The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-12
WAR IN TINTIC
Between the Z. 2. and r. G. W,
Railroads.
Judge Blackburn Grants An Ipjunction-
Trouble is Delayed, but Probably
Not Wholly Averted.

T1NTIc, March IL Special telegram to
The HERALB. The railroad war is still |
raging in good shape, and the natural &C
compartment of DRINKS. runaways, ar
rests, and excited colloquys. After my re-
port last night, when the marshal had sue
ceeded in stopping operations, it was
pretty generally thought it was not final
and subsequent events proved this was
correct. The Union Pacific has had sew
eral Of the leaders arrested, wha in turn
We're released on bonds. st soouy $50 the
Rio Grande people succeeded in getting the
sentinel engine derailed, and IN short
order run piece of track, about five
lengths of rail, over the disputed territory,
right into the point intersected by the
Union Pacific tracks. The Union Pacific
folks now intend to hold the fort on the
south end of the aforesaid track, and pre-
vent connection with the main Rio Grande
Western track. The affair is now in statu
quo between the companies, representa-
tives of whom, it is said, are on the way
to the scene of the imbroglio
About 80 the camp was startled at hear
ing the engine give danger call, or such
as are usually made in case of fire. A rush
was made to the spot, when an animated
scene burst on the moonlight view, and on
inquiry it was found, in brief, regular
action was under way. 1t seems the
Union Pacific people had undertaken to
make a fill for the city drain preparatory to
laying their track as head-off to the sur
veyed spur of the Rio Grande road they
having secured the right of way from the
owners of the Bullion-Beck mine.
The Rio Grande folks learning of their
intentions, secured a large force of men and
teams to get the Rio Grande track laid first
After dark tonight and as soon as the.
Union Pacific saw what was being done, an
alarm was sounded and an engine ran up
TO the cross section and kept running back.
ward and forward with great belches of
smoke, sparks ard steam, to drive away
and create stampede among the men and
mules, the Rio Grande people having a band
OF mules and carts as protective measure
against the intentions of the Union Pacific
to force their track over the ground in con-
troversy. Finally the Union Pacific loos-
ened up portion of the track, and the Ric
Grande men Immediately forced it back on
the other side of the track. This was the
signal for the arrest of Chief Surveyor S
e. Reaugh and Peter Mielo, the foreman
with eight men. These were brought De
fore Judge A. A. Smith on a complaint
signed by H. I. Guthridge, who accepted
bonds and released the men. U. S. Mar
shall Scott was compelled to deputize about
dozen men to assist him in making the
arrests aud Quelling the disturbance
Marshal Scott has given orders to stop al
| operations until the right-of-way Is de
termined. A special train has been sen
for from both companies to settle the con
troversy. The Rio Grande Western Seems
to have the sympathy of the populace
The Union Pacific is represented by AT
torney Charles P. Brown.
The matter was settled at O'Clock to
night Disputed territory was left in Mar
shals Monahsn and Norrelps hands till
o'clock tomorrow. The Rio Grsnde West
ern is under injunction from Judge Black
burn. Many anticipate trouble to night
: AT 3 to-day guns were pulled, resulting
from Union Pacific people ping ties Of
Rio Grande men protecting their track. Il
my previous dispatch, failed to repor
the one great act of vandalism that wa
v perpetrated on the Union Pacific people
q This was
SOME VILLAINS CREASED THE TRACK
= for distance of about two or three miles
: which was not discovered until a trai
g was found going down the track Xix
J. creased lightning. Reversing and san
. had no effect on it whatever 1t
+ said the train run down to the Man
moth at the rate of over a mil
a minute. This was decidedly dangerou
thing and much wonder is expressed tht
8 no harm was done. Much credit is due til
officials of the Union Pacific for the
:, manipulation of the men who were not 8
. well organized for this kind of business 6
= the Rio Grande men and were also great
in the minority. Joseph H. Young, j.
O'Malveny and Mr.. H. Z. Guthridge wei
"a working like beavers to protect their right
70 which, of course, might be questioned al
a they are certainly to be complimented {
/, their magnonimity in stopping operation
:. when as matter Of fact there was no re
IL necessity for it, only perhaps to ave
10 trouble; while on the contrary the r
d Grande people were under an injunction
: stop work entirely and their object was
= protect their So called rights. j. w.
IS Whitecotton, Rio Grande Western 6
W torney, and j. q. Yard, chief enginee
le came down to- day on special. 1t is sa
is Whitecotton was so excited that when
got on at Springville he did not wait to q
on the train and sat on the cowcatch
holding his shiny plug hat with one hal
IN and his person with the other, arriving
town thoroughly. tattoed with SCOT, etc.