Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-11
SILVER FORCES IT.
The Reduction Of Wages at the
Ontario Nine.
MASS MEETING AT THE rHEATER.
The Beaver Cold Dlsirlct.-New.
From Phoebe. -Mlsccllancous
Mining Matters.

A message came down from Park
CITY today announcing that the wages
Of the miners at the Ontario had been
materially reduced, A sliding scale
was fixed by which the old rate ia TO
he paid when silver reaches given
point. II was also stated that MI.
Chambers had had a meeting with the
employees, and after the matter hsd
been briefly discussed the men accept
ed the reduction as being n consistent
step at this period Of fnancial hfialre.
IL IA understood that the same policy
that has been inaugdrated at the
Ontario will be followed with the DAILY
aud other mines.
Inquiry at tho Ontario Office In this
city failed 10 elicit any additional In.
formation. Mr.. Chambers was at Park
CITY, and what arrangements he had
entered into with the men were un.
known nero.
THE SILVER NEE ING.
10 IL anticipated that there will be n
iull house nj tho Theater tomorrow
evening, when everybody Interested In
tho present financial situation " In.
vitcd 10 b present. While the speakers
wi be men Of experience who are
well informed on the Issue, II h not
utuigned that there will be much talk-
"a. a a.. laHN..
aud % the point. The resolutions that
wa be- introduced arc expected 10 ex.
rtss the sentiment Of the people IN
clear anu forcible language, and wheE
these are made satisfactory and adopted
tio business Of the meeting will be
vuted. The call Tor tho meeting IL re-.
published herewith;
10 the People OF Utah.-The finAn.
cat depression caused by tho practical
usmonetiz alton OF silver nud the re-
ducuOn OF that metal 10 n commercial
G. mmodity, IL griovously affecting the
t,aGe and commerce OF UtEh, paralyz.
Ing industries, destroying business,
jtprivlng the iaboring clhsses Of em'
% yment and the means OF gaining a
livelihood, and threatening all glasses
II TINS community with more serious
disaster than has ever before beiallen
CUR people.
A special session Of Congress having
been called by the President for
August Z, 1898, Tor the purpose Of
considering the fnancisl situation
Of the country, IL has been deemed
advisable that the citizens OF Utah m.
temble In mass convention Tor tho
purpose Of exchanging views ON the
subject, and discussing tue problem
which II presented, IN tho hope that
Ideas may be advanced aud sug-
Restions presented which will aid our
representatives In Congress ia pre-
venting the impending disaster, aud
bringing about witc solution OF the
trouble which IA upon the country.
The mnss meeting will be held NJ the
Salt Lake Tbeater on Wednesday
svening, July ian, 1893, at s O'Clock
pm, aud all who are interested Ia the
welfare Of the country are cordially
invited 10 attend.
THOMAS j. ALMY,
JAMES Is. RAwLiNus,
A. H.. HYDE.
Committee appointed TO formulate n
call for general mass meeting for the
purpose by an Informal meeting OF
Luyiutas men held at the county
court house on the evening OF July 7,
1893.
We the undersigned heartily approve
aud concur In the above call for
meeting OF citizens, and hope tor the
attendance Of nil interested parties.
Il. Macintosh, A, Hammer,
Chna. Read, w. =. Mccormick.
F,Ausgbach ~ Bro, a. +. Holdeo,
Joseph 81. Stout, j. Barnett,
q. j. Salisbury, Cunnington & Co.,
sam J. Kenyon, Sam J. Hin, MAngf,
Heber NJ. Wells, V. NJ. q. Silva,
John II. Dooly, Geo. NJ. Downey,
Geo. A. Lowe, Geo. M.Scolt a Co.,
David Keith, w. V. Rice,
NJ. IL. Walker, L.. ii. Hills,
w, II. James, II. &. Chambers,
simon Hamburger, Thos. q. Webber.
NEW AMALdAMAToR.
spssiai Dispaieh 10 ne NEWS.
SHERIDAN, wyo., July 0.--The ma.
chineTy for the new amalgamator Mt
Raid Mountain has arrived and In
being freighted out 10 the mines. The
plant comprises six cars Of machinery.
DIGGING FOR COAL.
Special DispaicA 20 ne SEws.
hAwLINs, Wyo, July 9.-The
TfanscOutinental Coal ana Iron com.
pany, In which Ex-Governor Campbell
q Ohio Il largely interested, has
uicucd offices Ia Itawlius. The COM
luay has let contract for sinking
lltS foot shaft on coal prospect four
miies northwest OF town. Work has
Lvvu commenced.
m CHE "REooRD" pIcKINds.
lhu negotiations for the lease Of the
riI quuTz mill at Hike have been
ttuhcn Oh. A disagreement Ms to the
utnH vi tho lease Ia given as the Tea.
con,
several wagon leads Of orc were
slipped this morning from the Yuba
niue. The ore goes to Salt Lake aud
IN bo stored there II fair value Ii not
tneted for IL.
rms lussees Of the Mendha mine do
not intend closing down At present
They have confidence In the wisdom
NJ the American Congress, being sa,is-
Del that n m Iority Of tho members
cannot be brought to worship tho gold.
80 calf.
several OF our citizens who have in
forests Ia Ferguson district intend 10
'vOte their attention to that camp.
linid IL rapidly coming to premium,
aud Ms the ores Of Ferguson are mostly
rld bearing there In no reason why
ne district shouldn't RAPIDLY forge to