, 1885-10-18
ROCK SPRINGS.
A Batch of Interesting Paragraphs
From the Independent"
In Which Numerous Wholesome
Truths are Contained.

A large number Of the Carbon miners
are anxious to go to work again. They
realize that they have thrown themselves
out Of a job at the beginning OF winter
without having accomplished anything
towards getting rid of the Chinese. 1t
was a most ill-adyised step and nearly all
Of the papers speak Of it as such. The
only result of such a short-sighted move
is to make the Union Pacific more con
WINGED than ever that white labor can not
be depended upon, and that they must
get Chinese or non union men to ensure
a steady output of coal. Both Amy and
Grass Greek refused to 90 out Mt the re-
quest of the Carbon delegation when they
saw no good could be accomplished by
such a movement. If a strike is the only
means Of accomplishing the desired ends
such Il strike must include every depart
ment of the Union Pacific from one end of
the line to the other, but we do not be-
lTeve this extreme measure will be re-
CURED. The opposition to the Chinese is
becoming so strong and universal hat the
natural course Of events will crowd them
out before many months.
We see that a large number of papers
attach undue Importance to the testimony
of Mr.. Thirloway at Green River. They
seem to think that his evidence proves
that the Chinese burned all their own
houses and were guilty of taking the lives
of those of their countrymen who were
burned. Anything more absurd chat this
could not be imagined by those who were
actual eyewitness Of the occurrences.
While it may be possible that one Oh W
houses were fired by the Chinese, as Mr..
Thirloway testiiies, this does not prove
that any more were fired by them. But
men quite as trustworthy as Mr.. Thirlo-
way and who were with him at the time
these houses were set on fire, assure us
that it would be impossible to know that
the Chinese did fire them, as white men
were all around and in the houses at the
time. When John Lewis says in the
Ldbor Enquirer that the Chinese them
selves are guilty and will probably be in
dicted for arson and numbering their own
countrymen, he is telling what he must
know is not the truth. If the cause of
the miners requires such misrepresenta-
ton as this to gain sympathy and support
it must be a very weak cause indeed. But
we believe no good can come from such
Misrepresentation, and those who circu-
late such self evident f~alsehoods as these
are in reality, i%njuring the cause they
pretend to support.
Material for the barracks has arrived,
and new quarters will be put up at once.
Two buildings will be put up capable of
accommodating one company of fifty
soldiers in each one. Two companies
are as many as will be kept here this
winter. The barracks will be erected
in front of new Chinatown and a side
track has been laid down for convenience
in bringing material to the ground.
To-day is a big day with John China
man, It being a national feast day. Only
a few of them at work, the majority
prelerriug to stay out and feast on roast
chicken, duck and pig.
rive more deputy marshak arrived
this week and a night patrol has been es-
tablished to keep order and protect the
property of all citizens.
The railroad made a very satisfactory
settlement with Arch Blair for the cattle
killed and hurt in the recent accident
near Laramie Thirty-three were killed
outright, and 1876 were thrown off the
track. The company paid Mr.. Blair S4j
per head for the whole 1863 cattle. aud
disposed of those which were not hurt or
killed as best they could.
The work at the mines has increased so
much that another pusher has been
brought in to assist. jerry Murphy has
charge of it.
A social amusement club for the pur.
pose of getting up dances and other
amusements the coming winter Is to be
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