Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-03-19
AN ACT THAT SHOULD RECEIVE
GENERAL COMMENDATION.


GENERAL CONTEMPLATION.
From the comments in some quar-
tiers, we fear that the people do not
appreciate the importance of the ser
vices rendered 10 the community by |
Sheriff Furey, his deputy Pat Furey,
District Attorney !lawley, and Messrs.
Atkinson, O'Callaghan, Gum and
others, last Tuesday. These fanltfnd-
crs, while affecting to know all about
the law and other matters bearing on
the subject, only show their ignorance
of them by their statements.
The miners committee had not
completed their report, when the cry
of ''$i day or blood arose, and was
instantly taken up and repeated by
scores of voices. At the same time
the flag of the Union was unfur.ed,
guns were brought cut, triggers
cooked, and Il column formed with
the !oudly-avowed purpose Of taking
the mines and causing "blood to flow
in the streets of }rcadforI and Belle
vue.' Further than this a TIMES re-
porter was gravel y informed yesterday
morning by gentleman who knows,
it was the intention to burn and des-
troy the Minnie Moore and Queen of
the Hills works. This was not even
breathed to the bulk of the Union
men, of course, or they would have
raised most positive objections, but it
would doubtless have been done.
This, then, was the situation: The
miners claimed to be CPS strong. or
that number fully 50 had already talk
en- their place in line. The main body
of the Union remained unmoved, but
no one can doubt but that, if there
had been II fight, at least one half of
it would hive felt in honor bound.
while conaemniny their violence, to
help their fellows There would
therefore have been an effective fight
ing force OF $50 mcn--men mad
dened by fancied wrongs and nerved
by the idea that they We're iightlngrin
defense Of their most cherished rights.
Men who would feel that they must
win or die, as the law would inevita
bly, stretch its strong arm TO capture
and punish them fer committing Sc
,ics Of the most heinous crimes.
To oppose this crowd-th:s reckless
LlooI-thirstv mob-there would have
been Just about 80 men--men who
for the Eost part would have shot, il
at all, with the greatest reluctance
men who would even have probably
"shot over the heads" of the invaders
in II vain attempt to "scare" wha
would by that timc have been lot Of
wild beasts OF these 30 probabl,
20 would have shot to kill. The
might, by quick work, have got in tw,
shots apiece before the mob coul,
bave got under coyer-ior II pile o
several hundred cords Of wood woul,
have protected the attacking party al
the way from the "dead line to tn,
works. They might have killed q
,aen, hat these casualties would hav.
been unnotlced by the attacking par
~, who would have got to the works
Then, what: We leave each reade
TO Judge for himself.
FAe column started, men sfal,int
IN the ranks and swelling it at ever
step. Only $50 feet away was tn
!'lead line The head of the co,um,
advanced, the cooler Union me-
eainly cndeavoring to delay it. Tn
''dead line" WAS almost reached. Th
deputies ut the Queen mine cooke
their guns and prepared to take ain
fnt ten steps n,ose, and the carnao
would have begun. 1t would Lav
begun and ended no one knew wher
Atthi> moment Charles AID Pat En,.
aud Acting District Attorney Haw,e
~ho had vainly enieavored to preye,
the forming of the column, succeed.
IN haAns It. then in causing bres