Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-17
AMONG The MINES.
Wages Question at the Park 10 be
Settled To-day.
INVITATION TO SILVER MEN
News from Tiniic.-tinld strike IN
WJomlng.-Mi Misc famous
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discussed 10y the employees OF the op'
,arlo and DAILY the question OF reuuo'
ton Of wages pending n rise IN .he
price ofsilver. The men will prooaoly
reach conclusion whether or NOT 70
ACCEPT the terms proposed Oy MI
Chambers, as stated In the NEWS Is'
Tuo,day. These were that n ~ per
cont reduction would be made In wages
of tho men at the Ontario, beginning
with IN, hrst Of this month, and that
when silver went up to a figure that
vould warrant the increase, the old
o, alc Of wages would be reeiored.
The men did not take kindly to the
,r,posltion, and stopped work. Nit.
Chambers explained the situation, and
that It was, with the company, either
Is shut down OF all workings except
guoh a. we're necessary to keep the
mine ia good condition, or n cut IN
weRes. Upon his statement being
made, there was moro moderate
feeling. His advice . hold meeting
aud consider tho subject was accepted,
I'd he came TO Salt Lake.
Ino lirst meeting Of the empl yes to
d,scuss the subject was held on
Wednesday evening. The Daily em-
plDyes also participated. This discus.
zion was earnest, and In some places
rather iocaudcsccnt. Some of tue
speakers were IN favor OF standing out
fuud against any reduction what
ger, while others believed the situa-
jiun to he 70 extraordinary that the
mino Uflloefs' proposal should be sofi-
cnsly anu perhaps iavOfably consider
90. rho meeting lasted over two hours
and sometimes partOOk OF n turbulent
nature. An agreement was reached,
however, that no reduction would be
accepted. II was TO be iull wages for
worli or nothing. a committee Of i've
was appointed to notify Superintou.
uult Chambers OF the determination
that had been arrived ut. The gentle
men to whom this duty was entrusted
we're Charles Il. Ford, Martin George,
Fiauk Dob.on, James Keatnes aud
Harry Flrmstone.
During the two days succeeding the
meeting, n feeling developed among
tho men that their action on Wcdnes.
day evening needed recOnsidering.
This Impression gained 10 such an
extent that another meeting was
called, Mt which the assemblage was
Ia much more concillatory mood
than ON the earlier occasion. Mr..
Thomas Charles, ohairmau OF the first
meeting, presided at the second. a
motion that the committee named
at tho fret meeting be uis.
charged failed TO carry, but
their number was increased 10 six
by adding the name OF IhOs. Charles.
The instruction that MIR. Chambers be
informed that reduction In wages
would not DO accepted was rcacindeu,
hnd the committee was left free TO
enter into such arrangement with the
compauy's officers ~ they deemed
proper. IL was the general understand.
Ing that whatever agreement thc com.
mittee entered into with Mr.. Cham.
hers would be for the best interests Of
the miners anu would be ratified by
them.
This ls the situation which In to be
dealt with this evening. The result oi
tho conference between the miners
committee nnd Mr.. Chambers n
Taught with great interest TO Parh
CITY.
COLORADO DISCOVERY.
Siscisi Dispatch 70 ns NLws,
RAwLINs, wyo., July li,-A dis
cDvery OF gold quartz hR,
been made running SlBO 4
ton on Fertilization creek, IN Colo.
twenty-five miles south OF Wyoming
The Hind was made last week by an old
Aspen miner known As "Uncle Jeas.'
There lie great excitement In that nee
tlon over the strike.
GREAT GOLD STRIKE.
Special Dhpaich 70 me NEWS.
LARAMIE, Wyo., July li.-A rich
gold strike Is reported thirty miles wesI
OF this city. Tho ore II fee mill ny
una the assay runs Sll0O to the ton
The discovery was made by Georg,
Morgan, who IL doing work for a mum
ler Of mining men In this city, and
has been kent quiet until today
Three shifts of men will at once be put
to work developing the property. The
news Of this discovery hiss created
considerable excitement In this vicin
ity. II Is believed TO be the best strik,
ever made IN this section.
sMELTINu PLANT AT WORK.
.pt-'W btpdich 70 the NhM''
LANDER, Wyo., July l7.-G. IL
Cuipk OF Denver and Kansas city
Inventor Of the "Chick process" .O
lrraing precious metals, las erected 1
ruli emelting plant Ia Lander aud Il
uuE engaged Ia treating number o
rp,s oi ores from the South Pas
.aL lplis. The tests thus far hav'
u,,u highly satisfactory to the mlninl
luvn "A this section.
sil.vrR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The executive committee appointe,
y Governor West, chairman OF thu
81 yer convention, met at the
ontario office Saturday Afternoon
aud orgnmzod with A. Hanauor III
csairmnn aud Thomas J. Almy a.
prcIuiafy. A finance committee o
iuu was appointed, consisting q A
lfnuaucr, Chairman; +. Ii. Auefhaon
A, n. Hyde, 4. G.. WuUbet, j. q
Packard, J, Il. Walker, John j. DAILY
" -, Emery anu W. n. Hubbard. A
circular letter Of Invitation was agree'
aeon 10 be sent 10 prominent friends o
.uyur Ia Utah anu a list OisiXty nameI
Jyrsons who should los invited {
rpru-ent Utah OF Chicago, lllsl ant
Washington, ID. c., WAS read. The IN
NllGuUn Is n iOllOws;
"Doar Sir; Tho executive commit
ite OF the silver convention held jul
~ d, 1888, at the salt Lake Thcaltr
salt Lake CITY. Utah, soliciting