IL says:
The three military gentlemen who arrived
here yesterday were called below by writ
ten order from General Brisbin to-day. Priol
to going, they issued blank forms Of propo
sails for cordwood, hay and oats, to be deliv
cred Eat camp near Haley" in quantities.
Lieut. Wilson, who is Adjutast, Conmissary
and Quartermaster of the Boise barracks
alss went out to Smiths Hot Springs to lsok
to him.
Inasmuch a. General Brisbin has orders
from the Secretary of War to bring all or Q
part Of his command (which includes in
fantry, cavalry and two Calling gunsI, to
Wood River
FOR THE SUMMER,
it looks very much as If Commissary Wilson
was making active operations for a protrac
ted stay of body of men. The force nj
Boise numbers about 100, Of which 80 could
come to Wood River, but as the Calling guns
can discharge 400 shots each per minute, and
the other arms are of almost equal effective
ness, the force could be used to advantage.
There is no imminent danger of martial
law being declared, however, as the citizens
are averse to it unless in the direst
necessity.
Imam interview recently Mr.. Chris. johnson
Of the Vienna mine, in Sawtooth, Idaho,
told a s. l.. Tribune reporter that the outlook
for the Wood River country in 1885 was very
hattering until the trouble with the Miners
Union disconnected everything. Everybody
confidently
ANTICIPATED GOOD TIMES,
and their expectations were based on the
prospect Of an influx of capital to develop
the many highly fattering mining claims
that are scattered from Bellevue to the Saw
tooth range. But in Mr.. Johnson's opinion,
and his is but one of many, the hopes of
Wood River are all but blighted by this dis
aster for a year to come. The night he
reached HALEY from Sawtosth sixty Union
men had been arrested and were in Jail at
that place, and the Union men who were net
under arrest were being ordered about by a
leader as military organization. The sheriff
had made an affidavit that he was powerless
to maintain order, and the Governor had
CALLED UPON THE MILITARY
to aid him in keeping the peace In compli-
ance with this request upon the part of the
Executive, the soldiers from Boise barracks
had been ordered to HALEY, and contracts
were being let for supplying the materials
necessary to the establishment of a camp.
Mr.. Johnson thinks the arrangements Of the
Minnie Moore and Queen both made mis-
take in not closing up their mines for sixty
days when they wanted to cut down wages.
Idle men get tired OF being idle after while,
and the restless element which presses itself
to the front In these Union troubles drifts eff
to other places, leaving the steady and more
reassuring men to dc the work. That method
would have saved money to the mine own
ers, the county, the merchants and the min
ers. Mr.. Johnsoa
CUT THE WAGES AT THE VIENNA
in this manner from 81 to So and $3.50. His
mine had never paid a dividend, and at the
end of the month he paid off, closed up the
mine AMI told the men that when IL was re-
opened the wages would be reduced. They
we're told that such Of them as would like to
20 to work might leave their blankets and
wait fer ten days or 50. Inside of week he
was imporuned on all sides to open the
mine, and did so without trouble, though
there was not at that time any organized
Union in Vienna. A like course pursued by
all the nine owners would soon show men
that mines are worked not for the benefit of
miners alone, but that capital has some
rights which ought to be respected, and that
labor can be made continuous and remunera-
ton sure only in so far as capital is made Sc
cure. Their harmonious relations with each
other are to economic science what harmony
between man and wife is to the family circle,
and In that household there should be the
usual two bears-bear and for-bcar.