Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-02-14

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men had gone to dinner, and were
prevented by a mob from returning
to the mine. l asked the Deputy
Sheriff to go to Broadford to protect
the men, and take them to the mine.
About 5 o'clock that afternoon Ham.
lin and Galbraith called at NV office
in Bellevue. The Deputy Sheriff
went TO Broadford, but did not put
the men 10 work. Hamlin and Gal
braith told me that they could not go
10 work-[Objectcd to. Objection
sustained, Oh the ground that it is
hearsay evidence.
Witness The evening Of the Sth
Messrs. Horton, Chestnut, Bronough
and Quinn, who had not signed the
contract, started to Broadford to 60 to
work the next day. About half-past
10 or IL o'clock that night they re-
turned to Bellevue, called me up out
of bed, and informed me that they
could not carry out the contract
[Ohjected to. Objection sustained.
Resuming, witness said &: They
were much excited, very nervous, anl
thought the best place for them was
down at the hotel. None of these
contractors would ever go back to
work after that. Witness could never
succeed in getting them to try to 60
back. General laughter. Knows
Charles O'Brien; believes he is a
member Of the Miners Union !;
l(O'Brien, one Of the defendants,
shouts: "Yez may tell him Oh am
Cap'n,"]
THE defense objects, on ground
that witness must answer yes or no,
of his own knowledge, and not from
hearsay. Objection sustained.
Witness | can't swear thai he is
member of the Miners Union
saw him wear a members badge
O'Brien told me just now laughter
that he is a member. Mr.. Hickey
: Frank Bu t, (about Mr.. Petty "l'n
not certainly Mr.. Donahue, Mr.
O'Brien, Mr.. McDevltt and Mr.
Wrightson | identify as members o
. the Union. Mr.. Donahue, Mr.. Niece,
and Mr.. Johns never worked for me
eli the Others have-in the Queen o
:, :, the Hills mine.
! Recess.-REP.
Il AFTER RECESS.
IS Captain Lusk cross examined
h Since he has been here. has hcen EN-
J. ploying miners. | p to the 1st Of las
December he worked one mine for S
per day. Tie general rate aroun
G. Broadford has been 81 per day. Tn
q Queen of the Hills company had pal
rs this rate-s4-up to that time. w
Is not present ct the meeting OF tt
,e company in Salt Lake, when they d
v. ter1nined to reduce wages. Was
n Bellevue. This was at the time whe
IN lead and silver we're deprecatin
Of The mine commenced yielding shi
On ping ore the latter part of Septembt
,lr 1891. Is. fore that time the compal
he had a contract, with Salt Lake pa
ii. ties, for the output of the mine to 4
or end of the year 1884. During q
he tober lead and silver deprecated u
m til the price fell very much, and h
DIV it not been for the contract which h
he been made at much better 6gul
nat than the market price, the mine wov
1T have shut down December first
ed change in freight rates was male I
9TH cember first, which was afterwards 4
lid justed to the same as before;
for change only lasted few days. c
ted contract running out at the end of
- year, the output of the mine after
st. first Of January had decreased so m,
led in value that was informed we m
ing decrease expenses or we would
y | compelled to shut down. The Que
to of the Hills ore is shipped direc,
act Denver, but handled by Salt Ii
ook parties. The difference in rates
was tween Wood River and Denver
and Omaha is IS per ton in favor of d
9Th yer. The freight is more to Den
was than it was to Salt Lake. Cur c
The tract rate to Salt Lake WAS $l4. 81
ain. the first of January l think that
ton. price of lead and silver is some Ii
Ugh, tie higher. The special contract r
FEB. on ore from Haley to Denver is
einp The difference between